Assigned to APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1712
criminal victim notification fund; appropriation
Purpose
Establishes the Crime Victim Notification Fund (Fund) and appropriates $5,100,000 from
the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Fund to fund a crime victim notification
system.
Background
The State Treasurer must: 1) authenticate writings and documents; 2) receive and keep in
secure custody all monies that belong to the state that are not required to be kept by some other
person; 3) file and keep documentation delivered when monies are deposited into the treasury;
4) deliver a confirmation to each person depositing monies into the treasury; 5) pay warrants drawn
by the Arizona Department of Administration; and 6) keep separate accounts of the different funds
and appropriation monies (A.R.S. ยง 41-172).
S.B. 1712 appropriates $5,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Establishes the Fund, administered by the State Treasurer, consisting of and subject to
legislative appropriations.
2. Appropriates $5,100,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Fund.
3. Requires monies in the Fund to be used by public safety and prosecuting agencies to fund
software that:
a) enables the county-based deployment of an automated crime victim notification system to
a user base consisting of law enforcement and prosecuting agencies; and
b) provides a criminal justice information service compliant automated victim notification
platform.
4. Requires the automated crime victim notification system to:
a) automatically notify the victim by email or text of outlined information relating to the
victim's case;
b) interface with the law enforcement and prosecuting agency's system of record;
c) provide the configurable triggers to send messages to crime victims;
d) provide the ability to attach informational brochures or other electronic attachments to the
messages;
e) provide the ability for victims to find their case status on the agency's website;
f) be configurable to the requirements of each county in the state;
g) include county branding, county email addresses and web domains for all communications;
h) provide the ability to send messages in multiple languages;
i) provide a short code or long code telephone number with a local area code; and
j) monitor the number of messages sent and types of messages sent and visualize data. FACT SHEET
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5. Requires the criminal justice information service complaint automated victim notification of
platform to ensure:
a) automatic notification the crime victims by text and email on any updates of their case;
b) law enforcement and prosecuting agencies determine notifications;
c) crime victims are able to proactively locate their case status online; and
d) no additional staff is required.
6. Requires a vendor of the software to have previously deployed a solution for a city police
department, sheriff's office and prosecutor's office.
7. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
8. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 4, 2022
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