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House Engrossed
child sex trafficking; juvenile defendants |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
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HOUSE BILL 2207 |
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AN ACT
amending section 13-720, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to sentencing and imprisonment.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 13-720, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-720. Child sex trafficking; felony; natural life; sentencing
Notwithstanding any other law, if a person is convicted of a
class 2 felony for child sex trafficking pursuant to section 13-3212,
and
the person was eighteen years of age or older when the person committed the
offense,and the person was
eighteen years of age or older when the person committed the offense, the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the
custody of the state department of corrections for natural life. A
person who is sentenced to natural life is not eligible for any form of
release.
Sec. 2. Legislative intent
The legislature intends to amend section 13-720, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, in order to preserve the rights of juveniles under the eighth amendment of the United States Constitution.
Sec. 3. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote
Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 13-720, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.