HB 2437
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2437: drug-free homeless zones
Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Creates enhanced penalties for selling or transferring drugs within drug-free homeless
service zones.
History
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-3411, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally be present in a drug-
free school zone to transfer marijuana, peyote, prescription-only drugs, dangerous drugs or
narcotic drugs. An individual who violates these restrictions is to be sentenced to one year in
prison more than he otherwise would be. Drug free school zones are required to have a
permanently affixed sign at the entrance of the school, identifying the school and its
accompanying grounds as a drug free school zone.
Provisions
1. Makes it unlawful for a person to intentionally be present in a drug-free homeless service
zone, with the intent of transferring dangerous and narcotic drugs. (Sec. 1)
2. Forbids an operator or an employee of a facility-based service from using, possessing or
allowing others to possess dangerous or narcotic drugs in the drug-free homeless zone.
(Sec. 1)
3. Classifies an offense as the same class of felony had the person committed the offense
outside of a drug-free homeless service zone, but with an enhanced sentence of one
additional year. (Sec. 1)
4. Stipulates that such an offender is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation,
pardon or release until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or commuted,
except for temporary removal from confinement for work not to exceed one day or for
compassionate leave. (Sec. 1)
5. Requires the court to order a person convicted of a violation in a drug-free zone to pay a
minimum fine of $2,000 or three times the value of the drugs involved in the offense,
whichever is greater, up to the maximum fine of $150,000 for felony offences. (Sec. 1)
6. Outlines requirements for drug-free facilities to place and maintain permanently affixed
signs on their premises identifying them as drug-free locations. (Sec. 1)
7. Defines the terms drug-free homeless service zone and homeless individual. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note