Chapter 0154 - 561R - S Ver of HB2482

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

Section 1. Section 41-180, Arizona Revised Statutes, is transferred and renumbered for placement in title 41, chapter 21, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, as section 41-2414 and, as so renumbered, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-2414. Law enforcement crime victim notification fund; software; vendor requirement; reimbursement; definition

A. The law enforcement crime victim notification fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The state treasurer Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and may be used by law enforcement agencies in this state to continuously appropriated. Notwithstanding any other law, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall use fund monies to expand the commission's automated crime VICTIM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM and to fund software that does the following:

1. complies with all of the following:

(a) article II, section 2.1, constitution of arizona.

(b) title 8, chapter 3, article 7.

1. 2. Enables the county-and-or-city-based deployment of Arizona criminal justice commission to deploy an automated crime victim notification system to a user base consisting of law enforcement agencies. The automated crime victim notification system must do the following:

(a) Automatically, and without the requirement to download a software application or to opt in to notifications, notify the victim by email or text of all of the following regarding a victim's law enforcement crime report, investigation and case, if approved by the law enforcement agency:

(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) Initial appearance.

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

(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 vendors' websites with links that are available on the law enforcement agency's website.

(f) Be configurable to the requirements of each county and or city law enforcement agency in this state.

(g) Include county, city or town the law enforcement agency's branding, county, city or town email addresses address and web domains domain 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. 3. Provides a criminal justice information service compliant automated victim notification platform that ensures the following:

(a) Crime victims are automatically notified by text, and automated telephone call or email following any updates to their case.

(b) Law enforcement agencies determine the notifications.

(d) No additional staffing is required.

4. Provides for multiagency notification to enable an agency to automatically share the status of an incident or investigation with an identified partner agency based on configurable criteria.

5. Allows victims to leverage conversational Artificial intelligence for bidirectional real-time communication with law enforcement agencies through voice, text messages and emails. The system shall provide a virtual agent that responds to and asks questions based on the victim's questions and responses.

6. Provides a mechanism to track whether there is a data outage at a law enforcement agency and informs the law enforcement agency and the Arizona criminal justice commission of the data outage. During an outage period, the software system shall have a backup process for law enforcement agencies to ensure that notifications are made in a timely and accurate manner.

7. Complies with the technical guidelines and standards for the operation of a statewide automated crime victim information and notification system recommended by the united states department of justice's bureau of justice assistance.

8. Provides a designated statewide toll-free number that is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, that is operated by trained operators available in multiple languages and that allows victims, surviving immediate family members, witnesses and other concerned citizens to search for and obtain information about an offender, inmate or case and to register for notifications.

B. A vendor of any software that is described in subsection A of this section the vendors chosen by the arizona criminal justice commission to be part of the partnership must have previously deployed a solution for a city police department, sheriff's office and prosecutor's office. The previously deployed solutions could have been deployed in Arizona or in another state, or a combination of both.

C. Law enforcement agencies that implement software meeting the requirements of this section may submit to the state treasurer a request for reimbursement of the software costs. The state treasurer shall reimburse valid claims for reimbursement on a first-come, first-served basis.

C. the Arizona criminal justice commission shall use the monies in the fund to pay for law enforcement agencies that choose to use the automated crime victim notification system.

D. For the purposes of this section, "law enforcement agency" includes a state, city, town, county, tribal, university or prosecutorial agency. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Sexual assault kit study committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal

A. The sexual assault kit study committee is established consisting of the following members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives:

1. Five members of the house of representatives, not more than three of whom are members of the same political party. The speaker of the house of representatives shall designate one of these members to serve as chairperson of the committee.

2. Two county sheriffs or their appointees.

3. One police chief or the police chief's appointee.

4. One county attorney or the county attorney's appointee.

5. One representative of a group that represents victims' rights.

B. Appointed members serve at the pleasure of the speaker of the house of representatives.

C. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation.

D. The committee shall:

1. Meet as often as the chairperson deems necessary.

2. Examine the feasibility of providing crime victims with a tracking system for sexual assault forensic examination kits.

3. On or before December 1, 2023, submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

E. This section is repealed from and after September 30, 2024.

Sec. 3. Arizona criminal justice commission; crime victim notification system; delayed repeal

A. Notwithstanding section 41-2414, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, in fiscal years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 the Arizona criminal justice commission shall include a partnership between at least two vendors for the purpose of expanding the Arizona criminal justice commission's automated crime victim notification system as required by solicitation number BPM003618.

B. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2026.