1. The Arizona Rules of Court provide clear direction to court personnel responsible for practically applying the records retention and disposition schedules when managing the storage and disposition of evidence, including electronically stored evidence.
2. The records retention and disposition schedules in the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration (ACJA) §§ 2-101, 2-201, 3-402, and 4-302 provide clear direction for practically applying the schedules when managing the storage and disposition of evidence, including electronically stored evidence. Making recommendations to the Committee on Continuing Education and Training (COJET) and the AJC regarding training and education for judges and court personnel on victims’ rights and appropriate treatment of victims;
3. Existing policies provide clear direction for practically applying the records retention and disposition schedules when managing the storage and disposition of evidence, including electronically stored evidence, submitted in hearings or at trial after the case has been adjudicated.
4. Amendments to the records retention and disposition schedules in ACJA §§ 2-101, 2-201, 3-402, and 4-302, and the disposition guidance provided in Administrative Order 2021-142(2)(j), are necessary to account for advances in technology.
5. Updates to existing authorities are necessary to allow a judge to take judicial notice of evidence that was previously admitted in evidence in a prior hearing.

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