Arizona § 13-3907 Arrest with existing warrant; detention officer; definition

Arizona Statutes

§ 13-3907 — Arrest with existing warrant; detention officer; definition

Arizona § 13-3907

Title 13Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 38MISCELLANEOUS

Art. 7Arrest

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-3907 (2026).

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A.A detention officer who is acting in the officer's official capacity pursuant to an existing warrant may arrest a person who is any of the following:

1.Already incarcerated in a jail facility or who surrenders to a jail facility at which the detention officer is employed.

2.At a hospital facility to which the detention officer is assigned, and the person to be arrested is under law enforcement supervision or custody while in the hospital facility.

3.At a superior, justice or municipal court facility to which the detention officer is assigned.

4.Within a jail facility as a visitor and the person is found to have an outstanding warrant.

B.A detention officer who is acting in the detention officer's official capacity may take custody of a person whom a judicial officer remands in

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A. A detention officer who is acting in the officer's official capacity pursuant to an existing warrant may arrest a person who is any of the following:

1. Already incarcerated in a jail facility or who surrenders to a jail facility at which the detention officer is employed.

2. At a hospital facility to which the detention officer is assigned, and the person to be arrested is under law enforcement supervision or custody while in the hospital facility.

3. At a superior, justice or municipal court facility to which the detention officer is assigned.

4. Within a jail facility as a visitor and the person is found to have an outstanding warrant.

B. A detention officer who is acting in the detention officer's official capacity may take custody of a person whom a judicial officer remands into custody during a court proceeding.

C. For the purposes of this section, "detention officer" means a person other than an elected official who is employed by a county, city or town and who is responsible for the supervision, protection, care, custody or control of inmates in a county or municipal correctional institution. Detention officer does not include counselors or secretarial, clerical or professionally trained personnel.