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REFERENCE TITLE: child neglect; prenatal substance exposure |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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SB 1476 |
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Introduced by Senator Bolick
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AN ACT
Amending title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3619.01: relating to family offenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3619.01, to read:
13-3619.01. Child neglect; affirmative defense; classification
A. A person having custody of a child commits child neglect by engaging in conduct that harms the child and that involves neglect as defined in section 8-201, paragraph 25, subdivision (c) or (d).
B. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this section if the person is the mother of the child and during the mother's pregnancy, the mother completed alcohol or drug treatment.