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2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners
| Chapter 1 | JAILS |
| Article 1 | Personnel and Facilities |
| 31-101 | Common jails; duty of sheriff; use of jails |
| 31-104 | Employment of temporary guards |
| 31-105 | Designation of jail in contiguous county; revocation of designation |
| 31-106 | Disease in jail; removal of prisoners |
| 31-107 | Emergency removal of prisoners |
| Article 2 | Prisoners |
| 31-121 | Duty of sheriff to receive and provide for prisoners; contracts for furnishing food; city or town prisoners; employment; canteens; special services fund; insurance; education programs |
| 31-122 | Receiving and keeping federal prisoners |
| 31-123 | Confinement of person committed to jail |
| 31-124 | Segregation of prisoners; males and females; minors and adults |
| 31-125 | Duty of sheriff to deliver judicial papers to prisoner |
| 31-126 | Examination of certain prisoners for mental disorder |
| 31-127 | Abuse of prisoner; classification |
| 31-128 | Unauthorized communication with prisoner; classification |
| 31-129 | Taking prohibited articles into jail; classification |
| 31-130 | Destruction of or injury to public jail; classification |
| 31-131 | Operation of inmate industry program; special services fund; application of earnings |
| 31-132 | Duty to deliver medical records |
| Article 3 | Labor by Prisoners |
| 31-141 | Enforcement of sentence imposing hard labor; employment of prisoners; definition |
| 31-142 | Use of prisoners on public works |
| 31-143 | Use of prisoners by county engineer |
| 31-144 | Double time allowance for work done outside jail as trusty |
| 31-145 | Allowance for hard labor in reduction of fine |
| 31-146 | Notice of discharge of prisoners sentenced to pay fine or to be imprisoned until payment made |
| Article 4 | Inmate Health Care |
| 31-161 | Inmate health care; costs |
| 31-162 | Inmate health services fund; audit |
| 31-163 | Subrogation |
| 31-164 | Inmate health insurance pools |
| Chapter 2 | STATE PRISON |
| Article 1 | Officers and Employees |
| 31-201 | Definitions |
| 31-201.01 | Duties of the director; tort actions; medical treatment costs; state immunity; definitions |
| 31-203 | Persons disqualified as officers or employees |
| 31-204 | Interest of employee in contracts; gifts to or from prisoner; penalty |
| 31-206 | Chaplains; duties; traditional Native American religious practitioners |
| 31-207 | Payment of claims |
| Article 2 | Prisoners |
| 31-221 | Master record file; information from other agencies; confidentiality of file; access; definition |
| 31-222 | Research and evaluation programs |
| 31-223 | Use of force by correctional officers |
| 31-224 | Duty to deliver medical records |
| 31-225 | Attendance of prisoner in court |
| 31-226 | Mentally disordered prisoner; procedure for voluntary or involuntary hospitalization; notice; hearing; transfer; reports; return to incarceration or release; costs; definition |
| 31-226.01 | Emergency transfer procedures |
| 31-227 | Reimbursing county for expense of prosecution |
| 31-228 | Procedure for discharge of prisoner; return of property; furnishing money, clothing and transportation ticket; allowing hair to grow before discharge |
| 31-229 | Functional literacy program; evaluation; certificate; exemptions; wages; definition |
| 31-229.01 | Functionally literate inmates; education requirement; rules; inmate fees; definition |
| 31-229.02 | Functionally literate inmates; release eligibility |
| 31-230 | Prisoner spendable accounts |
| 31-231 | Unauthorized communication with prisoner; classification; definition |
| 31-233 | Order for removal; purposes; duration; failure to return; classification |
| 31-234 | Agreements with cities and counties; costs; transfer; participation in programs; custody of director |
| 31-235 | Prisoner correspondence; definitions |
| 31-237 | Dedicated discharge accounts |
| 31-238 | Incarceration costs; setoff |
| 31-239 | Utility fees |
| 31-240 | Prisoner education services budget; prohibitions |
| 31-241 | Inmate complaints to boards; procedure |
| 31-242 | Internet access; violation; classification; definitions |
| Article 3 | Labor by Prisoners |
| 31-250 | Definition of work crew |
| 31-251 | Hard labor required of prisoners; labor classification; definition |
| 31-251.01 | Definition |
| 31-252 | Use of prisoners in public works; cooperative prisoner labor system; definitions |
| 31-253 | Use of prisoners in prison construction; definition |
| 31-254 | Compensation for labor performed; price of prison made articles; distribution of earnings; workers' compensation |
| 31-255 | Alcohol abuse treatment fund |
| Article 4 | Products of Prisoners |
| 31-261 | Sale or exchange of products of individual prisoners |
| Article 5 | Correctional Facility Construction |
| 31-271 | Adult correctional facility; multiple confinement |
| Article 6 | Transition Program |
| 31-281 | Transition program; report |
| 31-282 | Contracted entities; duties; services; definition |
| 31-284 | Transition program fund |
| 31-285 | Transition program release; report |
| 31-286 | Transition services fund |
| 31-287 | Program termination |
| Article 10 | Prisoner Participation in Medical Research and Plasmapheresis and Whole Blood Programs |
| 31-321 | Prisoner participation in approved programs |
| 31-322 | Approval of programs |
| 31-323 | Compensation for prisoner participation in approved programs; trust fund or retention account |
| Article 11 | Work Furlough Program |
| 31-331 | Definitions |
| 31-332 | Applicability |
| 31-333 | Work furlough |
| 31-334 | Earnings of prisoner |
| 31-335 | Time credits |
| 31-336 | Improper conduct |
| Article 12 | Escape |
| 31-341 | Definitions |
| 31-342 | Escape; liability for costs incurred in apprehension |
| Chapter 3 | EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY |
| Article 1 | Board of Executive Clemency |
| 31-401 | Board of executive clemency; qualifications; appointment; officers; quorum; meeting |
| 31-402 | Powers of board; powers and duties of governor; powers and duties of executive director |
| 31-403 | Commutation; restrictions on consideration |
| Article 2 | Paroles |
| 31-411 | Parole or discharge; conditions of parole; release under supervision of state department of corrections; notice of hearing; exceptions |
| 31-411.01 | Parole or community supervision for persons previously convicted of possession or use of marijuana, a dangerous drug or a narcotic drug; treatment; prevention; education; termination of parole or community supervision |
| 31-412 | Criteria for release on parole; release; custody of parolee; definition |
| 31-413 | Duty of department of corrections to assist in securing employment for parolees and prisoners |
| 31-414 | Absolute discharge of parolee; effect; notice to victim |
| 31-415 | Violation of parole or community supervision; warrant for retaking parolee or offender on community supervision |
| 31-416 | Execution of warrant to take paroled prisoner or offender on community supervision; expenses |
| 31-417 | Notification to board of parole violator; hearing; reimprisonment |
| 31-418 | Community supervision fee; deposit; community corrections enhancement fund |
| Article 3 | Reprieves, Commutations, and Pardons |
| 31-441 | Application for pardon; statement of facts proved at trial |
| 31-442 | Application for pardon; notice; exceptions |
| 31-443 | Power of governor to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons |
| 31-444 | Power of governor to suspend sentence for treason pending consideration by legislature |
| 31-445 | Publication of reasons for granting a commutation, pardon, reprieve, stay or suspension of execution |
| 31-446 | Report to legislature |
| Article 4 | Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers |
| 31-461 | Compact; authorization; contents; effect |
| 31-462 | Parole or probation violation; retaking; notice; hearing; custody pending hearing |
| 31-463 | Hearing officer |
| 31-464 | Hearing rights of parolee or probationer |
| 31-465 | Hearings in other states; effect |
| 31-466 | Supervision fee; deposit |
| Article 4.1 | Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders |
| 31-467 | Adoption of interstate compact for the supervision of adult offenders |
| 31-467.01 | Parole or probation violation; retaking; notice; hearing; custody pending hearing |
| 31-467.02 | Hearing officer |
| 31-467.03 | Hearing rights of parolee or probationer |
| 31-467.04 | Hearings in other states; effect |
| 31-467.05 | Extradition; retrieval |
| 31-467.06 | Supervision fee; deposit |
| Article 5 | Western Interstate Corrections Compact |
| 31-471 | Western interstate corrections compact |
| 31-472 | Commitment or transfer of inmate; prohibition against transfer of inmate sentenced under Arizona law to institution outside state in absence of consent; irrevocability of consent |
| 31-473 | Enforcement of compact; hearings in compliance with compact |
| 31-474 | Contracts implementing state's participation in compact; prerequisite approval; authorized provisions; determination of suitability of institution and confinement |
| 31-475 | Right of transferred prisoner on release from prison outside this state |
| Article 6 | Agreement on Detainers |
| 31-481 | Agreement; authorization; contents |
| 31-482 | Matters pertaining to agreement |
| Article 7 | Interstate Corrections Compact |
| 31-491 | Interstate corrections compact |
| 31-492 | Powers of director |
| Chapter 4 | PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD |
| Article 1 | General Provisions |
| 31-501 | Psychiatric security review board; members; terms; compensation |
| 31-502 | Psychiatric security review board; powers and duties; definition |
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