SB 1544 — probation records; disclosure; exemptions

BillSenate Number:Engrossed probation records;

S.B.disclosure;

exemptions State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1544 ShampAN FloorACT AmendmentAMENDING ReferenceTITLE to:13, CHAPTER 9, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 13-922;

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Council1544 FLOORBe AMENDMENTit EXPLANATIONenacted 1.by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Requires an adult probation department, notwithstanding any other law, to disclose a person's probation records, including records related to treatment and evaluation, to a person who is on probation at the request of the probationer or the probationer's attorney or authorized representative.

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Modifies the definition of probation records to include risk assessment results, rather than risk assessment tools and criteria.

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Makes conforming changes.

Amendment explanation prepared by Samuel Rosenberg 3/4/2026 Fifty-seventh Legislature Shamp Second Regular Session S.B.

1544 SHAMP FLOOR AMENDMENT SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

1544 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

SenateF. Amendments to S.B.

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NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT SHALL DISCLOSE A PERSON'S PROBATION RECORDS, INCLUDING RECORDS RELATED TO TREATMENT AND EVALUATION, TO A PERSON WHO IS ON PROBATION ON THE REQUEST OF THE PROBATIONER OR THE PROBATIONER'S ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.]REPRESENTATIVE. [G.] [H.] FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PROBATION RECORDS" INCLUDE:

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FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PROBATION RECORDS" INCLUDE:

RISK ASSESSMENT [TOOLSRESULTS. AND CRITERIA] [RESULTS].

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