Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3989.01 — Admissibility; 911 emergency service records and recordings; definition
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 13: Trials, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3989.01
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A. The records and recordings of 911 emergency service telephone calls are admissible in evidence in any action without testimony from a custodian of records if the records and recordings are accompanied by the following signed form:
The accompanying records and recordings and explanatory material are from the (name of agency) public safety answering point communications facility. This form authenticates (number) pages. This form authenticates (number) tapes. These documents and tapes pertain to: case number _____________, department report number _________________, call receipt date and time ______________, caller name _______________________, call origination location address _______________________, originating telephone number _____________________, dispatch time _____________________, arrival time_____________________.
Signed: ________________________ Custodian of records.
B. 911 emergency records and recordings and any copies of the records and recordings that comply with subsection A of this section are deemed to be authenticated pursuant to rule 901(b)(10) of the Arizona rules of evidence.
C. Nothing in this section affects the confidentiality of medical records as provided in section 12-2292.
D. For the purposes of this section, "records and recordings" includes telephone calls, data compilation from and copies of 911 emergency records and recordings and accompanying explanatory materials.
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