Bill Text: AZ HB2016 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; children; guardianship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2013-01-02 - Prefiled [HB2016 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2013-HB2016-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 02 2013

REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; children; guardianship

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

 

HB 2016

 

Introduced by

Representative Lovas

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending section 8‑864, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to dependent children.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Section 8-864, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE8-864.  Timing of motions and hearings; consolidation of hearings

Notwithstanding any other statute, the court may order or permit the filing of a motion for termination or permanent guardianship before the permanency hearing is held, consolidate hearings or provide for a different order of hearings if:

1.  The permanency hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection A.

2.  The termination hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection D, paragraph 2.

3.  The permanent guardianship hearing is held no later than the time prescribed in section 8‑862, subsection E  F, paragraph 2. END_STATUTE