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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
police reports; victims; prosecuting agency
Purpose
Broadens the responsibility of providing outlined information to crime victims to include the charging prosecutorial agency.
Background
A victim of a criminal offense that is a part I crime under the statewide
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, or the victim's attorney on behalf of
the victim or an immediate family member of the victim if the victim is killed
or incapacitated, has the right to receive one copy of the police report and
video recordings from the investigating law enforcement agency at no charge
and, on request of the victim, the court or the court clerk must provide, at no
charge, the minute entry or portion of the record of any proceeding in the case
that arises out of the offense committed against the victim and that is
reasonably necessary to pursue a claimed victim's right (A.R.S.
§ 39-127).
A victim of a crime must be notified of: 1) the victim's rights under the
victims' bill of rights; 2) the availability of crisis intervention services
and emergency and medical services; 3) in cases involving domestic violence,
the procedures and resources available for the protection of the victim; 4) the
names and telephone numbers of public and private victim assistance programs,
including the county victim compensation program and programs that provide
counseling, treatment and other support services; 5) the police report number, other
identifying case information and the law enforcement agency's telephone number for
the status of the case; and
6) whether the suspect is an adult or juvenile (A.R.S.
§ 8-386).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
2. Specifies that a victim's immediate family member may receive one copy of video recordings from the charging prosecutorial agency, in addition to the law enforcement agency, at no charge if the victim is killed or incapacitated.
3. Defines domestic violence offense.
4. Makes technical and conforming changes.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 27, 2025
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