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Overview of Sexually Violent Persons Law
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§36-3701, Sexually Violent Persons (SVP)
In 1995 the Arizona
Legislature enacted a statute to further protect the citizens of Arizona from
repetitive, predatory sex offenders by enabling certain persons to be civilly
committed to the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center (formerly
Arizona State Hospital) upon completion of a prison term. Arizona's statute is
patterned after the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act, the constitutionality
of which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court on June 23, 1997.
The Arizona statute requires
the agency having custody of the offender to determine:
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If the offender has been
convicted of a sexually violent offense or a sexually motivated offense in
Arizona or any other state, and
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upon completion of a
psychiatric/psychological report whether or not the person has a mental
disorder and as a result of that mental disorder, the person is likely to
engage in a sexually violent offense.
ADC coordinates statutory
requirements of the SVP review/referral process through collaborative efforts of
the ADC-Sex Offender Coordination Unit, county attorneys, courts and mental
health professionals statewide.
Access ARS §36-3701 by
following link:
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=36
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