Bill Text: AZ HB2144 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced


Bill Title: Assisting federal law enforcement; prohibition

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-17 - House read second time [HB2144 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2018-HB2144-Introduced.html

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: assisting federal law enforcement; prohibition

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

Second Regular Session

2018

 

HB 2144

 

Introduced by

Representative Cardenas

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 13, chapter 38, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3876; relating to federal law enforcement assistance.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


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

Section 1.  Title 13, chapter 38, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3876, to read:

START_STATUTE13-3876.  Prohibited assistance; federal law enforcement activities; medical marijuana; definition

A.  This state, a political subdivision of this state, A law enforcement AGENCY OR AN EMPLOYEE or agent OF this state, a political subdivision of this state or a law enforcement agency ACTING IN THE EMPLOYEE'S or agent's OFFICIAL CAPACITY MAY NOT DO either OF THE FOLLOWING:

1.  KNOWINGLY assist a federal law enforcement agency or officer IN THE investigation, detention or prosecution of a person for a violation of a federal law that prohibits the person from using, distributing, possessing, consuming, manufacturing or cultivating medical marijuana in this state if the person is authorized to use, distribute, possess, consume, manufacture or cultivate medical marijuana pursuant to title 36, chapter 28.1.

2.  USE ANY ASSETS, STATE MONIES OR MONIES ALLOCATED BY THIS STATE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY THAT AIDS A FEDERAL law enforcement AGENCY or officer OR a CORPORATION PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL law enforcement agency or officer IN THE investigation, detention or prosecution of a person for a violation of a federal law that prohibits the person from using, distributing, possessing, consuming, manufacturing or cultivating medical marijuana in this state if the person is authorized to use, distribute, possess, consume, manufacture or cultivate medical marijuana pursuant to title 36, chapter 28.1.

B.  For the purposes of this section, "law enforcement agency" means the department of public safety, county sheriff departments and municipal police departments. END_STATUTE

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