ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: PSLE DP 8-4-0-3 | Third Read 31-22-7-0-0

Senate: JUDE DP 4-2-1-0 | Third Read 16-12-2-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2811: obstructing governmental operations; lawful arrest

Sponsor: Representative Gillette, LD 30

Vetoed by the Governor

Overview

Includes the hinderance of the making of a lawful arrest within the definition of the crime of obstructing governmental operations.

History

A.R.S. § 13-2402 defines the offense of obstructing governmental operations as knowingly using or threatening to use violence or physical force to obstruct, impair, or hinder either a public servant’s performance of a governmental function, or a peace officer’s enforcement of criminal law or preservation of the peace. Statute excludes interference with the making of an arrest from the definition of this offence. This offence is a class 1 misdemeanor.

Provisions

1.   Expands the definition of obstructing governmental operations to include knowingly obstructing, impairing or hindering the making of a lawful arrest by using or threatening to use violence or physical force. (Sec. 1)

2.   Classifies hindering the making of a lawful arrest as a class 5 felony. (Sec. 1)

3.   Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Initials NM/AI                       HB 2811

4/20/2026        Page 0 Vetoed by the Governor

 

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