Bill Text: AZ SB1071 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Involuntary civil commitment; privileged communications
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Governor Signed [SB1071 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-SB1071-Chaptered.html
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SENATE BILL 1071 |
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AN ACT
amending section 12-2232, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to privileged communications.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 12-2232, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
12-2232. Husband and wife; privileged communications; permissible examination
A. A husband or wife shall not, during the marriage or afterward, without the consent of the other, shall not be examined as to any communications made by one to the other during the marriage, except:
1. In an action for divorce or a civil action by one against the other.
2. In a criminal action or proceeding as provided in the criminal code.
3. In an action for damages against another person for adultery committed by either husband or wife.
4. In a hearing conducted pursuant to title 36, chapter 5. At that hearing, a husband or wife may only be examined relating to communications that relate to the matters at issue in the hearing.
B. IN a hearing conducted pursuant to title 36, chapter 5, a husband or wife, during the marriage or afterward, without the consent of the other, may be examined as to any communications, physical acts or behaviors made by one to the other during the marriage that relate to the matters at issue in the hearing.
