ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2675: constables; AZPOST certification

S/E: constables; AZPOST; investigation

Sponsor: Representative Hernandez C, LD 21

Committee on Public Safety & Law Enforcement

 

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2675

Overview

Transfers the authority over investigations of a constable's ethical conduct and the imposition of disciplinary action from the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board to the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST).

History

Currently, the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board is responsible for: 1) adopting rules to govern the board, a code of conduct for constables and rules to enforce the code of conduct; 2) establishing procedures for conducting investigations and holding hearings involving a constable's ethical conduct; 3) remedying a constable's behavior through prescribed disciplinary actions; 4) referring investigations to the county attorney's office if criminal acts have been committed; and 5) placing constables on probation, and if applicable, accepting or modifying recommendations relating to a constable's suspension. 

Regarding constables, AZPOST is responsible for approving a mandatory basic training course for newly elected constables to cover topics including civil and criminal process, conflict resolution and firearm safety. In subsequent years, constables are required to complete an additional 16 hours of training approved by AZPOST(A.R.S. § 22-137).

Provisions

1.   Transfers specified powers and duties of the Constable Ethics Standards and Training Board to AZPOST relating to investigations of a constable's ethical conduct and the imposition of disciplinary action. (Sec. 1, 2)

2.   Redefines constable to include a deputy constable who is appointed, employed or authorized by a county board of supervisors. (Sec. 2)

3.   Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)

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