13-1212 - Arizona Statutes

13-1212. Prisoner assault with bodily fluids; liability for costs; classification; definition A. A prisoner commits prisoner assault with bodily fluids if the prisoner throws or projects any bodily fluid at or onto a correctional facility employee or private prison security officer who the prisoner knows or reasonably should know is an employee of a correctional facility or is a private prison security officer. B. A prisoner who is convicted of a violation of this section is liable for any costs incurred by the correctional facility employee or private prison security officer, including costs incurred for medical expenses or cleaning uniforms. C. The state department of corrections shall adopt rules for the payment of costs pursuant to subsection B of this section. Monies in the prisoner's trust fund or retention account established by the correctional facility in which the prisoner is incarcerated may be used to pay the costs pursuant to subsection B of this section. D. A prisoner who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony and the sentence imposed for a violation of this section shall run consecutively pursuant to section 13-709.01, subsection C. E. For the purposes of this section, "bodily fluids" means saliva, blood, seminal fluid, urine or feces.