HB 2583
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB2583: DUI information; annual report; ACJC
Sponsor: Representative Kavanagh, LD 23
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Requires the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to submit an annual driving under the
influence (DUI) information report. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
History
ACJC must among other duties:
1) Monitor the progress and implementation of continuing criminal justice legislation;
2) Maintain criminal justice system information; and
3) Provide reports on criminal justice issues (A.R.S. § 41-2405).
To perform its functions ACJC may:
1) Form subcommittees, make studies and hold hearings;
2) Employ consultants for special projects;
3) Delegate its duties;
4) Establish joint research and information research with other agencies;
5) Accept and expend money grants (A.R.S. § 41-2405).
ACJC is designated as the central collection point for criminal justice data collection. ACJC may
require any state criminal justice agency to submit necessary information readily reportable by
the agency. ACJC is prohibited from requiring state criminal justice agencies to maintain new data
that is not currently collected by the agency (A.R.S. § 41-2408).
Provisions
1. Requires ACJC annually to submit a DUI information report to the Governor and the
Legislature. (Sec. 1)
2. Specifies the report contain the following information from the previous year:
a) The number of DUI citations;
b) The number of criminal charges that resulted from DUI incidents;
c) A list of the substances involved in all DUI violations;
d) The number of DUI violations involving victims;
e) The number of convictions in the previous year for DUI violations; and
f) If the convictions for DUI violations resulted from a blood test. (Sec. 1)
3. Requires the list include a breakdown of the substances involved in DUI violations. (Sec. 1)
4. Specifies the information a blood test should contain if a blood test is used for a conviction.
(Sec. 1)
5. Prescribes the information the courts, toxicology laboratories and law enforcement agencies
must provide to ACJC. (Sec. 1)
6. Instructs ACJC to remove all confidential information from generated reports. (Sec. 1)
7. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023. (Sec. 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note