Arizona 2023 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SB1419 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/01/2023

                            Senate Engrossed   court opinions; searchable database             State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023           SENATE BILL 1419                An Act   amending section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the supreme court.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

Senate Engrossed   court opinions; searchable database
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
SENATE BILL 1419

Senate Engrossed

 

court opinions; searchable database

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

 

SENATE BILL 1419

 

 

An Act

 

amending section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the supreme court.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE12-107. Publication of opinions; searchable database; website link A. The supreme court and, pursuant to section 12-120.07, the court of appeals shall publish their opinions as soon as practicable after they are announced. The opinions shall be published in suitable volumes which that shall contain appropriate headnotes, tables of cases reported,  and tables of statutes cited and construed. Each volume shall also contain a digest of the law in the reported cases and the words and phrases construed. The volumes shall, With the approval of the court, the volumes shall be printed and bound. B. The supreme court shall make available to the public and post on its website all published supreme court and court of appeals opinions. Each posted opinion shall be searchable by word and contain a notation that provides the current status of the opinion, including whether the opinion is still valid or has been modified or overturned, in whole or in part, by a different opinion or by a federal court. C. All courts of record, justice courts and municipal courts shall include a link to the SEARCHABLE database that is required by subsection B of this section on each court's public website. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 12-107, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE12-107. Publication of opinions; searchable database; website link

A. The supreme court and, pursuant to section 12-120.07, the court of appeals shall publish their opinions as soon as practicable after they are announced. The opinions shall be published in suitable volumes which that shall contain appropriate headnotes, tables of cases reported,  and tables of statutes cited and construed. Each volume shall also contain a digest of the law in the reported cases and the words and phrases construed. The volumes shall, With the approval of the court, the volumes shall be printed and bound.

B. The supreme court shall make available to the public and post on its website all published supreme court and court of appeals opinions. Each posted opinion shall be searchable by word and contain a notation that provides the current status of the opinion, including whether the opinion is still valid or has been modified or overturned, in whole or in part, by a different opinion or by a federal court.

C. All courts of record, justice courts and municipal courts shall include a link to the SEARCHABLE database that is required by subsection B of this section on each court's public website. END_STATUTE