Arizona Laws 13-3968. Violation of conditions of release; hearing
A. Upon a verified application by the prosecuting attorney alleging that a defendant charged with a felony has wilfully violated the conditions of his release, a judicial officer may issue a warrant directing that the defendant be arrested and taken forthwith before a superior court for hearing.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3968
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Wilfully: means , with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or believes that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. After a hearing and upon a finding that the defendant has wilfully violated the conditions of his release, the court may impose different or additional conditions upon the defendant’s release. Upon a finding of probable cause that the defendant committed a felony during the period of release, the defendant’s release may be revoked.
C. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize the release of a person not bailable as a matter of right.