Katie Hobbs vetoed bill HB2843. The text of the bill would have allowed Arizona residents to brandish or use firearms on persons on their property who were committing a form of trespass. The text of the bill is linked at the end of the article.
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The bill made no distinction regarding the type of criminal trespass.
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Climbing over a fence onto private property could be classified as criminal trespass.
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In Arizona, criminal trespass is generally defined as knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully on a property after being requested to leave, without permission from the owner, or in violation of a posted sign warning of trespass.
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The severity of the offense can vary depending on the circumstances involved. The Bill did not make any distinction between the types of criminal trespass.
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Both first and second degree criminal trespass involve someone intentionally being in a place or on property without permission, but first-degree trespass generally involves residential or key public properties and carries a higher potential penalty.
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In Arizona, third-degree criminal trespass is defined as the unlawful entry or remaining on a property after the owner has made a reasonable request or issued a warning to leave.
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More specifically, this might include entering or remaining unlawfully on any real property after a reasonable request to leave by the owner or any other person having lawful control over the property.
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Another example is entering or remaining unlawfully on the right-of-way for tracks or the storage or switching yards or rolling stock of a railroad company. This is considered a Class 3 misdemeanor in Arizona.
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