PREFILED NOV 15 2021
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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; prisoners; mental disorders |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SB 1004 |
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Introduced by Senator Leach
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AN ACT
amending section 31-126, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to prisoners.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 31-126, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
31-126. Examination of certain prisoners for mental disorder
When a person confined in the county jail upon on arrest for or conviction of a misdemeanor manifests symptoms of a mental disorder, the sheriff shall notify a licensed physician who shall examine the person. If in the judgment of a licensed physician the person is suffering from a mental disorder, proceedings shall be taken as prescribed by title 36, chapter 5. The proceedings under title 36, chapter 5, shall be separate from court proceedings relating to the misdemeanor charge.