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AZ SB1504

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona law to add exceptions to when a person may use deadly physical force in self-defense.

  • Prohibits use of deadly physical force if a person leaves a place of safety and actively pursues another person who is engaged in a lawful activity.

  • Prohibits use of deadly physical force if a person continues to pursue another person after a law enforcement officer requests that the person retreat to a place of safety.

  • Maintains existing law that a person has no duty to retreat before using deadly physical force if they are in a lawful place and not engaged in unlawful activity.

Legislative Description

Justification; deadly physical force; exceptions

Criminal Code

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/2/2017

Full Bill Text

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