Arizona HB 2191: property; criminal damage

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Chapter 0029 - 562R - H Ver of HB2191 

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 property; criminal 
 damage

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-sixth Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2024

 CHAPTER 29

 HOUSE BILL 2191

An Act

amending 
section 13-1602, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to criminal damage to 
property.

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

Section 1. Section 13-1602, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-1602. Criminal damage; classification

A. A person commits criminal damage by:

1. Recklessly defacing or damaging property of 
another person. 

2. Recklessly tampering with property of another 
person so as substantially to impair its function or value. 

3. Recklessly damaging property of a utility.

4. Recklessly parking any vehicle 
physically obstructing a passageway in such a manner as 
to deprive livestock of access to the only reasonably 
available water.

5. Recklessly drawing or inscribing a message, 
slogan, sign or symbol that is made on any public or private building, 
structure or surface, except the ground, and that is made without permission of 
the owner.

6. Intentionally tampering with utility property.

B. Criminal damage is punished as follows:

1. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person 
recklessly damages property of another in an amount of ten 
thousand dollars $10,000 or more.

2. Criminal damage is a class 4 felony if the person 
recklessly damages the property of a utility in an amount of five 
thousand dollars $5,000 or more or if the person 
intentionally tampers with utility property and the damage causes an imminent 
safety hazard to any person.

3. Criminal damage is a class 5 felony if the person 
recklessly damages property of another in an amount of two 
thousand dollars $2,000 or more but less than ten thousand dollars $10,000 or if the 
damage is inflicted to promote, further or assist any criminal street gang or 
criminal syndicate with the intent to intimidate and the person is not subject 
to paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection. 

4. Criminal damage is a class 6 felony if the person 
recklessly damages property of another in an amount of one 
thousand dollars $1,000 or more but less than two thousand dollars $2,000.

5. Criminal damage is a class 1 misdemeanor if the 
person recklessly damages property of another in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars $250 but less 
than one thousand dollars $1,000.

6. In all other cases criminal damage is a class 2 
misdemeanor.

C. For a violation of subsection A, paragraph 5 of 
this section, in determining the amount of damage to property, damages include 
reasonable labor costs of any kind, reasonable material costs of any kind and 
any reasonable costs that are attributed to equipment that is used to abate or 
repair the damage to the property. END_STATUTE

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 29, 2024.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 29, 2024.