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REFERENCE TITLE: civil rights; automatic restoration |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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SB 1479 |
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Introduced by Senators Engel: Bowie, Contreras, Gonzales, Peshlakai; Representative Rodriguez
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AN ACT
amending section 13-907, Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing section 13-908, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending section 16-1011, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the restoration of civil rights.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-907, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
13-907. Automatic restoration of civil rights for offenders; exception; definition
A. On final discharge, any person who has not previously been convicted of a felony offense shall automatically be restored any civil rights that were lost or suspended as a result of the conviction if the person pays is current on any victim restitution payments imposed by the court.
B. A person who is entitled to the restoration of any civil rights pursuant to this section is not required to file an application pursuant to section 13-908.
C. B. This section does not apply to a person's right to possess a firearm as defined in section 13-3101. The court may order the restoration of the right to possess a firearm pursuant to section 13-910.
D. C. For the purposes of this section, "final discharge" means the completion of probation or the receipt of an absolute discharge from the state department of corrections or the United States federal bureau of prisons.
Sec. 2. Repeal
Section 13-908, Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.
Sec. 3. Section 16-1011, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
16-1011. Counterfeiting election returns; violation; classification
A. A person who knowingly forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct or place where no election was in fact held, or who knowingly substitutes, forges or counterfeits returns of election instead of the true returns for a precinct or place where an election was actually held, is guilty of a class 3 felony.
B. A person who knowingly substitutes, forges, counterfeits or tampers with ballot tabulations or totals or election results by electronic means or through the use of a computer, machine or other device is guilty of a class 3 felony. This subsection does not apply to the casting or tallying of ballots as provided by law or to the substitution or duplication of ballots as prescribed by sections 16-573, 16-574 and 16-621.
C. Notwithstanding sections section 13-907 and 13-908, a person who is convicted under this section shall not be automatically restored the right to vote.