§ 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; violation; classification; definitions
§ 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
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 31 > Chapter 1 > 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
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215