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This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-901, which governs probation. The key provision, new subsection O, mandates that if a defendant who is at least eighteen years old is convicted of a "dangerous crime against children" (a serious offense involving harm to a child) and subsequently commits another crime or violates their probation terms, the court must issue a warrant for their rearrest and revoke their probation. Furthermore, if the defendant is serving multiple probation terms at the same time (concurrently), and their probation is revoked, the court must impose consecutive prison sentences, meaning the sentences will be served one after another, rather than at the same time. This change aims to ensure stricter consequences for individuals convicted of dangerous crimes against children who re-offend or violate probation.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85369