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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session
probation;
technical violations; reinstatement
(NOW: digital evidence; fees; funds)
Purpose
Renames the Arizona Lengthy Trial Fund as the Arizona Lengthy Trial and Digital Evidence Fund (Fund) and requires that the Fund be used to pay for the storage of digital evidence and facilitate the display of the evidence to the jury and court at a trial and similar proceedings.
Background
The Arizona Supreme Court administers the Arizona Lengthy Trial Fund which consists of monies received from the additional fees paid on all filings, appearances, responses and answers charged by the clerk of the superior court. Arizona Lengthy Trial Fund monies, when available, are used to compensate jurors who serve as petit jurors for more than five days. Compensation for jurors is required to be at least $40 but no more than $300 per day per juror (A.R.S. § 21-222).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires Fund monies to pay for the storage of digital evidence and facilitate the display of evidence to the jury and court at trial and related proceedings, if monies are available after statutory payments to jurors.
2. Renames the Arizona Lengthy Trial Fund to the Fund.
3. Makes technical and conforming changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
JUD 2/19/20 DPA/SE 6-4-0-0
3rd Read 2/25/20 41-19-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 6, 2020
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