AZ SB1635

Creates the new offense of "unlawful alerting of another person to avoid arrest" in Arizona law, making it illegal to knowingly communicate information warning a specific person about a real-time, imminent arrest attempt by law enforcement when done with intent to hinder, delay, or prevent that arrest

Classifies the offense as a class 1 misdemeanor, prosecutable by either the Attorney General or the county attorney where the offense occurs

Broadly defines "communicates" to include electronic communications, gestures, verbal statements, written messages, signals, amplified sounds, bells, whistles, and any other method of conveying information

Exempts attorneys providing lawful legal advice to clients, persons responding to lawful law enforcement requests, and communications made without knowledge that the person warned is subject to arrest or without intent to hinder the arrest

Defines "imminent or ongoing effort to arrest" to include surveillance, approach, pursuit, or execution of an arrest warrant by law enforcement officers acting for local, state, or federal agencies