HB 2604
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: JUD DPA/SE 9-0-0-1
HB 2604: commission; review of laws
S/E: judge; superior court; emergency orders
Sponsor: Representative Bolick, LD 20
House Engrossed
Overview
Requires superior courts to issue emergency orders of protection by telephone during the hours
the court is closed and increases the effective duration of emergency orders of protection to
ninety-six hours.
History
Counties with a population of 150,000 people or more are required to make a judge, justice of the
peace, magistrate or commissioner available during the court's closed hours to issue emergency
orders of protection by telephone. Superior courts in counties with a population of fewer than
150,000 people have the option to keep an appropriate individual on-call during the court's off
hours for this purpose. Emergency orders of protection are effective until the court's close of
business the day following its issuance or seventy-two hours, whichever is longer (A.R.S. § 13-
3624). According to the United States Census, nine of Arizona's fifteen counties have a population
of fewer than 150,000 people (U.S. Census Bureau).
Provisions
1. States in counties with a population of 150,000 people or more must make available, on a
rotating basis, a judge, justice of the peace, magistrate or commissioner to issue emergency
orders of protection by telephone during the hours the courts are closed. (Sec. 1)
2. Specifies in counties with a population of 150,000 people or less any judge, justice of the
peace, magistrate or commissioner may issue emergency orders of protection by telephone
during the hours the courts are closed. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note