REFERENCE TITLE: processing arrestees; veteran status State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2617 Introduced by Representatives Mrquez: Carbone, Kupper, Marshall, Nguyen AN ACT Amending title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3904; relating to arrest. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) REFERENCE TITLE: processing arrestees; veteran status State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2617 Introduced by Representatives Mrquez: Carbone, Kupper, Marshall, Nguyen REFERENCE TITLE: processing arrestees; veteran status State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2617 Introduced by Representatives Mrquez: Carbone, Kupper, Marshall, Nguyen AN ACT Amending title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3904; relating to arrest. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3904, to read: START_STATUTE13-3904. Processing arrestees; veteran status Within twenty-four hours after a person is brought to a law enforcement agency for incarceration, the law enforcement agency shall inquire of the person and determine that person's veteran status. If the person is a veteran, the law enforcement agency shall do the following: 1. Investigate and verify the person's veteran status by using data made available from the Veterans Re-entry search service operated by the united States Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Note the person's veteran status on all appropriate records. 3. Use the data described in paragraph 1 of this subsection to assist the veteran in applying for federal benefits or compensation that the veteran may be eligible for through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. END_STATUTE Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3904, to read: START_STATUTE13-3904. Processing arrestees; veteran status Within twenty-four hours after a person is brought to a law enforcement agency for incarceration, the law enforcement agency shall inquire of the person and determine that person's veteran status. If the person is a veteran, the law enforcement agency shall do the following: 1. Investigate and verify the person's veteran status by using data made available from the Veterans Re-entry search service operated by the united States Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Note the person's veteran status on all appropriate records. 3. Use the data described in paragraph 1 of this subsection to assist the veteran in applying for federal benefits or compensation that the veteran may be eligible for through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. END_STATUTE