REFERENCE TITLE: criminal victim notification fund; appropriation

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

SB 1712

Introduced by

Senator Gowan

AN ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-180; appropriating monies; relating to the state treasurer.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 1, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-180, to read:

START_STATUTE41-180. Crime victim notification fund; software; vendor requirement

A. The Crime victim notification fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and shall be used by PUBLIC safety and PROSECUTING agencies in this state to fund software that does the following:

1. enables the county-based deployment of an automated crime victim notification system to a user base consisting of law enforcement and prosecuting agencies. The automated crime victim notification system must do the following:

(a) Automatically notify the victim by email or text of all of the following regarding a victim's case:

(i) the date on which the report is filed.

(ii) The case number.

(iii) The name of the detective who is assigned to the case.

(iv) When arrests are made.

(v) When warrants are issued.

(vi) When the case is sent to the prosecuting agency.

(vii) arraignment dates.

(viii) trial dates.

(ix) SENTENCING dates.

(x) The date on which the case is dismissed.

(xi) the outcome of the case.

(b) Interface with the law enforcement and prosecuting agency's system of record.

(c) Provide configurable triggers to send messages to crime victims.

(d) Provide the ability to attach informational brochures or other electronic attachments to the messages.

(e) Provide the ability for victims to find their case status on the agency's website.

(f) Be configurable to the requirements of each county in this state.

(g) Include county branding, county email addresses and web domains for all communications.

(h) Provide the ability to send messages in multiple languages.

(i) Provide a short code or a long code telephone number with a local area code.

(j) monitor the number of messages sent and the types of messages sent and visualize the data.

2. Provides a criminal JUSTICE information service compliant automated victim notification platform that ensures the following:

(a) Crime victims are automatically notified by text and email following any updates to their case.

(b) Law Enforcement and Prosecuting agencies determine the notifications.

(c) Crime victims are able to proactively locate their case status online.

(d) No additional staffing is required.

B. A vendor of any software that is described in subsection a of this section must have previously deployed a solution for a city police department, sheriff's office and prosecutor's office. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Appropriation; crime victim notification fund; exemption

A. The sum of $5,100,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the crime victim notification fund established by section 41-180, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.