REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; obstructing governmental operations State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HB 2491 Introduced by Representative Payne An Act amending section 13-2402, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to obstruction of public administration. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; obstructing governmental operations
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
HB 2491
Introduced by Representative Payne
REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; obstructing governmental operations
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
2023
HB 2491
Introduced by
Representative Payne
An Act
amending section 13-2402, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to obstruction of public administration.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 13-2402, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE13-2402. Obstructing governmental operations; classification A. A person commits obstructing governmental operations if, by using or threatening to use violence or physical force, such the person knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders either of the following: 1. The performance of a governmental function by a public servant acting under color of his the public servant's official authority. ; or 2. The enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer acting under color of his the peace officer's official authority. B. This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hinderance hindrance of the making of an arrest. C. Obstructing governmental operations is a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 13-2402, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE13-2402. Obstructing governmental operations; classification
A. A person commits obstructing governmental operations if, by using or threatening to use violence or physical force, such the person knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders either of the following:
1. The performance of a governmental function by a public servant acting under color of his the public servant's official authority. ; or
2. The enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer acting under color of his the peace officer's official authority.
B. This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hinderance hindrance of the making of an arrest.
C. Obstructing governmental operations is a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE