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AZ SB1502

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Townsend

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-2917 to add specific evidentiary requirements for noise-related public nuisance prosecutions under subsection A, paragraph 1.

  • Requires prosecutions involving noise to include an accurate recording and measurement of the noise by a peace officer or code enforcement officer.

  • Specifies that sound pressure measurements must be made on the A-weighted fast response mode scale using methods consistent with American National Standards Institute standards ANSI S1.2-1962 (R1976) and ANSI S1.2-1971 (R1976).

  • Requires measurements to be taken using a Type 1 or 2 sound meter meeting ANSI S1.4L-1971 requirements or any other device that accurately measures sound levels.

  • Adds definition of "A-weighted" as a frequency weighting network used to account for changes in sensitivity as a function of frequency.

Legislative Description

Public nuisance; noise; evidence

Criminal Code - Title 13

Last Action

Senate motion to reconsider third reading

3/3/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2021
Judiciary2/1/2021

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