aggravated harassment; lifetime injunctions, the official text

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aggravated
harassment; lifetime injunctions

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1211

AN
ACT

AMENDING SECTION 13-719, ARIZONA
REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO sentencing.

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

Section 1. Section 13-719, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-719. Lifetime injunction; offenses; registration; previously sentenced
defendants

A. At the time of sentencing, on the request of the
victim or the prosecutor, the superior court shall
issue an injunction that prohibits the defendant from contacting the victim if
the defendant is convicted of any of the following offenses, whether completed
or preparatory:

1. A dangerous offense as defined in section 13-105
that is a felony.

2. A serious offense or violent or aggravated felony
as defined in section 13-706.

3. A felony offense included in chapter 14 or 35.1
of this title.

4. A felony offense as set forth in section 13-1204,
subsection B.

5. A felony offense as set forth in section 13-1424.

6. A felony offense as set forth in section 13-2923.

7. A felony offense as set forth in
section 13-2921.01 involving domestic violence as defined in section 13-3601.

B. An injunction issued pursuant to subsection A of
this section is effective immediately and shall be served on the defendant at
the time of sentencing.

C. The court shall provide information to the
department of public safety to register the injunction with the national crime
information center and shall notify the victim of the injunction.

D. If the victim did not request an injunction at
the time of sentencing pursuant to subsection A of this section or the
sentencing occurred before September 24, 2022, the victim may submit a petition
to the superior court requesting an injunction
against a defendant who was sentenced for an offense listed in subsection A of
this section, and the court may not charge a fee for filing the
petition. A law enforcement agency shall serve an injunction issued
pursuant to this subsection at no charge to the victim.

E. An injunction that
is issued pursuant to this section does not expire and is valid for the
defendant's natural lifetime unless any of the following occurs:

1. The defendant
makes a showing to the court that either:

(a) The victim has died.

(b) The conviction has been dismissed, expunged or
overturned or the defendant has been pardoned.

2. The victim submits a written request to the court
for an early expiration. The court may hold a hearing to verify the
victim's request to dismiss the injunction.

F. Notwithstanding
any other law, a conviction that is designated a misdemeanor pursuant to
section 13-604, set aside pursuant to section 13-905 or sealed
pursuant to section 13-911 does not affect the validity of a lifetime
injunction that is issued pursuant to this section and does not prohibit a
victim from submitting a petition to the superior court
requesting a lifetime injunction. END_STATUTE