41-1711. Department of public safety; purpose; location; qualifications of director; responsibilities A. There shall be a department of public safety which is responsible for creating and coordinating services for use by local law enforcement agencies in protecting the public safety. The principal office and headquarters of the department shall be in Phoenix. B. The department […]
41-1712. Organization of department; divisions (L03, Ch. 263, sec. 46. Eff. until 7/1/25) A. The department shall consist of the following divisions: 1. Arizona highway patrol. 2. Narcotics enforcement and criminal investigation. 3. Scientific criminal analysis. 4. Training and education. B. The department may establish district headquarters and stations at various places in the state, […]
41-1712. Organization of department; divisions (L22, Ch. 311, sec. 3. Eff. 7/1/25) A. The department shall consist of the following divisions: 1. Arizona highway patrol. 2. Narcotics enforcement and criminal investigation. 3. Scientific criminal analysis. 4. Training and education. 5. Major incident division. B. The department may establish district headquarters and stations at various places […]
41-1713. Powers and duties of director; authentication of records A. The director of the department shall: 1. Be the administrative head of the department. 2. Subject to the merit system rules, appoint, suspend, demote, promote or dismiss all other classified employees of the department on the recommendation of their respective division superintendent. The director shall […]
41-1713.01. Deputy director; powers and duties; compensation A. The primary responsibility of the deputy director is to assist the director and perform functions and duties assigned by the director. B. The deputy director is exempt from chapter 4, articles 5 and 6 of this title and is eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611.
41-1714. Merit system for department employees The employees of the department shall be included under the merit system council of the Arizona highway patrol or its successor, the law enforcement merit system council, if established by law.
41-1715. Department of public safety reserve The director may provide for a volunteer organization to be known as the department of public safety reserve, which organization shall consist of United States citizens who are residents of the state of Arizona and who shall render auxiliary support, without compensation, to the department as the director may […]
41-1716. Powers of reserve The director shall define the powers and duties of the reserve, but such powers and duties shall not be in excess of those accorded to department employees nor inconsistent therewith.
41-1717. Reserve; badge of authority A. The director shall issue to each member of the reserve a badge of authority to be used by the members of the reserve for activities authorized by the director. The badge shall be of such design as the director may determine, but shall bear the word " reserve" across […]
41-1718. Eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits While on duty, members of the reserve shall be deemed to be state employees for the purpose of securing workers’ compensation benefits in the same manner, under the same conditions, and to the same extent as regular state employees.
41-1719. Sex offender community notification coordinator; duties A. The sex offender community notification coordinator is established in the department of public safety. B. The sex offender community notification coordinator shall: 1. Oversee reimbursement of monies to agencies that perform sex offender community notification. 2. Oversee the Arizona sex offender community notification process.
41-1720. Parity compensation fund; exemption A. The parity compensation fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 28-5808 and monies appropriated by the legislature. The department shall administer the fund and, considering state revenues and state employee pay adjustments, shall spend monies from the fund for salaries and benefits for law enforcement personnel. […]
41-1721. Families of fallen police officers special plate fund The families of fallen police officers special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2427. The department of public safety shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars received shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to […]
41-1722. Concealed weapons permit fund A. The concealed weapons permit fund is established consisting of fees collected pursuant to section 13-3112. B. The department shall administer the fund. Monies deposited in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and must only be used by the department to: 1. Administer the concealed weapons permit process established […]
41-1723. Public safety equipment fund; distribution A. The public safety equipment fund is established consisting of monies deposited in the fund pursuant to sections 12-116.04, 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383, 28-8284, 28-8286, 28-8287 and 28-8288. The department shall administer the fund. B. The first one million two hundred thousand dollars deposited in the public safety equipment fund […]
41-1724. Gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund; subaccount; use of monies; reporting requirements A. The gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 11-1051 and monies appropriated by the legislature. The department shall administer the fund. Any monies distributed from the fund to a […]
41-1725. Capitol police administrative towing fund The capitol police administrative towing fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 28-3513. The department shall administer the fund. The monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The monies in the fund […]
41-1726. Blue alert notification system; requirements A. The department shall establish the blue alert notification system as a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following an attack on a law enforcement officer as described in subsection B of this section. B. On the request of an authorized person at a law enforcement […]
41-1727. Victims’ rights enforcement fund; use; reporting A. The victims’ rights enforcement fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to sections 5-568 and 12-116.09 and monies available from any other source. The department shall administer the fund, shall distribute the monies to qualifying organizations and entities and may use up to five percent of […]
41-1728. Silver alert notification system; requirements; definition A. The department shall establish the silver alert notification system as a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following the report of a missing person who is sixty-five years of age or older or who has a developmental disability, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia as described […]
