41-1829. Arizona peace officers memorial
board
A. An Arizona peace officers memorial board is established consisting of the
attorney general, who shall serve as permanent chairman, the director of the department
of public safety, the director of the state department of corrections, the executive
director of the Arizona criminal justice commission, eleven members appointed pursuant to
subsection B and as advisory members the chairmen of the appropriations and judiciary
committees of the house of representatives and the senate. For the purposes of this
subsection, "advisory member" means a member who gives advice to the other members of the
peace officers memorial board at meetings of the board but who is not eligible to vote
and is not a member for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
B. The permanent chairman shall appoint one private citizen who is knowledgeable in
the history of law enforcement in this state, one county sheriff, one local police chief,
two members selected from a recognized fraternal organization for law enforcement
personnel, two representatives from the business community, two family members of peace
officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and two members from a statewide
organization representing law enforcement personnel.
C. The board shall meet at the call of the permanent chairman.
D. Members of the board are not eligible to receive compensation, but members
appointed pursuant to subsection B are entitled to reimbursement from the Arizona peace
officers memorial fund for reasonable expenses in traveling on and attending to official
board business.
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