Loading chat...
AZ HB2426
Bill
Status
1/25/2016
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Townsend
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Removes the offense of using "abusive or offensive language or gestures" likely to provoke immediate physical retaliation from the disorderly conduct statute (A.R.S. § 13-2904).
-
Separates the offense of recklessly handling a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument into two distinct felony offenses: recklessly displaying a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, and recklessly discharging a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
-
Updates the forfeiture statute (A.R.S. § 13-3105) to allow courts to order forfeiture of deadly weapons or dangerous instruments in cases involving the new disorderly conduct felony offenses for displaying or discharging weapons.
-
Modifies the domestic violence definition (A.R.S. § 13-3601) to reference the renumbered disorderly conduct paragraphs involving deadly weapons and dangerous instruments.
-
Updates the insurance discrimination statute (A.R.S. § 20-448) to reference the renumbered disorderly conduct offenses involving weapons and to correct grammatical language from "which" to "that."
Legislative Description
Disorderly conduct
Last Action
Referred to House JUD Committee
1/26/2016