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AZ SB1339

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2023

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-405 to add new exceptions where deadly physical force is not justified.

  • Prohibits a person from threatening or using deadly physical force against another if they leave a place of safety and actively pursue the other person who is engaged in a lawful activity.

  • Prohibits a person from threatening or using deadly physical force if they pursue the other person after a law enforcement officer requests that the person retreat to a place of safety.

  • Maintains existing law that a person has no duty to retreat before using deadly physical force if they are in a place where they may legally be and are not engaged in an unlawful act.

Legislative Description

Justification; deadly physical force exceptions

Exceptions

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/9/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2023
Military Affairs and Public Safety2/2/2023

Full Bill Text

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