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AZ SB1295

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2023

Primary Sponsor

Christine Marsh

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-2917 to add immunity from public nuisance charges for domestic violence victims.

  • Exempts persons who are, have been, or are about to become victims of domestic violence offenses from liability under public nuisance laws.

  • Maintains existing public nuisance definitions related to health hazards, obstructions, and obscene materials within specified distances of schools, parks, and residential areas.

  • Preserves county attorneys', attorneys general, and city attorneys' authority to bring abatement and injunction actions for public nuisances.

  • Retains class 2 misdemeanor penalty for knowingly maintaining or committing a public nuisance or failing to remove one.

Legislative Description

Public nuisance; immunity; domestic violence

Domestic Violence

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2023
Judiciary1/30/2023

Full Bill Text

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