{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-299.10","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 12-299.10","heading":"Court security officers; certification; powers and duties","body":"A. Each court may use certified court security officers to ensure the safety of judicial branch employees and facilities. A certified court security officer must be an employee of the judicial branch. The supreme court shall certify court security officers.\n\nB. A certified court security officer, in the performance of the officer's duties, may do all of the following:\n\n1. With reasonable cause, detain a person on the premises for a reasonable time to contact a law enforcement officer and maintain the safety and well-being of a person who is in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.\n\n2. Refuse to allow a weapon or unlawful material in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.\n\n3. Respond to threats to and emergencies involving a judicial branch employee in a judicial branch facility, on judicial branch grounds or where a court is convening.\n\n4. Receive information from a law enforcement agency regarding threats to a judicial branch facility or judicial branch grounds or to a judicial branch employee.\n\nC. A certified court security officer is not eligible for enrollment in the retirement plans established by title 38, chapter 5, article 4, 4.1, 4.2 or 6 due solely to employment as a certified court security officer.","path":["Title 12 Courts and Civil Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00299-10.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"29de5a89905d6f19802854ebb9366b9752a2d385cfde8605acda883ee61a59f0","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-299.05","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-12-3001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}