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AZ HB2426

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2016

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Townsend

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - Second Regular Session (2016)

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

Full Bill Text

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