REFERENCE TITLE: disturbing religious services; worship

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4117

Introduced by

Representatives Martinez: Keshel, Way

AN ACT

AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 29, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 13-2931; RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER.

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

Section 1. Title 13, chapter 29, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-2931, to read:

START_STATUTE13-2931. Disturbing a religious service; classification

A. A person commits disturbing a religious service by knowingly disturbing or disquieting, by the person's indecent behavior, profane discourse or unnecessary noise, any assemblage of persons who have met for religious worship either within the place where the religious service is held or so near it as to disturb the order and solemnity of the religious service.

b. Disturbing a religious service is a class 1 misdemeanor.END_STATUTE