Bill Text: AZ SB1022 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pedestrians; selling goods; begging; medians

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-08 - Senate MAPS Committee action: do pass amended/strike-everything, voting: (4-3-0-0) [SB1022 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2023-SB1022-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 05 2023

REFERENCE TITLE: pedestrians; selling goods; begging; medians

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

SB 1022

 

Introduced by

Senator Kavanagh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-798; relating to pedestrians.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-798, to read:

START_STATUTE28-798. Selling goods, soliciting donations or begging on traffic island or median; prohibition; warning; civil traffic violation; violation; classification

A. A pedestrian may not sell goods, solicit donations or beg if the pedestrian is on a painted or raised traffic island or median.

B. If a person violates this section:

1. For the first violation, a PEACE officer may not issue a citation and may issue only a warning.

2. For a second violation, the person is responsible for a civil traffic violation.

3. For a third or subsequent violation, the person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE