REFERENCE TITLE: unattended child in motor vehicle

 State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Forty-eighth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2008

HB 2114

Introduced by

Representative McClure

AN ACT

amending title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-

3626; relating to family offenses.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 13, chapter 36, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3626, to read:

START_STATUTE13-3626. Unattended child in motor vehicle; classification

A.  It is unlawful for a person who is responsible for a child who is under ten years of age to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly leave the child in a motor vehicle without supervision in the motor vehicle by another person who is at least fourteen years of age if either of the following applies:

1.  The conditions present a risk to the child's health or safety.

2.  The motor vehicle engine is running or the key to the motor vehicle is located in the passenger compartment.

B.  A violation of this section is a class 3 misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent violation is a class 2 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE