Bill Text: AZ HB2025 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Unattended child in motor vehicle

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-16 - Referred to House JUD Committee [HB2025 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2014-HB2025-Introduced.html

 

 

PREFILED    JAN 08 2014

REFERENCE TITLE: unattended child in motor vehicle

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2025

 

Introduced by

Representative Kavanagh

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13‑3626; relating to family offenses.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


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

Section 1.  Title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3626, to read:

START_STATUTE13-3626.  Unattended child in motor vehicle; classification

A.  It is unlawful for a person who is responsible for a child who is under ten years of age to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly leave the child in a motor vehicle without supervision in the motor vehicle by another person who is at least fourteen years of age if either of the following applies:

1.  The conditions present a risk to the child's health or safety.

2.  The motor vehicle engine is running or the key to the motor vehicle is located in the passenger compartment.

B.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent violation is a class 2 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE

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