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REFERENCE TITLE: processing arrestees; veteran status |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
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HB 2617 |
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Introduced by Representatives Márquez: Carbone, Kupper, Marshall, Nguyen
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AN ACT
Amending title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3904; relating to arrest.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 38, article 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3904, to read:
13-3904. Processing arrestees; veteran status
Within twenty-four hours after a person is brought to a law enforcement agency for incarceration, the law enforcement agency shall inquire of the person and determine that person's veteran status. If the person is a veteran, the law enforcement agency shall do the following:
1. Investigate and verify the person's veteran status by using data made available from the Veterans Re-entry search service operated by the united States Department of Veterans Affairs.
2. Note the person's veteran status on all appropriate records.
3. Use the data described in paragraph 1 of this subsection to assist the veteran in applying for federal benefits or compensation that the veteran may be eligible for through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.