Arizona HB 2623 would require courts to notify prosecutors about juvenile proceedings and prosecutors to give victims timely notice when they request it.
Victims who request notice would get timely updates about juvenile hearings and schedule changes. They would also learn that further hearings may immediately follow the court's decision on whether the juvenile committed an offense.
Courts would give prosecutors at least five days' notice of proceedings, except detention hearings. If five days' notice is unreasonable, the court would have to record its reason.
Prosecutors would give victims timely notice of juvenile court proceedings when victims request it. This requirement covers prosecutors' offices and victims in juvenile cases. Notice would cover scheduled proceedings and schedule changes. Prosecutors would also explain that hearings to plan or decide the case's outcome may immediately follow the court's decision on whether the juvenile committed an offense. The prosecutor's duty would begin upon receiving notice from the court.
Courts would notify prosecutors of juvenile court proceedings and schedule changes. These requirements cover notices from juvenile courts to prosecutors' offices. The five-day notice requirement would not apply to detention hearings. If five days' notice is unreasonable, the court would have to explain why in the case record. Courts would also give timely notice of changes to scheduled proceedings.
No hearings or votes scheduled.