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SB1089 • 2026

technical correction; juvenile court; records

SB1089 - technical correction; juvenile court; records

Children
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 bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on implementation or the extent of its impact across all juvenile cases.

Technical Fix for Juvenile Court Records

This bill amends Arizona's law to clarify which juvenile court records can be inspected by the public.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends part of Arizona Revised Statutes section 8-208, specifying that certain types of hearings and referrals involving delinquent acts are open for public inspection after they occur.
  • Requires the juvenile court to release information in its possession concerning a person charged with a criminal offense upon request by an adult probation officer or prosecutor.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People involved in juvenile court cases
  • Adults working with juvenile courts, like judges and lawyers

Terms To Know

Juvenile Court Records
Information about young people who are part of the juvenile justice system.
Public Inspection
When anyone can look at certain documents or records.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how these changes will be implemented in practice.
  • It is unclear if this change affects all types of juvenile court cases equally.

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.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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