Bill Text: AZ SB1016 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Special court commissioner; appointment

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Referred to Senate JUD Committee [SB1016 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2010-SB1016-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    DEC 29 2009

REFERENCE TITLE: special court commissioner; appointment

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2010

 

 

SB 1016

 

Introduced by

Senators Pearce R, Melvin, Miranda: Allen S, Alvarez, Gray C, Verschoor

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 12, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-214; relating to court commissioners.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 12, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-214, to read:

START_STATUTE12-214.  Appointment of special commissioner; criminal cases

A.  In counties with a population of two hundred fifty thousand persons or more, the presiding judge may appoint justices of the peace to serve as special commissioners in criminal cases for the purpose of conducting initial appearances, preliminary hearings and arraignments for the superior court.

B.  Section 12‑119.04 does not apply to a justice of the peace who is appointed as a special commissioner under subsection A of this section. END_STATUTE