Bill Text: AZ HB2058 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Flight from law enforcement; classification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-01 - House JUD Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0) [HB2058 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2023-HB2058-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: flight from law enforcement; classification |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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HB 2058 |
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Introduced by Representatives Diaz: Marshall, Nguyen, Peña
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An Act
amending section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to traffic Laws.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-622.01. Unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement vehicle; violation; classification; marked and unmarked vehicles
A driver of a motor vehicle who wilfully flees or attempts to elude a pursuing official law enforcement vehicle is guilty of a class 5 2 felony if the law enforcement vehicle is either:
1. Being operated in the manner described in section 28-624, subsection C and is appropriately marked to show that it is an official law enforcement vehicle.
2. Unmarked and either of the following applies:
(a) The driver admits to knowing that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle.
(b) Evidence shows that the driver knew that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle.
