Arizona § 13-406 Justification; defense of a third person

Arizona Statutes

§ 13-406 — Justification; defense of a third person

Arizona § 13-406

Title 13Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 4JUSTIFICATION

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-406 (2026).

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A person is justified in threatening or using physical force or deadly physical force against another to protect a third person if, under the circumstances as a reasonable person would believe them to be, such person would be justified under section 13-404 or 13-405 in threatening or using physical force or deadly physical force to protect himself against the unlawful physical force or deadly physical force a reasonable person would believe is threatening the third person he seeks to protect.

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A person is justified in threatening or using physical force or deadly physical force against another to protect a third person if, under the circumstances as a reasonable person would believe them to be, such person would be justified under section 13-404 or 13-405 in threatening or using physical force or deadly physical force to protect himself against the unlawful physical force or deadly physical force a reasonable person would believe is threatening the third person he seeks to protect.