SB 1117
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: MAPS DPA 7-0-0-0 | APPROP DPA 7-1-2-0 | 3
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House: MAPS DPA 10-4-0-1
SB 1117: criminal justice data collection; system.
Sponsor: Senator Bennett, LD 1
Caucus & COW
Overview
Establishes a state, county and municipal online data system to be administered by the
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC).
History
ACJC carries out various coordinating, monitoring and reporting functions relating to the
administration and management of criminal justice programs and data in Arizona. ACJC is
comprised of 19 commissioners who represent various elements of the criminal justice system
in Arizona. 14 commissioners are appointed by the Governor; 5 are state criminal justice
agency heads. Appointed Commissioners serve for two years; their terms terminate when the
first regular session of the Legislature is convened (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 21).
Provisions
1. Directs ACJC to implement a state, county and municipal online data system to be
implemented and published on ACJC's website. (Sec. 3)
2. Mandates that criminal justice agencies in Arizona, approved by ACJC as ready to report,
must submit data if it is currently collected and readily electronically reportable. (Sec. 3)
3. Instructs law enforcement agencies to report specified data for alleged offenders, victims,
agencies or service providers, events, results and the number of sworn peace officers
employed. (Sec. 3)
4. Instructs prosecuting agencies to report specified data for defendants, victims, agencies,
events and results. (Sec. 3)
5. Instructs courts to report specified data for defendants, agencies, events and results. (Sec.
3)
6. Instructs the Department of Corrections to report specified data for inmates, agencies,
providers or facilities, events or services and results. (Sec. 3)
7. Instructs probation to report specified data for probationers, agencies, events and results.
(Sec. 3)
8. Directs ACJC to establish policies to protect confidential information. (Sec. 3)
9. Asserts that criminal justice data may not be used by ACJC for political or commercial
purposes. (Sec. 3)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note SB 1117
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10. Prohibits ACJC from releasing disaggregated personally identifying information, locating
information, photographs or mugshots of any individual. (Sec. 2, 3)
11. Exempts, from victim's privacy laws and redaction requirements, victims' data reported
to ACJC pursuant to this act. (Sec. 1)
12. Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 2, 3)
13. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 2)
Amendments
Committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety
1. States that criminal justice agencies must have received funding from ACJC, to complete
all necessary system programming, before being approved and required to submit data.