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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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HOUSE BILL 2583 |
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AN ACT
amending title 41, chapter 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 12; relating to the Arizona joint operations intelligence unit.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 12, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 12, to read:
ARTICLE 12. ARIZONA JOINT OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE UNIT
41-1830.41. Arizona joint operations intelligence unit; coordinating entities; authority to enter compacts and agreements
A. The Arizona joint operations intelligence unit is established within the department.
B. The unit may coordinate interagency law enforcement resources to better patrol the border region and to conduct interdiction operations along the border between this state and Mexico. The unit may be divided into sectors that correspond to the United States border patrol sectors in this state. The unit may coordinate with the following entities or their successors:
1. County sheriffs.
2. Local law enforcement agencies.
3. The Arizona game and fish department.
4. The United States border patrol.
5. The United States customs and border protection.
6. The United States immigration and customs enforcement.
7. The Arizona national guard.
8. The United States bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms.
9. The United States drug enforcement agency.
10. The federal bureau of investigation.
C. The director may enter into compacts or agreements with other border states or resources to carry out the purposes of the unit.