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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
criminal victim notification fund; appropriation
Purpose
Establishes the Crime Victim Notification Fund (Fund) and appropriates $5,100,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Fund to fund a crime victim notification system.
Background
The State Treasurer must: 1) authenticate writings and documents; 2)
receive and keep in secure custody all monies that belong to the state that are
not required to be kept by some other person; 3) file and keep documentation
delivered when monies are deposited into the treasury;
4) deliver a confirmation to each person depositing monies into the treasury;
5) pay warrants drawn by the Arizona Department of Administration; and 6) keep
separate accounts of the different funds and appropriation monies (A.R.S.
§ 41-172).
S.B. 1712 appropriates $5,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Establishes the Fund, administered by the State Treasurer, consisting of and subject to legislative appropriations.
2. Appropriates $5,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
3. Requires monies in the Fund to be used by public safety and prosecuting agencies to fund software that:
a) enables the county-based deployment of an automated crime victim notification system to a user base consisting of law enforcement and prosecuting agencies; and
b) provides a criminal justice information service compliant automated victim notification platform.
4. Requires the automated crime victim notification system to:
a) automatically notify the victim by email or text of outlined information relating to the victim's case;
b) interface with the law enforcement and prosecuting agency's system of record;
c) provide the 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 the 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 long code telephone number with a local area code; and
j) monitor the number of messages sent and types of messages sent and visualize data.
5. Requires the criminal justice information service complaint automated victim notification of platform to ensure:
a) automatic notification the crime victims by text and email on any updates of their case;
b) law enforcement and prosecuting agencies determine notifications;
c) crime victims are able to proactively locate their case status online; and
d) no additional staff is required.
6. Requires a vendor of the software to have previously deployed a solution for a city police department, sheriff's office and prosecutor's office.
7. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
8. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 4, 2022
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