Assigned to JUD FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1060
survival of action; deceased sheriff.
Purpose
Repeals the ability for an action brought against a sheriff or the sheriff's deputies to be
prosecuted against the sheriff's personal representative in like manner as if the cause of action
survived at common law.
Background
Any action for the malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance of a sheriff or the sheriff's
deputies may be prosecuted against the personal representative of the sheriff in like manner as if
the cause of action survived at common law (A.R.S. ยง 11-452).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the State General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Repeals the ability to prosecute a sheriff or the sheriff's deputies against the personal
representative of the sheriff for malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance if the cause of action
survived a common law.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 14, 2022
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