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SB1089 • 2026

technical correction; juvenile court; records

SB1089 - technical correction; juvenile court; records

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mark Finchem
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows the bill passed both chambers but does not confirm if it has been signed by the governor or enacted into law yet.

SB1089: Technical Correction to Juvenile Court Record Rules

This bill fixes small wording errors in the law that lists which juvenile court records are open for public viewing.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 8-208 of Arizona Revised Statutes regarding juvenile court records.
  • Corrects grammar by changing 'assisting' to 'to assist' and 'determining' to 'to determine'.
  • Keeps the same list of records open for public inspection, including arrest records and hearing summaries.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Juvenile court judges and staff who manage case files.
  • The general public seeking access to juvenile court documents.
  • Adult probation officers, prosecutors, superior courts, and jail authorities requesting specific information.

Terms To Know

Technical correction
A small change made to fix a mistake in wording or grammar without changing the meaning of the law.
Public inspection
The ability for members of the public to look at official records and documents.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill only changes grammar; it does not add new types of records or remove any existing ones.
  • The effective date is not listed in the provided text, so it is unknown when this change takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1089 - technical correction; juvenile court; records

Current Bill Text

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SB1089 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� JAN 05 2026

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; juvenile court; records

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1089

Introduced by

Senator
Finchem

AN
ACT

amending section 8-208, arizona
revised statutes; relating to the juvenile court.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 8-208, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
8-208.

Juvenile court records; public inspection; exceptions

A. The following records relating to a juvenile who
is referred to juvenile court are open to public inspection:

1. Referrals involving delinquent acts, after the
referrals have been made to the juvenile court or the county attorney has
diverted the matter according to section 8-321.

2. Arrest records, after the juvenile is an accused
as defined by section 13-501.

3. Delinquency hearings.

4. Disposition hearings.

5. A summary of delinquency, disposition and
transfer hearings.

6. Revocation of probation hearings.

7. Appellate review.

8. Diversion proceedings involving delinquent acts.

B. On the request of an adult probation officer or
state or local prosecutor, the juvenile court shall release to an adult
probation department or prosecutor all information in its possession concerning
a person who is charged with a criminal offense.

C. The juvenile court shall release all information
in its possession concerning a person who is arrested for a criminal offense to
superior court programs or departments, other court divisions or judges or as
authorized by the superior court
for the purpose of assisting

to assist
in the determination of release from custody,
bond and pretrial supervision.

D. On request by the appropriate jail authorities
for the purpose of determining

to determine

classification, treatment and security, the juvenile court shall release all
information in its possession concerning persons who are under eighteen years
of age, who have been transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution
and who are being held in a county jail pending trial.

E. The court shall edit the records to protect the
identity of the victim or the immediate family of the victim if the victim has
died as a result of the alleged offense.

F. Except as otherwise provided by law, the records
of an adoption, severance or dependency proceeding shall not be open to public
inspection.

G. The court may order that the records be kept
confidential and withheld from public inspection if the court determines that
the subject matter of any record involves a clear public interest in
confidentiality.

H. The disclosure of educational records received
pursuant to section 15-141 shall comply with the family educational
rights
and privacy
rights
act of 1974 (20
United States Code section 1232g).
END_STATUTE