Rule 27.10. Probation Review Hearing Regarding Sex Offender Registration

(a) Right to Hearing. The court must conduct a probation review hearing at least once a year if requested by a probationer who is: (1) under 22 years of age; and (2) serving a term of probation for an offense that: (A) requires registration under A.R.S. § 13-3821; and (B) was committed when the probationer was under 18 years of age. (b) Notice of Right to Hearing. The court must inform a probationer of the right to a hearing under (a) when it imposes probation. (c) Request for Hearing and Timing. To obtain a hearing, the probationer must file a request with the court and provide a copy of the request to the State. A probationer must file a request for a hearing no later than 30 days before the probationer's twenty-second birthday. (d) Setting a Hearing and Providing Notice. (1) Timing. The court must hold a hearing no later than 30 days after a timely request is filed. (2) Notice. (A) Generally. The court must notify the following of the hearing date: (i) the State, which in turn must notify any victim or victim's attorney entitled to be present and heard under the Arizona Constitution, statute, or court rule; (ii) the probationer's attorney, if any; and (iii) the probation officer. (B) Notice to the State. In any case involving a victim, the court must give the State at least 7 calendar days' notice of the hearing date. (e) Prehearing Conference. The court may hold a prehearing conference. The people who may be present and the conference's scope are specified by A.R.S. § 13-923. (f) Probation Review Report. The court must require the preparation of a probation review report before a probation review hearing. The probation office must deliver the report to the judge conducting the hearing at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled hearing date. (g) Scope of Hearing. At the hearing, the court must consider and decide whether to: (1) continue, modify, or terminate probation; (2) continue to require, suspend, or terminate the probationer's registration under A.R.S ort before a probation review hearing. The probation office must deliver the report to the judge conducting the hearing at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled hearing date. (g) Scope of Hearing. At the hearing, the court must consider and decide whether to: (1) continue, modify, or terminate probation; (2) continue to require, suspend, or terminate the probationer's registration under A.R.S. § 13-3821; and (3) continue, defer, or terminate community notification under A.R.S. § 13-3825.