§ 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
§ 31-224.01 Prisoner medical records; release to immediate family or designated individual; definition
§ 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 Expenses of prosecution; reimbursement of counties
§ 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; fees
§ 31-231 Unauthorized communication with prisoner; classification; definition
§ 31-232 Family considerations in prisoner placement and visitation rules
§ 31-233 Order for removal; purposes; duration; continuous alcohol monitoring program; failure to return; classification
§ 31-234 Agreements with cities and counties; costs; transfer; participation in programs; custody of director
§ 31-235 Prisoner correspondence; definitions
§ 31-236 Prisoner inspection or search; state of undress; prohibited acts; exception; report; definition
§ 31-237 Dedicated discharge accounts
§ 31-238 Incarceration costs; setoff
§ 31-239 Utility fees
§ 31-240 Prisoner education services budget; prohibited uses
§ 31-241 Inmate complaints to boards; procedure
§ 31-242 Internet access; violation; classification; definitions
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 31 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - Prisoners

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Adult: means a person who has attained eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Department: means the state department of corrections. See Arizona Laws 31-201
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 31-201
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Minor: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215