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AZ SB1134
Bill
Status
1/24/2024
Primary Sponsor
Juan Mendez
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-405 regarding justification for use of deadly physical force.
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Adds two new exceptions prohibiting deadly force: (1) when a person leaves a place of safety and actively pursues another person engaged in a lawful activity, and (2) when a person pursues another after a law enforcement officer requests retreat to a place of safety.
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Maintains existing provision that a person has no duty to retreat before using deadly physical force if lawfully present and not engaged in unlawful conduct.
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Updates statutory language by replacing "such" with "the" in the justification standard.
Legislative Description
Justification; deadly physical force exceptions
Exceptions
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/25/2024