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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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SENATE BILL 1076 |
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13‑1310; relating to custody of children.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 13, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-1310, to read:
13-1310. Abduction of child from a state agency; classification; definition
A. A person commits abduction of a child from a state agency if, knowing or having reason to know that a child is entrusted by authority of law to the custody of a state agency, the person does either of the following:
1. Takes, entices or keeps the child from the lawful custody of the state agency.
2. Intentionally fails or refuses to immediately return or impedes the immediate return of a child to the lawful custody of the state agency, including at the expiration of visitation or access.
B. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section is a class 5 felony. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is:
1. A class 3 felony if the child is taken, enticed or kept from the lawful custody of the state agency and is taken outside of this state.
2. A class 4 felony if the child is taken, enticed or kept from the lawful custody of the state agency but the child remains in this state at all times.
3. A class 6 felony if the person voluntarily returns the child without physical injury not later than forty‑eight hours after the person takes, entices or keeps the child from the lawful custody of the state agency.
C. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means the department of child safety or the department of juvenile corrections.