Bill Text: AZ SB1248 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Electronic communications; social media post

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-21 - Chapter 376 [SB1248 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2021-SB1248-Chaptered.html

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Senate Engrossed

 

electronic communications; social media post

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

CHAPTER 376

 

SENATE BILL 1248

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 13-2916, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to offenses against public order.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1. Section 13-2916, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-2916. Use of an electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass; applicability; classification; definitions

A. It is unlawful for any a person, with intent to knowingly terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass a specific person or persons by doing, to do any of the following:

1. Direct Directing any obscene, lewd or profane language or suggest suggesting any lewd or lascivious act to the person in an electronic communication.

2. Threaten Threatening to inflict physical harm to on any person or to property in any electronic communication.

3. Otherwise disturb disturbing by repeated anonymous, unwanted or unsolicited electronic communications the peace, quiet or right of privacy of the person at the place where the communications were received.

B. Any offense committed by use of an electronic communication as set forth in violation of this section is deemed to have been committed at either the place where the communications originated or at the place where the communications were received.

C. This section does not apply to constitutionally protected speech or activity or to any other activity authorized by law.

D. Any A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

E. For the purposes of this section, :

1 "Electronic communication" means a social media post, a wire line, cable, wireless or cellular telephone call, a text message, an instant message or electronic mail.

2. "social media post" means a social media communication that is knowingly intended to communicate to a specific person or persons in violation of subsection A of this section. END_STATUTE

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 21, 2021.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 21, 2021.