ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

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HB 4117: disturbing religious services; worship

Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Makes it unlawful to disturb a religious service with indecent behavior, profane discourse or unnecessary noise, classifying it as a class 1 misdemeanor.

History

A.R.S. Title 13, Chapter 29 outlines the elements, penalties and classification for offenses against public order such as unlawful assembly, riot, disorderly conduct, loitering, aggressive solicitation, harassment, public nuisance and other offenses that disturb public order (A.R.S.  Title 13).

Provisions

1.   Establishes that a person commits disturbing a religious service if they knowingly disturb or disquiet any assembly of persons who have met for religious worship by means of indecent behavior, profane discourse or unnecessary noise in the place where the service is being held, or so near to it that the order and solemnity of the service is disturbed. (Sec. 1)

2.   Classifies disturbing a religious service as a class 1 misdemeanor. (Sec. 1)

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