Assigned to MAPS & APPROP FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1669
peace officer nonlethal device fund
Purpose
Requires a penalty assessment in an amount of $2 to be levied on outlined fines, penalties
and forfeitures and requires the collected assessments to be deposited into the Peace Officer
Nonlethal Device Fund (Fund).
Background
Statute outlines surcharges and assessments for fees associated with criminal, civil and
motor vehicle violations. Surcharges are levied on every fine, penalty and forfeiture in specified
percentages, or flat amounts for assessments. Statute currently imposes surcharges totaling 78
percent and assessments totaling $44 on each applicable fine, penalty and forfeiture. Statute also
outlines other surcharges and assessments that apply only to certain criminal offenses, including a
$50 assessment for kidnapping, sexual offenses, sexual exploitation of children, stalking or
domestic violence that is deposited into the Address Confidentiality Program Fund, and a $1,000
assessment on street racing violations that is deposited into the Drag Racing Prevention
Enforcement Fund (A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 1, Article 1).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires a penalty assessment, in addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,
to be levied in amount of $2 on every:
a) fine, penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses;
b) civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation; and
c) fine, penalty or forfeiture violation of the motor vehicle statutes or any local ordinance
relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle.
2. Requires the court to transmit the collected assessments and a remittance report of the fines,
civil penalties and forfeitures collected to the county treasurer.
3. Requires the municipal courts to transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines,
civil penalties and forfeitures to the city or town treasurer.
4. Requires the city, town or county treasurer to transmit the assessments and remittance report
to the State Treasurer.
5. Requires the State Treasurer to deposit the assessment in the Fund. FACT SHEET
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6. Allows the court to mitigate all or part of the assessment in the same manner and subject to the
same limitations prescribed in current statute.
7. Establishes the Fund consisting of monies deposited from the collected assessments and
requires the State Treasurer to administer the Fund.
8. Specifies that monies in the Fund may only be used for nonlethal devices for peace officers
that do not cause any permanent harm or injury when used during apprehending suspected
offenders.
9. Requires the State Treasurer to invest and divest monies in the Fund and monies earned from
the investment to be credited to the Fund.
10. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing.
11. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 12, 2024
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