AI-assisted research summary: The Arizona criminal justice commission must organize, meet four times a year, and its members must attend at least three meetings a year. Some appointed members cannot use designees, members receive no compensation, and they may be reimbursed for expenses.
41-2404 - Arizona criminal justice commission; members; compensation; terms; meetings 41-2404. Arizona criminal justice commission; members; compensation; terms; meetings A. The Arizona criminal justice commission is established consisting of the following members: 1. The attorney general or the attorney general's designee. 2. The director of the department of public safety or the director's designee. 3. The director of the state department of corrections or the director's designee. 4. Seventeen members who are appointed by the governor. Not more than nine of these members may be from the same political party. 5. The administrative director of the courts or the director's designee. 6. The chairperson of the board of executive clemency or the chairperson's designee. B. The members who are appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section shall include at least one police chief, one county attorney and one county sheriff from a county with a population of one million five hundred thousand or more persons, one police chief, one county attorney and one county sheriff from a county with a population equal to or greater than four hundred fifty thousand persons but fewer than one million five hundred thousand persons and one police chief, one county attorney and one county sheriff from counties with a population of fewer than four hundred fifty thousand persons. The remaining members shall include one law enforcement leader, one former judge, one mayor, one member of a county board of supervisors, one public defender, two victim advocates and one chief probation officer. C. Members who are appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section shall serve for terms of two years terminating on the convening of the first regular session of the legislature and may not use a designee for their attendance. Any appointive member who ceases to be a member of the body the member represents on the commission is deemed to have resigned. Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment. D. The commission shall meet and organize by electing from among its membership officers as are deemed necessary or advisable. The commission shall hold four meetings during each calendar year, and each member shall attend at least three meetings. Additional meetings may be held as determined by the chairperson. If a member fails to attend at least three meetings each calendar year, the member's position is deemed vacant by operation of law. Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. E. Members of the commission are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.