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A.R.S. § 13-1502: Third-Degree Criminal Trespass

Criminal trespass in the third degree; classification

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A person commits criminal trespass in the third degree, a class 3 misdemeanor, by knowingly entering or staying unlawfully on property after being told to leave or after notice prohibiting entry, or by unlawfully entering railroad track rights-of-way, storage or switching yards, or rolling stock.

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13-1502. Criminal trespass in the third degree; classification

A. A person commits criminal trespass in the third degree by:

1. Knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully on any real property after a reasonable request to leave by a law enforcement officer, the owner or any other person having lawful control over such property, or reasonable notice prohibiting entry.

2. Knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully on the right-of-way for tracks, or the storage or switching yards or rolling stock of a railroad company.

B. Pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section, a request to leave by a law enforcement officer acting at the request of the owner of the property or any other person having lawful control over the property has the same legal effect as a request made by the property owner or other person having lawful control of the property.

C. Criminal trespass in the third degree is a class 3 misdemeanor.

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