HB 2108

House Engrossed
unlawful flight;
  reckless endangerment; violation
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HOUSE BILL 2108
AN
ACT
AMENDING section 28-622.01, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to unlawful flight.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-622.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE28-622.01. Unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement vehicle; violation;
classification; marked and unmarked vehicles; reckless endangerment
a. A driver of a motor vehicle
who wilfully flees or attempts to elude a pursuing official law enforcement
vehicle is guilty of a class 5 felony if the law enforcement vehicle is either:
1. Being operated in the manner described in section
28-624, subsection C and is appropriately marked to show that it is an
official law enforcement vehicle.
2. Unmarked and either of the following applies:
(a) The driver admits to knowing that the vehicle
was an official law enforcement vehicle.
(b) Evidence shows that the driver knew that the
vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle.
B. A driver of a motor vehicle is
guilty of a class 4 felony if the driver violates subsection a of this section
and the driver operates the motor VEHICLE in a manner that recklessly endangers
the life of another person while fleeing or attempting to elude a PURSUING
OFFICIAL law enforcement vehicle.
c. A driver of a motor vehicle is
guilty of a class 2 felony if the driver violates subsection a of this section
and any of the following applies:
1. the driver caused serious physical
injury as defined in section 13-105 to another person.
2. the motor vehicle was transporting
a minor who is under fifteen years of age.
3. the driver of the MOTOR vehicle is
found guilty of a violation of section 28-1381 or 28-1382. END_STATUTE