Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-224 (2026)
Duty to deliver medical records
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Prior to or at the same time a prisoner is transferred from a state department of corrections facility by the department to a county jail facility, a copy of the prisoner's state department of corrections medical record file, including the prisoner's mental health file, or a standardized medical record summary shall be transferred.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1970–1977 · leading case: Burchett v. Bower, 355 F. Supp. 1278 (D. Ariz. 1973).
Burchett v. Bower, 355 F. Supp. 1278 (D. Ariz. 1973). “It seeks, among other things, a declaratory judgment that Burchett has a constitutionally protected *1280 right to mental treatment at the Hospital, preliminary and permanent injunctions restraining defendants and others from future unconstitutional enforcement against him of…”
In Re Burchett, 530 P.2d 368 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). “The order further denied the State Hospital's motion to set aside the original order of commitment, stayed the effective date of the order and ordered the hospital to retain custody of Burchett in order to allow Burchett "an opportunity to pursue his arguments concerning the…”
State v. Kidwell, 556 P.2d 20 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “01 provide in part: “B. In addition to the medical and health services to be provided pursuant to subsection D and in addition to the procedures to be followed pursuant to § 31-224, the superintendent shall in cooperation with the department of health services provide to…”
Burchett v. State, 564 P.2d 87 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977). “The procedure for the commitment of prisoners to the Arizona State Hospital is contained in A.R.S. § 31-224, added Laws 1975, Ch. 111, § 3.”
Maxwell v. McBryde, 469 P.2d 835 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). “He seeks an order directing the prison superintendent to file a petition pursuant to A.R.S. § 31-224, as amended, and that the superior court direct that the petitioner be confined in the Arizona state hospital and other appropriate relief.”
State v. Davis, 480 P.2d 354 (Ariz. 1971). “§ 31-224 A.R.S. mandates the State to provide facilities when a prisoner manifests symptoms of mental illness.”
State ex rel. Dep't of Corr. v. Burchett, 530 P.2d 368 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). “The order further denied the State Hospital’s motion to set aside the original order of commitment, stayed the effective date of the order and ordered the hospital to retain custody of Burchett in order to allow Burchett “an opportunity to pursue his arguments concerning the…”
State v. Owens, 557 P.2d 562 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “Once a prisoner is confined in any facility operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections, it is incumbent upon the personnel of such facility to take appropriate measures, including but not limited to, involuntary hospitalization in the State Hospital, transfer to another…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-224(B) — 1 case
Burchett v. State, 564 P.2d 87 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977). “The procedure for the commitment of prisoners to the Arizona State Hospital is contained in A.R.S. § 31-224, added Laws 1975, Ch. 111, § 3.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-224(D) — 1 case
In Re Burchett, 530 P.2d 368 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). “The order further denied the State Hospital's motion to set aside the original order of commitment, stayed the effective date of the order and ordered the hospital to retain custody of Burchett in order to allow Burchett "an opportunity to pursue his arguments concerning the…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-224(E) — 1 case
Burchett v. State, 564 P.2d 87 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977). “The procedure for the commitment of prisoners to the Arizona State Hospital is contained in A.R.S. § 31-224, added Laws 1975, Ch. 111, § 3.”
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