REFERENCE TITLE: court witness; arrest; prohibited

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

SB 1227

Introduced by

Senators Quezada: Terán; Representatives Andrade, Hernandez M

AN ACT

amending section 12-2213, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to witnesses.

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

Section 1. Section 12-2213, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE12-2213. Privilege from arrest; exception; definition

A. A witness shall be is privileged from arrest, except for treason, felony and breach of the peace if the arrest is supported by a signed judicial warrant or order, during his the  witness's attendance at court, and in going to and returning therefrom from court, allowing one day for each twenty-five miles from his the witness's place of abode.

B. For the purposes of this section, "witness":

1. means a person who is a party, witness or potential witness in the witness's court action.

2. includes a family member of the person or a person who resides in the same household as the person who is a party, witness or potential witness. END_STATUTE