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Arizona House Bill HB2067 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 12/19/2023

                            PREFILED DEC 19 2023    REFERENCE TITLE: involuntary evaluation; service of process             State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024           HB 2067           Introduced by  Representative Bliss                    An Act   amending section 36-510.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

PREFILED DEC 19 2023

REFERENCE TITLE: involuntary evaluation; service of process
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
HB 2067
Introduced by  Representative Bliss

REFERENCE TITLE: involuntary evaluation; service of process

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2067

 

Introduced by 

Representative Bliss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending section 36-510.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 36-510.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE36-510.01. Notice; personal service of process A. A person who is ordered to undergo involuntary evaluation has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-529, subsection E. A person who is the subject of a petition for court-ordered treatment has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-536, subsection D. Personal service shall be completed by a peace officer,  or a process server or by another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure as prescribed by law or court rule or as ordered by the court, by personally handing the documents to the person receiving service. The person who serves the specified documents must file a proof of service with the court that specifies the date, time and manner of service. B. A county, city or town that employs peace officers may contract with a process server or another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure, to provide service pursuant to this section instead of service by a peace officer. C. An evaluation agency is not financially responsible for serving the documents required by section 36-529, subsection E or section 36-536, subsection D. END_STATUTE 

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

Section 1. Section 36-510.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE36-510.01. Notice; personal service of process

A. A person who is ordered to undergo involuntary evaluation has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-529, subsection E. A person who is the subject of a petition for court-ordered treatment has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-536, subsection D. Personal service shall be completed by a peace officer,  or a process server or by another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure as prescribed by law or court rule or as ordered by the court, by personally handing the documents to the person receiving service. The person who serves the specified documents must file a proof of service with the court that specifies the date, time and manner of service.

B. A county, city or town that employs peace officers may contract with a process server or another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure, to provide service pursuant to this section instead of service by a peace officer.

C. An evaluation agency is not financially responsible for serving the documents required by section 36-529, subsection E or section 36-536, subsection D. END_STATUTE