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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1502

Criminal trespass in the third degree; classification

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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.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: State v. Barr
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State v. Barr (1995) arizctapp · cites it 14× “A.R.S. § 13-1502. Similarly, the state did not suggest that the prior incidents had resulted in an arrest which the defendant resisted.”
State v. Hinden (2010) arizctapp · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. §§ 13-1502 through 13-1504 (trespass); A.”
State of Arizona v. Anthony Lewis (2014) arizctapp · cites it 2× “2010); see AR.S. §§ 13-1502 through 13-1504 (trespass); AR.”
State v. Duffy (1979) arizctapp · cites it 3× “Former A.R.S. § 13-1502 (now in substantially the same form at A.”
Ed Knox, an Individual v. Southwest Airlines, a Texas Corporation, and David Swafford Robert Hopper City of Phoenix, a M (1997) ca9 “” Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1502(A). “Enter or remain unlawfully” means doing so with an intent that is “not licensed, authorized or otherwise privileged.”
State v. DeRosier (1982) ariz · cites it 4× “Over appellant’s objection, the trial court instructed the jury that intoxication was not a defense to illegal possession of a narcotic drug.”
State v. Maestas (2017) arizctapp · cites it 2× “AR.S. § 13-1502(A)(1); see also AR.S. § 13-2911(D) (providing for enforcement of rules of educational institutions governing conduct of persons on property).”
State v. PUTZI (2010) arizctapp · cites it 2× “Putzi was also convicted of criminal trespass in the third degree, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1502. 2 . Although ostensibly a vagueness challenge, much of Putzi’s argument in his opening brief appears to be that the city court and superior court misapplied § 11-54 as to him by…”
Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder (2009) ca9 “300; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 13-1502 to -15041; §§ 708-810, -811; Or.”
Capson v. SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF ARIZ., ETC. (1984) ariz · cites it 2× “He can, for example, remove the vehicle from the property, assert a civil claim for both storage and towing, or institute an action for criminal trespass pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1502. The landlord cannot, however, confer upon the towing company the right to impose a lien for…”
Capson v. Superior Court (1984) ariz · cites it 2× “He can, for example, remove the vehicle from the property, assert a civil claim for both storage and towing, or institute an action for criminal trespass pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1502. The landlord cannot, however, confer upon the towing company the right to impose a lien for…”
Caraffa v. Taco Bell (2019) azd · cites it 6× “) 4 Caraffa included in his complaint a Phoenix Police Department “traffic ticket and 5 complaint,” dated October 25, 2019, issued by Officers Ramos and Lenguyen, charging 6 Caraffa with “3rd degree trespass – real property” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1502(A)(1)2. 7 (Doc. 1 at…”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1502(A) — 3 cases
State v. Barr (1995) arizctapp “A.R.S. § 13-1502. Similarly, the state did not suggest that the prior incidents had resulted in an arrest which the defendant resisted.”
Ed Knox, an Individual v. Southwest Airlines, a Texas Corporation, and David Swafford Robert Hopper City of Phoenix, a M (1997) ca9 “” Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1502(A). “Enter or remain unlawfully” means doing so with an intent that is “not licensed, authorized or otherwise privileged.”
State v. DeRosier (1982) ariz “Over appellant’s objection, the trial court instructed the jury that intoxication was not a defense to illegal possession of a narcotic drug.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1502(A)(1) — 15 cases
State v. Hinden (2010) arizctapp “See A.R.S. §§ 13-1502 through 13-1504 (trespass); A.”
State v. Maestas (2017) arizctapp “AR.S. § 13-1502(A)(1); see also AR.S. § 13-2911(D) (providing for enforcement of rules of educational institutions governing conduct of persons on property).”
Caraffa v. Taco Bell (2019) azd “) 4 Caraffa included in his complaint a Phoenix Police Department “traffic ticket and 5 complaint,” dated October 25, 2019, issued by Officers Ramos and Lenguyen, charging 6 Caraffa with “3rd degree trespass – real property” in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1502(A)(1)2. 7 (Doc. 1 at…”
State v. Boles (1995) arizctapp
State v. Lujan (2023) arizctapp
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1502(a)(1) — 1 case
State v. Castleberry (2026) arizctapp
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