Arizona § 26-123 Maintenance of private troops prohibited; violation; classification

Arizona Statutes

§ 26-123 — Maintenance of private troops prohibited; violation; classification

Arizona § 26-123

Title 26Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 1EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Art. 2Militia

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 26-123 (2026).

Text

A.No person, partnership or corporation shall maintain troops under arms, but this section shall not be deemed to prohibit a business, plant or firm from maintaining armed guards for protection of their property from damage or loss, or formation of a state police or highway patrol, or the existence of county and municipal police forces and sheriff's posses.

B.Any person violating this section is guilty of a class 5 felony.

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A. No person, partnership or corporation shall maintain troops under arms, but this section shall not be deemed to prohibit a business, plant or firm from maintaining armed guards for protection of their property from damage or loss, or formation of a state police or highway patrol, or the existence of county and municipal police forces and sheriff's posses.

B. Any person violating this section is guilty of a class 5 felony.