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AZ HB2703

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Becky Nutt

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Establishes civil liability for physical invasion of privacy when a person knowingly enters another's land or airspace without permission to capture visual images, sound, or physical impressions of someone engaged in private activities in an offensive manner.

  • Creates liability for constructive invasion of privacy when a person attempts to capture visual images, sound, or physical impressions of another in private activities using devices without physically trespassing, if the capture would have been impossible without trespassing.

  • Applies only to visual images, sound, or physical impressions captured in Arizona on or after December 31, 2020.

  • Exempts law enforcement personnel and government agency employees acting within the scope of employment with articulable suspicion conducting investigations into suspected illegal activity, administrative violations, fraud, or public welfare concerns.

  • Defines "private, personal or familial activity" to include intimate personal details, family interactions, residential property activities, and other private affairs where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists.

Legislative Description

Civil action; invasion of privacy

Civil Liability

Last Action

House JUD Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

2/12/2020

Full Bill Text

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