SB 1047
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
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SB 1047: criminal trespass; aiding peace officer
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3
House Engrossed
Overview
Broadens the definitions of the misdemeanor offences criminal trespass in the third degree and
refusing to aid a peace officer.
History
It is classified as criminal trespass in the third degree to knowingly enter or remain unlawfully on:
1) A property after a reasonable request to leave has been made by a law enforcement officer
or the owner, or after reasonable notice prohibiting entry; or
2) The tracks, yards, or rolling stock of a railroad company.
This offence is classified as a class 3 misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 13-1502).
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-2403, a person commits refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon a
reasonable command by a peace officer, he knowingly refuses the peace officer in effectuating
an arrest or preventing the commission of an offense by another. This offence is classified as a
class 1 misdemeanor.
Provisions
1. Classifies, as criminal trespass in the third degree, a person knowingly entering or remaining
in:
a) An area that law enforcement has designated as no trespassing; or
b) A site where law enforcement:
i. is actively intervening into criminal activity; and
ii. has communicated that public access is restricted. (Sec. 1)
2. Classifies, as refusing to aid a peace officer, a person refusing a reasonable command from
a peace officer to remain at a reasonable distance from where the peace officer is actively
intervening in a dangerous or potentially violent criminal occurrence with another person who
is threatening, agitated or apparently unstable. (Sec. 2)
3. Specifies that the reasonable distance is to be determined by the peace officer. (Sec. 2)
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