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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-1020 (2026)

Dogs; liability

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Injury to any person or damage to any property by a dog while at large shall be the full responsibility of the dog owner or person or persons responsible for the dog when such damages were inflicted.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: Spirlong v. Browne, 336 P.3d 779 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
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Spirlong v. Browne, 336 P.3d 779 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “Not only did the Legislature enact what is now A.R.S. § 11-1020, 1975 Ariz. Sess. Laws, eh.”
Weekly v. City of Mesa, 888 P.2d 1346 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 11-1020 provides: Injury to any person or damage to any property by a dog while at large shall be the full responsibility of the dog owner or person or persons responsible for the dog when such damages were inflicted.”
Martin Ex Rel. Martin v. Christman, 2014 VT 55 (Vt. 2014). “, Ariz. Rev. Stat. §11-1020 (2014); Cal. Civ.”
Stensrud v. Friedberg (D. Ariz. 2023). · cites it 4× “, 26 A.R.S. § 11-1020, -1025(A), -1001. Plaintiff was bitten by a dog, which is a type of harm 27 Arizona's dog-bite statutes seek to protect the public against.”
Stensrud v. Friedberg (D. Ariz. 2023). “27 § 11-1020, -1025(A), -1001. The only defense is reasonable provocation.”
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