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AZ SB1134

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2024

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-405 regarding justification for use of deadly physical force.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Rules1/24/2024
Military Affairs and Public Safety1/24/2024

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