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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-802 (2026)

Abatement of certain nuisances

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Every building or place used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution and every building or place wherein or upon which acts of lewdness, assignation or prostitution are held or occur, is a nuisance which shall be enjoined, abated and prevented as provided by this article whether it is a public or private nuisance.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–2018 · leading case: State v. B Bar Enter., Inc., 649 P.2d 978 (Ariz. 1982).
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State v. B Bar Enter., Inc., 649 P.2d 978 (Ariz. 1982). · cites it 20× “A.R.S. § 12-802 declares that every building used as a place of prostitution, assignation, or lewdness is a nuisance which shall be abated pursuant to the Bawdy House Abatement Act.”
Burns v. City of Tucson, 432 P.3d 953 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “¶ 15 Here, the relocation-assistance statutes impose no duty upon any private person, and we decline to extend the statutory language or otherwise restrict sovereign immunity beyond the limits set forth by our legislature and recognized by our supreme court.”
City of Glendale v. Aldabbagh, 939 P.2d 418 (Ariz. 1997). “, alleging that his club was used “for the purpose of lewdness, assignation or prostitution,” § 12-802, and seeking an order of abatement closing the building for a period of one year under § 12-806(B)(4).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-802(2) — 1 case
Burns v. City of Tucson, 432 P.3d 953 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “¶ 15 Here, the relocation-assistance statutes impose no duty upon any private person, and we decline to extend the statutory language or otherwise restrict sovereign immunity beyond the limits set forth by our legislature and recognized by our supreme court.”
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