Bill Text: AZ HB2767 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Peace officers; duty to intervene

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-04 - House read second time [HB2767 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2021-HB2767-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: peace officers; duty to intervene

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

HB 2767

 

Introduced by

Representatives Bolding: Longdon, Rodriguez

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 13, chapter 38, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3805; relating to the prevention of offenses.

 

 

(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 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3805, to read:

START_STATUTE13-3805. Duty of peace officer to intervene; classification

A. A peace officer who observes another peace officer using an unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate level of physical force or deadly physical force against another person shall reasonably act to prevent the other peace officer from using the unreasonable, unnecessary or disproportionate level of force if a reasonable peace officer would intervene and the intervening peace officer can safely act.

B. A peace officer who fails to intervene is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE