AZ HB2169

Establishes that the Attorney General is liable for defamation per se when bringing a public nuisance action that a court finds has no reasonable basis, if the Attorney General knew or should have known the action lacked sufficient legal or factual basis

Presumes damages and actual malice if the Attorney General publicized the filing of such an unfounded nuisance action

Applies specifically to nuisance actions brought under Arizona's public nuisance statute, which covers items injurious to health, obstructions to public spaces, and sale of obscene materials near schools, parks, or residential areas

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-2917, adding new liability provisions while maintaining existing authority for county attorneys, the attorney general, or city attorneys to bring nuisance abatement actions