HB 2508 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-1804 to add threatening to notify law enforcement about another person's undocumented or illegal immigration status as a form of theft by extortion.

• Makes it illegal to obtain or seek to obtain property or services by threatening to report someone's immigration status to law enforcement.

• Classifies the offense as a class 4 felony (unless involving threats of death or serious physical injury with a deadly weapon, which remains class 2).

• Provides an affirmative defense for accusations, exposure, or official actions undertaken as lawful restitution, indemnification, or compensation.