This bill proposes to amend section 12-3101 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by updating the definition of "foreign law." Currently, the statute defines "foreign law" as any legal system other than the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and state laws. The new bill language would insert specific references to Sharia law as a type of foreign law, thereby explicitly categorizing it alongside other foreign legal systems.

Additionally, the bill would remove the phrase "or the constitution and laws of this state" from the current definition, streamlining the definition of foreign law to focus solely on laws outside the U.S. and state legal frameworks. This change aims to clarify the scope of what constitutes foreign law in Arizona.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 12-3101