REFERENCE TITLE: pedestrians; congregating; medians; unsafe locations State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HB 2658 Introduced by Representatives Chaplik: Biasiucci, Carter, Cook, Diaz, Gillette, Grantham, Griffin, Heap, Hendrix, Jones, Kolodin, Marshall, Martinez, McGarr, Parker B, Parker J, Pea, Smith, Willoughby, Wilmeth; Senators Kavanagh, Wadsack An Act amending title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-798; relating to pedestrians. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: pedestrians; congregating; medians; unsafe locations
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
HB 2658
Introduced by Representatives Chaplik: Biasiucci, Carter, Cook, Diaz, Gillette, Grantham, Griffin, Heap, Hendrix, Jones, Kolodin, Marshall, Martinez, McGarr, Parker B, Parker J, Pea, Smith, Willoughby, Wilmeth; Senators Kavanagh, Wadsack
REFERENCE TITLE: pedestrians; congregating; medians; unsafe locations
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2024
HB 2658
Introduced by
Representatives Chaplik: Biasiucci, Carter, Cook, Diaz, Gillette, Grantham, Griffin, Heap, Hendrix, Jones, Kolodin, Marshall, Martinez, McGarr, Parker B, Parker J, Pea, Smith, Willoughby, Wilmeth; Senators Kavanagh, Wadsack
An Act
amending title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-798; relating to pedestrians.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-798, to read: START_STATUTE28-798. Congregating or soliciting on traffic island, median, highway ramp or unsafe location; prohibition; warning; civil traffic violation; violation; classification A. A pedestrian may not congregate or engage in solicitation if the pedestrian is any of the following: 1. on a painted or raised traffic island or median. 2. on an exit or entrance ramp or roadway of a controlled access highway. 3. in an unsafe location where there is not a sidewalk or a safe corridor for pedestrians. B. If a person violates this section: 1. For the first violation, a PEACE officer may not issue a citation and may issue only a warning. 2. For a second violation, the person is responsible for a civil traffic violation. 3. For a third or subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-798, to read:
START_STATUTE28-798. Congregating or soliciting on traffic island, median, highway ramp or unsafe location; prohibition; warning; civil traffic violation; violation; classification
A. A pedestrian may not congregate or engage in solicitation if the pedestrian is any of the following:
1. on a painted or raised traffic island or median.
2. on an exit or entrance ramp or roadway of a controlled access highway.
3. in an unsafe location where there is not a sidewalk or a safe corridor for pedestrians.
B. If a person violates this section:
1. For the first violation, a PEACE officer may not issue a citation and may issue only a warning.
2. For a second violation, the person is responsible for a civil traffic violation.
3. For a third or subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE