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§ 31-107 — Emergency removal of prisoners

Arizona § 31-107
JurisdictionArizona
Title 31Arizona Revised Statutes
Ch. 1JAILS
Art. 1Personnel and Facilities

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 31-107 (2026).

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When a county jail or building contiguous to it is on fire and there is reason to apprehend that the prisoners may be injured or endangered, the sheriff shall remove them to a safe and convenient place and there confine them as long as necessary.

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