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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature Second Regular Session 2016
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SENATE BILL 1156 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 38, chapter 2.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38‑387; relating to state elected officials.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 38, chapter 2.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-387, to read:
38-387. Absence of state elected official during official state events
A. Either the secretary of state, the attorney general or the state treasurer, on a rotating basis, shall be excused and absent from the vicinity of the seat of government during the inauguration of state elected officials, the annual governor's state of the state address or any other state address by the governor or gubernatorial event where members of the executive department participate or are in attendance.
B. At least three hours before an event described in subsection A of this section, the excused elected official shall be transported by a protective detail established by the department of public safety to a safe and secure location that is at least twenty miles away from the seat of government. The excused elected official shall remain at the safe and secure location for the duration of the event. IF THE EXCUSED ELECTED OFFICIAL IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENT, THE NEXT ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE ROTATION SHALL BE TRANSPORTED BY THE PROTECTIVE DETAIL TO A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION AND SHALL REMAIN THERE FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.
C. The protective detail shall cease at the successful conclusion of the event described in subsection A of this section and on the successful return of the excused elected official to the seat of government from the safe and secure location.