SB 1533
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: JUDE DP 6-0-1 | 3
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SB 1533: personal information: confidentiality; judge's families
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Adds a family member of a justice, judge, commissioner or hearing officer who has the same
full name as the said judicial officer (name-identical family member) to the list of eligible
persons who can petition the superior court to prohibit the general public from accessing their
records.
History
In any county, an eligible person may request that the general public be prohibited from
accessing records relating to that person which are maintained by the county recorder, county
assessor, county treasurer or the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
Additionally, an eligible person, and any other registered voter who resides at the same
address as the eligible person, may request that the general public be prohibited from
accessing voter records relating to that person, including any of the person's documents and
the voting precinct number contained in their voter registration record (A.R.S. §§ 11-483; 11-
484; 16-153; 28-454 and 39-123).
A person who knowingly shares such confidentially restricted personal information on the
internet is guilty of a class 5 felony if the dissemination of the information is reasonably
apparent to pose an imminent and serious threat to the safety of the person or his
family (A.R.S. § 13-2401). A government employee who knowingly releases restricted public
employee information with intent to hinder an investigation or cause harm is guilty of a class
6 felony (A.R.S. § 39-124).
The current list of eligible persons, who may request that the general public be prohibited
from accessing their records, includes various designated officials and professionals, such as:
1) elected officials; 2) former elected officials; 3) peace officers; 4) spouses of a peace officer;
5) judges; 6) public defenders; 7) prosecutors; and 8) members of the Board of Executive
Clemency (A.R.S. §§ 11-483; 11-484; 16-153; 28-454 and 39-123).
Provisions
1. Authorizes a name-identical family member to request the county recorder, county
assessor, county treasurer and ADOT to prohibit public access to his information. (Sec. 1,
2, 4-6)
2. Adds name-identical family members to the list of persons who are covered in the statute
making it a class 5 felony to knowingly make available restricted personal information on
the internet. (Sec. 3)
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3. Adds name-identical family members to the list of persons who are covered in the statute
making it a class 6 felony for government employees to knowingly release restricted public
employee information. (Sec. 7)
4. Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 1-7)
5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 3, 6)