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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: JUDE DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 17-13-0-0-0 |
SB 1239: sex offenders; statute of limitations
Sponsor: Senator Shamp, LD 29
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Adds violation of the sex offender registry statutes to the list of crimes that have no statute of limitation.
History
Sex offenders in Arizona are required to submit to various registration and monitoring requirements. Generally, failure to comply is a class 4 felony (A.R.S. Title 13, Chapter 38, Article 3).
A.R.S. § 13-107 governs Arizona’s criminal statute of limitations. Various listed crimes may be prosecuted at any time without limit; this includes homicide, some major sexual offenses, certain public-corruption offenses and attempts to commit those offenses. For most other crimes, the state generally must file charges within seven years for felonies, one year for misdemeanors, and six months for petty offenses, measured from when the offense was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
Provisions
1. Adds that failing to register as a sex offender is an offence for which prosecution may be commenced at any time. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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