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AZ SB1125

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2021

Primary Sponsor

David Gowan

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a new crime of "bias motivated intimidation" targeting first responders (peace officers, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics) under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13, Chapter 12.

  • Makes it a class 4 felony to maliciously and intentionally intimidate, harass, or terrorize someone because of their actual or perceived employment as a first responder.

  • Requires the intimidation to cause either death, serious physical injury to another person, or property damage/destruction exceeding $500 in value.

  • Mandates sentences for this felony run consecutively to any other sentence or undischarged term of imprisonment imposed on the defendant.

Legislative Description

Bias motivated intimidation; first responders

First Responders

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/13/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/13/2021
Judiciary1/12/2021

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