Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 1-602 — Parents' bill of rights; governmental interference restricted; burden of proof; definition

ARS § 1-602Title 1. General Provision · Ch. 6. PARENTS' RIGHTS · Art. 1. Parents' Bill of Rights

Statute text

1-602. Parents' bill of rights; governmental interference restricted; burden of proof; definition A. All parental rights are exclusively reserved to a parent of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this state, any political subdivision of this state, any other governmental entity or any other institution, including: 1. The right to direct the education of the minor child. 2. All rights of parents identified in title 15, including the right to access and review all records relating to the minor child. 3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child. 4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the minor child. 5. The right to make all health care decisions for the minor child, including rights pursuant to sections 15-873, 36-2271 and 36-2272, unless otherwise prohibited by law. 6. The right to request, access and review all written and electronic medical records of the minor child unless otherwise prohibited by law or unless the parent is the subject of an investigation of a crime committed against the minor child and a law enforcement official requests that the information not be released. 7. The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of the minor child is made pursuant to section 15-109. 8. The right to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored or shared, except as required by section 36-694, or before any genetic testing is conducted on the minor child pursuant to section 12-2803 unless authorized pursuant to section 13-610 or a court order. 9. The right to consent in writing before this state or any of its political subdivisions makes a video or voice recording of the minor child, unless the video or voice recording is made during or as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of an interview in a criminal or child safety services investigation or to be used solely for any of the following:

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