REFERENCE TITLE: assessment; traffic violations; police equipment

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

Second Regular Session

2018

 

 

HB 2372

 

Introduced by

Representatives Payne: Campbell, Clodfelter, Engel, Finchem, Nutt, Stringer, Thorpe, Senator Fann

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 12‑114, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 12, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12‑116.08; amending title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41‑1731; appropriating monies; relating to peace officer training equipment.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 12-114, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE12-114.  Surcharge on court ordered diversion programs for traffic offenses; deposit

A.  If a court authorizes individuals charged with civil or criminal traffic offenses to attend a court authorized diversion program, including a defensive driving school program, it shall require the assessment of a five nine dollar surcharge on the fees charged by such the court authorized diversion programs.

B.  A court or a court authorized diversion program shall collect the five nine dollar surcharge and remit the surcharge to the supreme court which shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, five dollars of the surcharge in the judicial collection enhancement fund and the remaining four dollars in the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41‑1731. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Title 12, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-116.08, to read:

START_STATUTE12-116.08.  Assessment; peace officer training equipment fund

A.  In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law, a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of four dollars on every civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine, penalty or forfeiture for a criminal violation of the motor vehicle statutes or for any local ordinance relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle.

B.  The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section and a remittance report of the fines, civil penalties and forfeitures collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer, except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines, civil penalties and forfeitures to the city or town treasurer.

C.  The city, town or county treasurer shall transmit the assessment and the remittance report to the state treasurer.  The state treasurer shall deposit the assessment in the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41‑1731. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Title 41, chapter 12, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1731, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1731.  Peace officer training equipment fund; exemptions

A.  The peace officer training equipment fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to sections 12‑114 and 12‑116.08.  The state treasurer shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund may be used only for peace officer equipment.

B.  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

C.  Monies in the fund:

1.  Do not revert to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year.

2.  Are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

3.  Are subject to legislative appropriation. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4.  Appropriation; peace officer training equipment

In fiscal year 2018‑2019, the first $2,300,000 that is deposited in the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41‑1731, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is appropriated to the department of public safety to purchase seven Vauthor software components for each of the seven previously purchased Virta V300 systems and to purchase a Virta V300 system and the Virta Vauthor software component for the City of Chandler police department, Pinal county and the Maricopa county sheriff's office.