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REFERENCE TITLE: homeless encampment; removal |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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SB 1413 |
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Introduced by Senator Wadsack: Representative Jones
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An Act
amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.49; amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.27; relating to local regulations.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.49, to read:
9-500.49. Homeless encampment; removal; definition
A. On receipt of a report of the existence of a homeless encampment, a city or town shall immediately remove THE encampment, discard any materials located at the encampment and clean the area in which the encampment was located.
b. persons living at the encampment shall be charged with trespassing as prescribed in title 13, chapter 15 if the encampment is located on private property. Persons living at the encampment who are engaging in illegal drug use shall be charged with the appropriate drug-related offense pursuant to title 13, chapter 34.
c. For the purposes of this section, "homeless encampment" means one or more tents, structures or assemblies of camping equipment or personal property located in an identifiable area that appears to a reasonable person as being used for living.
Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.27, to read:
11-269.27. Homeless encampment; removal; definition
A. On receipt of a report of the existence of a homeless encampment, a county shall immediately remove THE encampment, discard any materials located at the encampment and clean the area in which the encampment was located.
b. persons living at the encampment shall be charged with trespassing as prescribed in title 13, chapter 15 if the encampment is located on private property. Persons living at the encampment who are engaging in illegal drug use shall be charged with the appropriate drug-related offense pursuant to title 13, chapter 34.
c. For the purposes of this section, "homeless encampment" means one or more tents, structures or assemblies of camping equipment or personal property located in an identifiable area that appears to a reasonable person as being used for living.