PREFILED JAN 03 2023
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REFERENCE TITLE: court security officers; duties; jurisdiction |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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SB 1004 |
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Introduced by Senator Kavanagh
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An Act
amending section 12-299.10, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to court security officers.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 12-299.10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
12-299.10. Court security officers; certification; powers and duties
A. Each court may use certified court security officers to ensure the safety of judicial branch employees, court participants and facilities. A certified court security officer must be an employee of the judicial branch. The supreme court shall certify court security officers.
B. A certified court security officer, in the performance of the officer's duties, may do all of the following:
1. With reasonable cause, detain a person on the premises for a reasonable time to contact a law enforcement officer and maintain the safety and well-being of a person who is in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court or a meeting of judicial branch employees is convening.
2. Refuse to allow a weapon or unlawful material in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.
3. Respond to threats to and emergencies involving a judicial branch employee in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening or a court participant, including a juror, witness or victim.
4. Receive information from a law enforcement agency regarding threats to a judicial branch facility or judicial branch grounds or to a judicial branch employee.
C. A certified court security officer is not eligible for enrollment in the retirement plans established by title 38, chapter 5, article 4, 4.1, 4.2 or 6 due solely to employment as a certified court security officer.