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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-415 (2026)

Violation of parole or community supervision; warrant for retaking parolee or offender on community supervision

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If the parole clerk of the department of corrections or the director of the department of corrections, or the board of executive clemency or any member thereof, has reasonable cause to believe that a paroled prisoner or an offender on community supervision has violated his parole or community supervision and has lapsed or is probably about to lapse into criminal ways or company, then any of such persons may issue a warrant for retaking the prisoner or offender at any time prior to expiration of the maximum sentence or term of community supervision, which time shall be specified in the warrant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2022 · leading case: Broadhead v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 725 P.2d 744 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
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Broadhead v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons & Paroles, 725 P.2d 744 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 8× “He contends that under A.R.S. § 31-415, the Board must find a recidivistic nexus linking a violation of parole with a lapse into criminal ways, and that the Board failed to do so in violation of his due process rights.”
State of Arizona v. Ronnie Roy Vera, 334 P.3d 754 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). “iew, the state argues Vera’s claim is defeated by the legislature’s recent enactment of § 13-716, which provides, Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of release after serving a minimum number of calendar years for an…”
State v. Olson, 262 P.3d 828 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “240 (b); Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 31-415 ; Ark. Code Ann.”
State v. Healer, 440 P.3d 404 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “§ 13-716, which provides: Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of release after serving a minimum number of calendar years for an offense that was committed before the person attained eighteen years of age is eligible…”
Tucker v. Arizona Dep't of Corr. (D. Ariz. 2022). · cites it 2× “Defendants argue that Tucker attempt to 27 include a claim under A.R.S. § 31-415, as to whether the warrant was "facially invalid" or 28 1 failed to allege Tucker had lapsed or was about to lapse into criminal ways is, in effect, an 2 improper amendment of the TAC and should not…”
Patterson v. State (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “We first consider whether Patterson satisfied the notice of claim statute’s requirements for his state claims for (1) negligence and (2) violations of A.R.S. §§ 31-415, -412, and ADOC Orders 709.”
State v. Bautista (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “If granted parole, the person shall remain on parole for the remainder of the person’s life except that the person’s parole may be revoked pursuant to § 31-415. 2Bautista concedes he did not raise these issues until the oral argument below.”
State v. Bautista (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “If granted parole, the person shall remain on parole for the remainder of the person’s life except that the person’s parole may be revoked pursuant to § 31-415. 2Bautista concedes he did not raise these issues until the oral argument below.”
State v. McDaniel (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “Section 13-716 provides as follows: “Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of release after serving a minimum number of calendar years for an offense that was committed before the person attained eighteen years of age…”
State v. Stewart, 377 P.3d 383 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “Effective July 24, 2014, § 13-716 provides as follows: Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of release after serving a minimum number of calendar years for an offense that was committed before the person attained…”
Vera v. Shinn (D. Ariz. 2021). “If granted parole, the person shall remain on parole for the remainder of the person's life except that the person's parole 26 may be revoked pursuant to § 31-415. See Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-716 .”
Valencia 124129 v. Shinn (D. Ariz. 2022). “If granted parole, the person shall remain on parole for the remainder of the person's 23 life except that the person’s parole may be revoked pursuant to § 31-415. 24 Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-716 . 25 “A change in law violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Federal Constitution…”
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