ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2191: property; criminal damage

Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 7

Committee on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs

Overview

Specifies that a form of criminal damage includes recklessly obstructing a passageway, rather than parking any vehicle, in a manner that deprives livestock access to the only reasonably available water.

History

Under current law, a person commits a criminal damage by:

1) recklessly defacing or damaging property of another person;

2) recklessly tampering with property of another person so as substantially to impair its function or value;

3) recklessly damaging property of a utility;

4) recklessly parking any vehicle in such a manner as to deprive livestock of access to the only reasonably available water;

5) recklessly drawing or inscribing a message, slogan, sign or symbol that is made on any public or private building, structure or surface, except the ground, and that is made without permission of the owner; or

6) intentionally tampering with utility property (A.R.S. § 13-1602).

Provisions

1. States that a person commits criminal damage by recklessly obstructing a passageway, rather than parking any vehicle, in a manner that deprives livestock access to the only reasonably available water. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes technical changes (Sec. 1)

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