SB 1279 — technical correction; military; special plates

1279 (e) Recommendations for constitutional, statutory and administrative revisions that are necessary to develop and maintain a cohesive and effective criminal justice system.

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1279 C.

Subject to legislative appropriation, the Arizona SHERIFFS' criminal justice commission shall allocate monies in the victim -10-compensation Senateand Amendmentsassistance fund to S.B.public and private agencies for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and supporting programs that compensate and assist victims of crime.

1279 compensation and assistance fund to public and private agencies for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and supporting programs that compensate and assist victims of crime.

The licensed health care provider may not collect or attempt to collect any payment for the same health and medical services from the victim or claimant, except that if a victim compensation program funded pursuant to this section is unable to pay the full allowable payment to a licensed health- care8 provider- becauseS.B. of a lack of available monies or for any other reason, the licensed health care provider may collect the unpaid balance for the services from the victim or claimant or from a third-party payor, and the total amount billed or requested by the licensed health care provider may not exceed the full allowable payment that the licensed health care provider agreed to accept from the victim compensation program for the services.

-11-1279 Senatehealth Amendmentscare provider because of a lack of available monies or for any other reason, the licensed health care provider may collect the unpaid balance for the services from the victim or claimant or from a third-party payor, and the total amount billed or requested by the licensed health care provider may not exceed the full allowable payment that the licensed health care provider agreed to S.B.accept from the victim compensation program for the services.

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This section does not authorize the Arizona SHERIFFS' criminal justice commission to require state or local criminal justice agencies to -12-collect Senateor Amendmentsmaintain toany S.B.new data that is not required under subsection B of this section.

1279 collect or maintain any new data that is not required under subsection B of this section.

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By September 1 of each fiscal year, the commission shall -13-distribute Senatemonies Amendmentsin the fund to S.B.each county according to the following composite index formula:

1279 distribute monies in the fund to each county according to the following composite index formula:

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The county -14-treasurer Senateshall Amendmentsinvest tothese S.B.monies and interest earned shall be spent only for the purposes specified in section 41-2410.

1279 treasurer shall invest these monies and interest earned shall be spent only for the purposes specified in section 41-2410.

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The Arizona SHERIFFS' criminal -15-justice Senatecommission Amendmentsshall toadminister S.B.the fund.

1279 justice commission shall administer the fund.

-16-(f) SenateBe Amendmentsconfigurable to S.B.the requirements of each law enforcement agency in this state.

1279 (f) Be configurable to the requirements of each law enforcement agency in this state.

(i)- Provide12 a- shortS.B. code or a long code telephone number with a local area code.

1279 (i) Provide a short code or a long code telephone number with a local area code.

Complies with the technical guidelines and standards for the operation of a statewide automated crime victim information and -17-notification Senatesystem Amendmentsrecommended toby S.B.the United States department of justice's bureau of justice assistance.

1279 notification system recommended by the United States department of justice's bureau of justice assistance.

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This subsection does not apply to monies collected by the courts pursuant to section 16-954,- subsection14 A- orS.B. for child support, restitution or exonerated bonds.

1279 16-954, subsection A or for child support, restitution or exonerated bonds.

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0.35 per cent PERCENT to the department of law for the processing of criminal cases.

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Report On or before March 1, 2026, the sheriffs' criminal justice commission established pursuant to the new section 41-2404, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this actact, shall provide a report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that contains recommendations on all of the following:

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Succession AsA. provided by this act, the sheriffs' criminal justice commission succeeds to the authority, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Arizona criminal justice commission.

As provided by this act, the sheriffs' criminal justice commission succeeds to the authority, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Arizona criminal justice commission.

All administrative matters, contracts and judicial and quasi-judicial actions, whether completed, pending or in process, of the -22-Arizona Senatecriminal Amendmentsjustice commission on July 1, 2025 are transferred to S.B.and retain the same status as the sheriffs' criminal justice commission.

1279 Arizona criminal justice commission on July 1, 2025 are transferred to and retain the same status as the sheriffs' criminal justice commission.

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