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REFERENCE TITLE: court opinions; searchable database |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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SB 1419 |
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Introduced by Senator Wadsack: Representative Jones
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An Act
amending section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the supreme court.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
12-107. Publication of opinions; searchable database; website link
A. The supreme court and, pursuant to section 12-120.07, the court of appeals shall publish their opinions as soon as practicable after they are announced. The opinions shall be published in suitable volumes which that shall contain appropriate headnotes, tables of cases reported, and tables of statutes cited and construed. Each volume shall also contain a digest of the law in the reported cases and the words and phrases construed. The volumes shall, With the approval of the court, the volumes shall be printed and bound.
B. The supreme court shall make available to the public and post on its website all published supreme court and court of appeals opinions. Each posted opinion shall be searchable by word and contain a notation that provides the current status of the opinion, including whether the opinion is still valid or has been modified or overturned, in whole or in part, by a different opinion or by a federal court.
C. All courts of record, justice courts and municipal courts shall include a link to the SEARCHABLE database that is required by subsection B of this section on each court's public website.