Bill Text: AZ HB2668 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Business practices; retail establishments

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Referred to House COM Committee [HB2668 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2012-HB2668-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: business practices; retail establishments

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

HB 2668

 

Introduced by

Representative Heinz

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 26; relating to retail establishments.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Title 44, chapter 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 26, to read:

ARTICLE 26.  RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

START_STATUTE44-1382.  Right to refuse service; notification to public; failure to leave; violation; classification

A.  A person, including a business owner, manager or employee, who is engaged in a public business in this state may select with whom the person does business.  The person may refuse to sell to, wait on or serve any person.

B.  A business described in subsection A of this section may display a sign that notifies the general public that "the management reserves the right to refuse to sell to, wait on or serve any person".  The display of the sign is not a prerequisite to exercising the authority prescribed by subsection A of this section.

C.  If a person enters the premises of a business described in subsection A of this section and is requested or ordered to leave by the business owner, the manager or an employee, the person shall leave.  A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE