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unmanned aircraft; qualified immunity
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
CHAPTER 89
HOUSE BILL 2733
An Act
amending title 12, chapter 7, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-820.10; relating to actions against public entities or public employees.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 12, chapter 7, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 12-820.10, to read:
START_STATUTE12-820.10. Unmanned aircraft operator; immunity; definitions
A. A public entity or public employee is not liable to an unmanned aircraft operator for any injury to personal property caused by a peace officer intercepting, capturing, disabling, shooting, destroying or otherwise rendering inoperative an unmanned aircraft within fifteen miles of this state's international border IF THE PEACE OFFICER HAD REASONABLE SUSPICION THAT THE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED TO COMMIT A VIOLATION OF TITLE 13, CHAPTER 23, 34 OR 34.1.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Unmanned aircraft" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3729.
2. "Unmanned aircraft operator":
(a) Means a person who operates an unmanned aircraft.
(b) Includes the owner of an unmanned aircraft and any person or group of persons acting in concert with the person who operates the unmanned aircraft. END_STATUTE
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 18, 2025.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 21, 2025.