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Summaries of Enactments 2006 Regular Session (continued #2)

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Published: July 28, 2006 at 1:00 am

CH 146 S 1039 VOYEURISM; SURREPTITIOUS VIEWING
The crime of voyeurism is defined. It is illegal to disclose, display, distribute or publish any material made in violation of voyeurism provisions without the consent or knowledge of the person depicted. Voyeurism does not include film or photography taken for security purposes, for use in an investigation of misconduct in correctional facilities, for use in a law enforcement investigation or the use of a child monitoring device (as defined in section 13-3001). Further, definitions and punishments in the criminal code for surreptitious photographing, videotaping, filming, digitally recording or viewing are amended to state violations are a class 6 (lowest) felony if done without a device (defined) and a class 4 felony if a device is used and the person depicted is recognizable.
CH 147 S 1048 SERIOUS DRUG OFFENSES; DEFINITION
For sentencing purposes, the definition of “serious drug offense” is amended to include any attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of specified criminal statutes. Currently, only a violation is defined as a “serious drug offense.”
CH 148 S 1050 PRIOR CONVICTIONS AND ADMISSIONS; SENTENCING
When deciding aggravating circumstances for sentencing purposes, the court must determine whether the convicted person has prior felony convictions either in this state or if in another state, convictions that would be considered a felony. If the person admits to aggravating circumstances other than prior convictions, the trier of fact need not make a finding that the admission is true beyond a reasonable doubt.
CH 149 S 1052 VICTIM COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND
Rules that govern allocation of monies from the Victim Compensation and Assistance Fund administered by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission must provide that persons who suffered injury or death while attempting to aid a public safety officer may be eligible for compensation.
CH 150 S 1081 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; LICENSURE; EXEMPTION
Christian Science practitioners are added to the list of individuals exempt from licensure as behavioral health professionals if the person is not providing psychotherapy, performs services within the normal duties of a Christian Science Practitioner and is accountable to the church.
CH 151 S 1096 PROBATION OFFICERS; OVERTIME COMPENSATION
For overtime compensation purposes the definition of probation officer is changed to “person engaged in probation officer activities” involved in court, adult probation or adult surveillance activities but does not serve in an executive or administrative capacity.
CH 152 S 1115 STATE SERVICING BANKS; PROPOSALS
Statutory provisions regarding the procedure for the selection of state servicing banks are changed to replace the word “bid” to “proposal” in all cases. The state treasurer and the board of investment shall name the bank whose proposal contains the highest value to the state as the state servicing bank (currently criteria call for the lowest bid).
CH 153 S 1116 COMPETENCY; SEALED REPORTS; EXCEPTIONS
Statutes regarding individual competency and sealed court reports are amended. Following an admission or adjudication of delinquency or after a minor criminal defendant is found incompetent, the list of permitted users of sealed reports is expanded to include the court, the minor defendant or the prosecutor for the purposes of further competency or sanity evaluations, the probation department for the purposes of assessment and supervision, and the mental health treatment provider providing treatment to the juvenile offender.
CH 154 S 1118 CLEAN ELECTIONS; VERIFICATION; REPORTING
County recorders are required to report the daily verified totals of a candidate’s private contribution slips to the Secretary of State until it is determined that a sufficient number of slips has been submitted to qualify for clean campaign funding.
CH 155 S 1139 DPS; OFFICER ORGANIZATIONS
The Department of Public Safety must recognize an employee organization that is elected by a majority of votes cast by department employees in a representation election participated in by a majority of eligible employees.
CH 156 S 1162 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING; PROCEDURES
Procedures for industrial development financing are amended. The statutory list of qualified facilities under U.S. IRS Code section 501(c) is removed. Language specifying that correctional facilities are those “that contract exclusively with the state DOC or the Department of Juvenile Corrections for the housing of inmates or committed youth” is deleted. New language is added which permits the removal of a Director by the corporation governing body anytime with or without cause. Bonds may be issued for the purposes of financing and refinancing projects outside of the state if the corporation’s board of directors determines that this benefits the state.
CH 157 S 1168 ASRS; FEDERAL CONFORMING CHANGES
Conforms state pension plans to federal changes in section 401 (a) (9) of the Internal Revenue Code and applies to employees called to military service, changing beneficiaries, and determining required minimum distributions for years beginning Jan. 1, 2006.
CH 158 S 1181 AUTOMOBILE THEFT AUTHORITY; MEMBERSHIP
Changes membership on the automobile theft authority to allow police chiefs, sheriffs and county attorneys to be represented by their designees. The two County attorney members must represent both a county with a population of 1 million or more and a county of 1 million or less.
CH 159 S 1195 STATE HOSPITAL; CAPACITY
In establishing a formula for determining the forensic and civil bed capacity at the state hospital, the deputy director of the Department of Health Services shall consider recommendations from the county board of supervisors, the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council (APAAC) and Superior Court. Thirty days before notification of the formula the deputy director shall provide this information to the county board of supervisors, APAAC and the Superior Court. Several sections of statute relating to who is committed to the state hospital are repealed with regard to determining the capacity formula. Effective April 17, 2006.
CH 160 S 1230 SEX OFFENDERS; ADDRESS VERIFICATION
The Motor Vehicle Division must annually update the addresses of sex offenders and provide daily address updates to the Department of Public Safety. A person who fails to register is guilty of a class 6 felony. Further, at the time of registering the sheriff shall secure a sufficient sample of blood or other bodily fluids for testing and submit them to the Department of Public Safety.
CH 161 S 1257 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; GITA TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
The State Board of Education must post on its website appropriate educational technology standards adopted by the Government Information Technology Agency that relate to educational technology in school districts. A public meeting must be held at which governing board members adopt or reject the standards within 1 year of the effective date. If the board approves the standards, compliance must be met by July 1, 2010. Self repeals on July 1, 2010.
CH 162 S 1260 PROSTITUTION; HOUSE ABATEMENT
A city attorney is empowered to take legal action against a building where lewdness, assignation or prostitution occurs
CH 163 S 1292 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACTS
Allows multiple contracts for job-order-contracting construction services to be procured in a single solicitation for horizontal construction (defined elsewhere in statute as construction of highways, roads, streets, bridges, canals, floodways, earthen dams and landfills).
CH 164 S 1303 CHANGE OF NAME; APPLICATION; VENUE
A person who files an application for a name change must include a statement, made under penalty of perjury confirming that the person has not been convicted of a felony, no felony charges or other offenses involving false statements or misrepresenting their identity are pending, the person is not knowingly changing their name to that of another individual for the purposes of committing offenses involving false statements and that the person acknowledges that the change of name will not release the person from any obligations incurred under their original name. The court must consider this criteria when ruling on the petition.
CH 165 S 1328 YOUTHFUL SEX OFFENDERS; STUDY COMMITTEE
A 15-member Joint Legislative Committee on Youthful Sex Offenders is established to define a category of youthful sex offenders, review county attorney charging practices for the group, review sentencing practices for offenders who were minors charged as adults, review the current psychological, treatment and housing services for the group, review notification processes and identify appropriate funding sources and risk assessment tools. A report is due by December 31, 2006.
CH 166 S 1354 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; INVESTIGATIONS
Information, documents and records prepared by or received by the Department of Health Services in connection with an investigation relating to EMTs are confidential and not subject to public inspection or civil discovery. At the completion of the investigation, the results and decision are to be available to the public. Additionally, the director of the Dept of Health Services may extend the expiration date of an EMT’s certificate for as much as 30 days.
CH 167 S 1386 CRIME VICTIMS; FREE POLICE REPORTS
A victim of certain criminal offenses or an immediate family member if the victim is killed or incapacitated has the right to receive one free copy of the police report.
CH 168 S 1411 PRIME CONTRACTING; EXEMPTION; LANDFILL
Clarification of activities that for sales tax purposes may be governed by the prime contracting classification. Operating a landfill or solid waste disposal facility, including creating vehicle access within the site, is not subject to taxation under prime contracting. Construction of roads to a landfill and of cells within a landfill may be deemed prime contracting.
CH 169 S 1436 OFFICE OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING; DEPUTY
The title of the Assistant Director of the Office of Manufactured Housing is changed to Deputy Director in all cases. The Assistant Director position of the Office of Administration is eliminated and the powers, duties, and functions are reassigned to the Deputy Director of the Office of Manufactured Housing. The Deputy Director of the Office of Manufactured Housing is authorized to apply to the appropriate court to enjoin acts if it is suspected that any person has engaged in or is about to engage in acts which constitute a violation the department rules and regulations. Employees who are eliminated due to these changes may remain with the department at the personís current salary, except that the Director may terminate such a person for cause.
CH 170 S 1502 JUDICIAL TAX APPEAL DETERMINATIONS
If a judicial appeal of a property tax valuation or classification results either in a reduction in property valuation or a change in property classification, the property shall be valued or classified for the next year in accordance with the results of the appeal.
CH 171 H 2132 MUNICIPAL TAX EXEMPTION; FAIRS
Municipalities may not levy a transaction privilege, sales, use or other similar tax on the gross proceeds or income retained by the Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board from ride ticket sales at the annual state fair. Further, the levying of a transaction privilege, sales, use or other similar tax by a municipality or other taxing jurisdiction on the gross proceeds of sales or gross income received from contracts from building any lake facility development in a commercial enhancement reuse district is prohibited until December 31, 2009.
CH 172 H 2162 INSURANCE ANNUITIES; PROTECTION
An article is added to insurance statutes requiring insurance producers or insurers to have reasonable grounds for believing that the recommendation for the purchase of an annuity is suitable for the consumer based on the facts disclosed.
CH 173 H 2205 PLANNED COMMUNITIES; UTILITY VEHICLE PARKING
Planned communities are prohibited from banning on-street parking of vehicles of municipal employees who are on-call for emergency repairs to electrical or water infrastructure as long as the vehicle complies with certain restrictions on weight and signage.
CH 174 H 2387 MEXICO ENTRY; MINORS
Municipal police or a county sheriff may prevent a minor from entering Mexico from this state if the minor is unaccompanied by a parent/guardian or does not have written consent from a parent/guardian. The peace officer’s authority is only to prevent entry and does not extend to detaining the minor.
CH 175 H 2570 COUNTIES; CENSUS BOUNDARY PROGRAM
Counties are required to submit precinct boundary lines for the voting tabulation district and block boundary suggestion program that is administered by the redistricting data office of the United State Census Bureau in preparation for the 2010 U.S. Census.
CH 176 H 2725 VETERANS’ MEMORIAL
A veterans’ memorial to be built with private funding is authorized for the Capitol Mall.
CH 177 S 1444 SEX OFFENDER; FAILURE TO REGISTER
A sex offender who fails to register as required must be sentenced to either lifetime probation or imprisonment for not less than the presumptive sentence authorized by law. DPS may enter into contracts with qualified vendors to provide a data monitoring and alert system for persons who are required to register. The vendor would monitor the movement of offenders through public records and notify the department or law enforcement agency of any action that would require the offender to re-register.
CH 178 S 1551 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; ACCOMMODATION SCHOOLS
Until January 1, 2010, a county board of supervisors shall not provide for necessary expenses for an accommodation school without an intergovernmental agreement with the county school superintendent which outlines the county’s responsibility for financial contributions to the school’s budget, any conditions related to the expenditures and any financial reporting required of the county school superintendent. The superintendent must provide the county board of supervisors with a report regarding plans for the next school year by April 1 of each year. Estimated revenues from the state must be reported to the board by June 1 of each year.
CH 179 H 2133 LENGTHY TRIAL FUND; JUROR COMPENSATION
A two-tier system of jury compensation is established, replacing a three-tier system. Jurors receive $40 per day through day 4 of a trial and up to $300 per day for every day after that, depending on the juror’s regular earnings. Formerly, jurors received $40 per day for the first 4 days, up to $100 per day from day 5 through day 10, and up to $300 per day beginning on day 11.
CH 180 H 2292 CHILD SUPPORT; COURT ORDERS
Various changes in statutes pertaining to the payment of child support, including, if a support order does not contain a specific date for the start of current child support payments, payments must begin on the first day of the month following entry of the order. Also, for arrearages not reduced to a final written money judgment, interest accrues at the annual rate of 10% beginning at the end of the month following the month in which the support payment is due. For arrearages that have been reduced to a final written money judgment, interest accrues at the annual rate of 10% beginning on the date the judgment was entered. Direct payments or equitable credits applied to arrearages shall be deposited as directed in the court order. Any written agreement between parties regarding support arrearages must be made only by written affidavit signed by both parties. An arrearage calculator may be developed by a government agency using an automated transfer of data from the Support Payment Clearinghouse and the child support registry.
CH 181 S 1032 NATIONAL GUARD FUND; FAMILY ASSISTANCE
Eligibility to receive money from the National Guard Relief Fund is changed to include service members who are “mobilized in support of a contingency operation or state emergency” (previously, eligibility was restricted to those on active duty in a combat zone).
CH 182 S 1053 PROBATION; EXTENSION
The term of probation for persons temporarily released from custody and for whom community supervision is waived must be extended by the amount of time of temporary release.
CH 183 S 1219 PERSONAL I.D. INFORMATION; RECORDED DOCS
Beginning Jan 1, 2007, documents or records that are recorded and made available on the recording party’s public website must not contain a person’s credit/debit card numbers, retirement account number, bank account numbers or not more than five numbers of the person’s social security number. Violators are subject to a $500 penalty per violation.
CH 184 S 1229 SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; HOMELESS OFFENDERS
Convicted sex offenders who are homeless must register as a transient with the county sheriff in whose jurisdiction they reside every 90 days.
CH 185 S 1402 SALES REPRESENTATIVE CONTRACTS
Statutes governing contracts between sales representatives and the people/entities for whom they sell products or services (except insurance agents, real estate agents and other financial services agents) are changed. The contract must stipulate the method of payment by which the sales reps commissions are to be computed and paid; commissions that become payable after termination of the contract must be paid within 14 days of when they become due; if a court action is brought to recover commissions due after termination, the prevailing party is entitled to fees and costs. The provisions of this section cannot be waived and any express or implied waiver is void.
CH 186 S 1471 SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT; COMMUNICATIONS
Statements made by a person undergoing court ordered sex offender treatment and evidence that results from that treatment are not admissible in a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding unless there is a reasonable belief that the person has committed a new violation during the course of the treatment. A treatment provider who complies with this law does not violate any privilege established by law.
CH 187 H 2001 TAXES; REFUND INTERCEPT; VERIFICATION OF ID
Statute that describes the process by which a taxpayer’s income tax refund may be intercepted by the Dept of Revenue and used to pay an obligation the taxpayer owes the state or a court is amended to require that the entity requesting the intercept must verify the identity of the taxpayer. This act identifies several categories of ID (e.g., full name, address, social security number, etc) and specifies the dept must match at least two of them. If the refund was intercepted in error, the taxpayer may be entitled not only to a full refund (as currently) but also to interest and penalties. The amount of the penalty is a function of the time it takes for the agency/court to effect the refund: 10% if within 180 days, 15% if between 6 months and one year; 20% if more than one year.
CH 188 H 2174 PHOTO ENFORCEMENT; SIGNAGE
Law enforcement agencies employing a photo radar system (defined) on streets with a posted speed of 40 miles per hour or more are required to post signs indicating to drivers that photo radar is in use. At least two warning signs are required, the closer of which must be at least 300 feet from the start of the enforcement zone. Absence of signs or incorrect signage may result in citations being dismissed. Warning signs must be removed when photo enforcement is not in operation. If photo enforcement equipment is inside a vehicle, a sign must be posted on the rear of the vehicle clearly marking it as a photo enforcement vehicle. Jurisdictions conducting a demonstration project that installed signage and equipment prior to the effective date of this act are exempt.
CH 189 H 2343 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OVERSIGHT
A 16-member Developmental Disabilities Oversight Committee is established to address issues regarding the effectiveness of the qualified vendor system for delivering services to the developmentally disabled and the feasibility of modifications to those programs. The committee will also analyze available employment opportunities for developmentally disabled individuals and opportunities for improvement. The committee must submit an annual report of its findings to the governor, speaker of the house, president of the senate, secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. Committee sunsets on July 1, 2011.
CH 190 H 2374 DENTAL HYGIENIST; LICENSURE; PENALTY
Criminal classification for practicing dental hygiene without a license is increased to a class 1 (highest) misdemeanor from class 2.
CH 191 H 2448 AHCCCS; VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY
Beginning July 1, 2006, applicants for AHCCCS must provide satisfactory documentation verifying citizenship or qualified alien status. Beginning October 1, 2007, AHCCCS administration must issue a quarterly report of how many individuals were verified by the US government’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, the number and kind of documents discovered to be fraudulent and the number of citizens and non-citizens who were referred for prosecution. Additionally, DES and AHCCCS must issue reports by November 15, 2006, on eligibility and fraud prevention measures including fiscal impact of requiring persons who apply for receive benefits to produce gov’t-issued photo ID.
CH 192 H 2491 STATEWIDE VOTER DATABASE; ACCESS
Beginning January 1, 2008, if the county recorder does not provide voter reg information to party officials as required by law, the party may request the secretary of state to provide the materials in which case the secretary of state may charge the county recorder a fee for each record provided. June 1 of even-numbered (i.e., election) years is added to the list of reporting dates when the secretary of state must issue a tally of all persons registered to vote. Precinct voting lists are to be provided by county recorders to county and state party chairs within 10 days of all reporting dates (formerly, lists were to be provided “quarterly”).
CH 193 H 2508 MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT
The statutory life of the Department of Mines and Mineral Resources is extended until July 1, 2016. Additionally, various changes in statutes authorizing the establishment and specifying the duties of the Dept of Mines and Mineral Resources, including a stipulation that a claim or action against the department must be brought against the state and not against the department, its board of governors, or any employee individually. Duties of the department are expanded to include advocating for the development of mines, assisting other governmental agencies to identify and develop mineral resources, and operating the Mining and Mineral Museum, including authority to charge admission, operate the gift shop and employ a museum curator. The board of governors is empowered to enter into agreements with international organizations, agencies of foreign governments and other entities, both public and private. The director is authorized to receive and hold confidential information considered a “trade secret.” Retroactive to July 1, 2006.
CH 194 H 2521 SMALL WATER SYSTEMS; INTERIM OPERATORS
The Water Infrastructure Finance Authority may be designated by the Dept of Environmental Quality to administer the Small Water Systems Fund. The list of uses for the fund is expanded to include grants to interim operators or managers of small water systems that have been appointed by the Corporation Commission to repair water infrastructure if the manager or operator demonstrates that it requires emergency financial assistance. Effective April 24, 2006.
CH 195 H 2581 FELONIES; RECLASSIFICATION
Various changes in statutes pertaining to the classification of certain crimes, including a reduction to class 1 (highest) misdemeanor from class 6 (lowest) felony for: failure to return leased or rented property, usury, forging messages, operating an unlicensed betting operation (bookies), abandonment or legal neglect of a spouse or owning a vicious dog that attacks a human while at large. Also, in statutes classifying shoplifting, the threshold amounts are changed so that class 6 felony begins at $1000 (formerly $250) and anything less than $1000 (formerly $250) is a class one (highest) misdemeanor. The threshold amount for class 5 felony remains at $2000. In statutes classifying theft of property or services, the threshold amounts are changed so that class 6 felony begins at $1,000 (formerly $250); class 5 felony at $2,000 (formerly $1,000), class 4 at $3,000 (formerly $2,000), class 3 at $4,000 (formerly $3,000). The threshold for class 2 felony remains $25,000
CH 196 H 2643 PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS
Regulations pertaining to physical therapist assistants are amended. Licensed physical therapists are permitted to supervise assistants via telecommunications (currently only on-site supervision is permitted). Also, membership in the five-member Board of Physical Therapy is changed from all members being licensed physical therapists to one member being a physical therapist assistant with an unrestricted certificate and at least 5 years’ experience. A chapter law provision requires the board to adopt rules relating to the supervision of physical therapist assistants and establishes temporary guidelines until formal rules have been implemented.
CH 197 H 2743 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; COGNITIVE
A definitions section in statutes governing developmental disabilities is amended to replace “mental retardation” with “cognitive disability” and to delete the definition of guardianship services.
CH 198 H 2774 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOOKSTORES; REVENUE
Until July 1, 2009, community college districts that exceed spending limits due to expending revenue derived from campus bookstores shall not have state aid withheld as would otherwise be required. Session law only, no change to statutes.
CH 199 S 1145 SELF-DEFENSE; HOME PROTECTION
A person is justified in using physical or deadly force against an intruder who has entered a residence or occupied vehicle forcibly or unlawfully. In a civil action brought against a person who claims his/her conduct was justified by self defense laws, the court shall award attorney fees, compensation for lost wages and other expenses if the defendant prevails. If criminal action is brought, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act with justification. Effective April 24, 2006.
CH 200 S 1270 TOP 50 SCHOOLS; PUBLICATION
The list of duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is expanded to include the preparation and publication on an Internet site a listing of the top elementary, junior high, high school and charter schools in the state, ranking to be based on the school’s academic gains according to Dept of Education measures in several categories. The first listing (2007-2008) is limited to 50 schools; subsequent years may include all schools that meet the established criteria. For each listed school, in addition to a percentile ranking based on academic gains, the website must post the percentage of parents, students and teachers who categorize the school as excellent.
CH 201 S 1301 COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION; WARRANTS
A local law enforcement agency or the DPS is authorized to request the county attorney to seek an arrest warrant against a convicted sex offender who has not registered with the sheriff within 10 days of sentencing or release as required by law. Requirement that law enforcement agencies distribute fliers before obtaining an arrest warrant is deleted.
CH 202 S 1396 JUVENILE CORRECTIONS; WORK RESTITUTION
Maintenance and supervision fees paid by parents/guardians of youths incarcerated by the Dept of Juvenile Corrections are to go to the Juvenile Corrections Restitution Fund to pay for work restitution programs for juveniles.
CH 203 H 2048 CPS; SEMIANNUAL REPORTS; CHILD DEATHS
The list of items included in the semi-annual report by CPS to the Legislature is amended to include the number of reports assigned for investigation in current and previous reporting periods, the number of investigations completed and the percentage of investigations where allegations of abuse were substantiated, the number of open investigations, the percentage of reports that involved the removal of a child from the home, the number and percentage of children removed that had been in out-of-home care, the median, average and range of time periods for out-of-home placements, the number of children granted and not granted termination of parental rights, and the number of children who died while in agency custody, categorized by cause of death and location. The report must also include a list of the major challenges faced while working to achieve the goal of safe, permanent homes.
CH 204 H 2094 DEPENDENCY HEARINGS; PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDER
When a court receives a motion asserting that a child or parent has the right to receive services from an agency or private service provider (defined), the court may order the entity to appear at a hearing to discuss the child’s or parent’s service plan. If the child or parent is eligible to receive Social Security Act monies, the court may order the agency or provider to provide only covered services deemed “medically necessary.”
CH 205 H 2345 COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES; MOTOR CARRIERS
The list of circumstances in which the Dept of Transportation can disqualify a person from operating a commercial vehicle is expanded to include the refusal to submit to a drug/alcohol test, instances when criminal convictions or civil traffic violations result in multiple disqualifications and instances where a person currently serving a disqualification is convicted of an another disqualifiable offense. Further, the civil penalty for a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order is raised to a range of $1,100 to $2,750 from a fixed amount of $1,000. The civil penalty for a motor carrier operating a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order is raised to a minimum of $2,750 not to exceed $11,000. Additionally, a motor carrier shall not knowingly require or allow a driver to violate any federal, state or local railroad crossing law. Violations are punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 and possible disqualification. ADOT may establish a fee structure for trucks entering the state from Mexico with revenues to be deposited in the Safety Enforcement and Transportation Infrastructure Fund. The list of uses of fund monies is expanded to include paying for equipment or improvements at border crossing locations to relieve vehicle congestion.
CH 206 H 2349 COUNTY ASSESSORS; PROPERTY FUND; CONTINUATION
The repeal of the county assessors’ property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund scheduled for Dec 31, 2006, is delayed until Dec 31, 2011. [Note: the fund’s revenue comes from a surcharge on fees charged by the county recorder for recordation.] Additionally, the definition of “training” as one of the permissible activities chargeable to the fund is clarified to specifically exclude costs related to employee travel and salaries.
CH 207 H 2426 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; LAB COSTS; BILLING
It is an act of unprofessional conduct for a health care professional to request a bill for lab work be sent to anyone other than the patient, a 3rd party payor, a health care institution, a referring lab, or a government agency acting as agent for the patient. Similar language is installed in statutes prohibiting labs from billing any party other than those listed above.
CH 208 H 2484 SECURE RECORDS DISPOSAL
Trade and commerce statutes are expanded by adding a chapter requiring that businesses use stipulated procedures to discard or dispose of records containing personal or entity identifying information. Effective October 1, 2006.

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