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REFERENCE TITLE: peace officers; duty to intervene |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2517 |
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Introduced by Representatives Bolding: Cano, Epstein, Longdon, Powers Hannley, Solorio
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 38, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3805; relating to the prevention of offenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 38, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3805, to read:
13-3805. Duty of peace officer to intervene; classification
A. A peace officer who observes another peace officer using an unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate level of physical force or deadly physical force against another person shall reasonably act to prevent the other peace officer from using the unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate level of force if a reasonable peace officer would intervene and the intervening peace officer can safely act.
B. A peace officer who fails to intervene is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.