Arizona HB 2815: religious institutions; use-by-right development

Bill Text

HB2815 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: misconduct involving weapons; elected officials

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HB 2815

 Introduced by 

 Representative 
 Cavero

AN 
ACT

AMENDING SECTION 13-3102, ARIZONA 
REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO WEAPONS.

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

Section 1. Section 13-3102, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-3102. Misconduct involving weapons; defenses; classification; 
definitions

A. A person commits misconduct involving weapons by 
knowingly:

1. Carrying a deadly weapon except a pocket knife 
concealed on his person or within his immediate control in or on a means of 
transportation:

(a) In the furtherance of a serious offense as 
defined in section 13-706, a violent crime as defined in section 13-901.03 
or any other felony offense; or

(b) When contacted by a law enforcement officer and 
failing to accurately answer the officer if the officer asks whether the person 
is carrying a concealed deadly weapon; or 

2. Carrying a deadly weapon except a pocket knife 
concealed on his person or concealed within his immediate control in or on a 
means of transportation if the person is under twenty-one years of age; or

3. Manufacturing, possessing, transporting, selling 
or transferring a prohibited weapon, except that if the violation involves dry 
ice, a person commits misconduct involving weapons by knowingly possessing the 
dry ice with the intent to cause injury to or death of another person or to 
cause damage to the property of another person; or

4. Possessing a deadly weapon or prohibited weapon 
if such person is a prohibited possessor; or

5. Selling or transferring a deadly weapon to a 
prohibited possessor; or

6. Defacing a deadly weapon; or

7. Possessing a defaced deadly weapon knowing the 
deadly weapon was defaced; or

8. Using or possessing a deadly weapon during the 
commission of any felony offense included in chapter 34 of this title; or

9. Discharging a firearm at an occupied structure in 
order to assist, promote or further the interests of a criminal street gang, a 
criminal syndicate or a racketeering enterprise; or

10. Unless specifically authorized by law, entering 
any public establishment or attending any public event and carrying a deadly 
weapon on his person after a reasonable request by the operator of the 
establishment or the sponsor of the event or the sponsor's agent to remove his 
weapon and place it in the custody of the operator of the establishment or the 
sponsor of the event for temporary and secure storage of the weapon pursuant to section 13-3102.01; or

11. Unless specifically authorized by law, entering 
an election polling place on the day of any election carrying a deadly weapon; 
or

12. Possessing a deadly weapon on school grounds; or

13. Unless specifically authorized by law, entering 
a nuclear or hydroelectric generating station carrying a deadly weapon on his 
person or within the immediate control of any person; or

14. Supplying, selling or giving possession or 
control of a firearm to another person if the person knows or has reason to 
know that the other person would use the firearm in the commission of any 
felony; or

15. Using, possessing or exercising control over a 
deadly weapon in furtherance of any act of terrorism as defined in section 13-2301 
or possessing or exercising control over a deadly weapon knowing or having 
reason to know that it will be used to facilitate any act of terrorism as 
defined in section 13-2301; or 

16. Trafficking in weapons or explosives for 
financial gain in order to assist, promote or further the interests of a 
criminal street gang, a criminal syndicate or a racketeering enterprise.

B. Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall 
not apply to:

1. A person in his dwelling, on his business 
premises or on real property owned or leased by that person or that person's 
parent, grandparent or legal guardian.

2. A member of the sheriff's volunteer posse or 
reserve organization who has received and passed firearms training that is 
approved by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board and who is 
authorized by the sheriff to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to section 11-441.

3. A firearm that is carried in:

(a) A manner where any portion of the firearm or 
holster in which the firearm is carried is visible. 

(b) A holster that is wholly or partially visible.

(c) A scabbard or case designed for carrying weapons 
that is wholly or partially visible.

(d) Luggage.

(e) A case, holster, scabbard, pack or luggage that 
is carried within a means of transportation or within a storage compartment, 
map pocket, trunk or glove compartment of a means of transportation.

C. Subsection A, paragraphs 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 
13 of this section shall not apply to:

1. A peace officer or any pe