House Engrossed Senate Bill

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

SENATE BILL 1356

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 13, chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-2515; relating to arrest.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 13, chapter 25, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-2515, to read:

START_STATUTE13-2515.  Evading arrest or detention; classification

A.  A person commits evading arrest or detention by intentionally fleeing from another person who is reasonably known to him to be a peace officer acting under color of the peace officer's official authority and who is attempting to lawfully arrest or detain the person.

B.  This section does not apply to a person who uses a motor vehicle to flee.

C.  Evading arrest or detention is a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE