Adopted on a Permanent Basis

Rule Impacts Report

Adopted on a Permanent Basis

Rules That Are Now Adopted on a Permanent Basis
For additional information, please see the 2009 rule impacts report at: http://www.azcourts.gov/rulesimpactreport/2009TableofContents.aspx
Rule	Will Affect	Summary and Impact

Ariz. R. Crim. P 3.2, 4.2, 7.5, 14.3, 26.10, Form 3(a), and Exhibit A to the Rules of Procedure in Traffic and Boating Cases R-09-0029 AOC contact: Patrick Scott	All trial courts Judges Clerks Admin	The rule amendments concern changes to fingerprinting requirements at multiple stages of the criminal justice process. See 2009 rule impacts report, criminal procedure.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 11.5 and 11.6 R-09-0028 AOC contact: Mark Meltzer	Superior court Judges Clerks Admin	The rule has been conformed to amendments to A.R.S. § 13-4515 that affect the calculation of the maximum time allowed for a restoration to competency program. The calculation must consider only the time a defendant actually spends in a program. See 2009 rule impacts report, criminal procedure.

Juvenile Rules 41, 47, 47.1, 50, 52, 58, and 68 R-09-0027 AOC contact: C. Lautt-Owens	Superior court Judges Clerks Admin	Amendments to the juvenile rules were promulgated to conform to statutory changes concerning dependency, guardianship, and termination of parental rights proceedings. See 2009 rule impacts report, Juvenile Section.

ARPOP Rule 6 R-09-0026 AOC contact: Kay Radwanski	All trial courts Judges Clerks Admin	To conform to a change to A.R.S. §13-3601(A)(6), Rule 6 was amended to include a “victim and defendant who currently share or previously shared a romantic or sexual relationship” within the list of statutory relationships that may give rise to the issuance of an order of protection from the court. A person in a dating relationship that does not qualify as romantic or sexual is still eligible for an injunction against harassment. Criteria for whether a romantic or sexual relationship exists (or existed) are now set out in Rule 6. See 2009 rule impacts report, protective order procedure