Arizona § 41-1221 Preventing meeting of or disturbing legislature; classification

Arizona Statutes

§ 41-1221 — Preventing meeting of or disturbing legislature; classification

Arizona § 41-1221

Title 41Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 7LEGISLATURE

Art. 8Penal Provisions

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 41-1221 (2026).

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A.A person who knowingly, by force or fraud, prevents the legislature, or either house of the legislature, or any member thereof, from meeting or organizing, is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B.A person who knowingly disturbs the legislature, or either house of the legislature, while in session, or who commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate view and presence of either house, tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due its authority, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

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A. A person who knowingly, by force or fraud, prevents the legislature, or either house of the legislature, or any member thereof, from meeting or organizing, is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B. A person who knowingly disturbs the legislature, or either house of the legislature, while in session, or who commits any disorderly conduct in the immediate view and presence of either house, tending to interrupt its proceedings or impair the respect due its authority, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.