SB1442 is a bill that proposes to transfer the responsibility of collecting court diversion fees, surcharges, and Defensive Driving School Fund fees from defensive driving schools to the court of record. Under current law, defensive driving schools are tasked with collecting these fees and surcharges from individuals attending their programs and then transmitting them to the appropriate court or the State Treasurer. The bill seeks to amend sections 28-3396 and 28-3397 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to reflect this change in responsibility.

The bill outlines that the court of record, rather than the defensive driving school, will now be required to collect the court diversion fee and the $45 surcharge, as well as the Defensive Driving School Fund fee, which can be up to $15 as established by the Arizona Supreme Court. Additionally, the court of record will be responsible for transmitting the surcharge to the State Treasurer and the Fund fee to the Arizona Supreme Court. The bill includes technical and conforming changes to align with these new provisions and is set to become effective on the general effective date.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 28-3396, 28-3397, 35-146, 35-147, 41-1730
Senate Engrossed Version: 28-3396, 28-3397, 35-146, 35-147, 41-1730