Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3801 — Preventing offenses; aiding officer
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 1: Prevention of Offenses, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3801
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A. Public offenses may be prevented by intervention of peace officers as follows:
1. By requiring security to keep the peace.
2. Forming a police detail in cities and towns and requiring their attendance in exposed places.
3. Suppressing riots.
B. When peace officers are authorized to act in preventing public offenses, other persons, who, by their command, act in their aid, are justified in so doing.
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