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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2909 (2026)

Residential picketing; classification

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13-2909. Residential picketing; classification

A. A person commits residential picketing if the person intentionally engages in picketing or otherwise demonstrates before or about an individual's residence or dwelling place and both of the following apply:

1. The picketing or demonstrating is intentionally directed at a person who resides in the residence or dwelling place.

2. A reasonable person would find the person's picketing or demonstrating to be harassing, threatening or alarming to a person in the residence or dwelling place. 

B. This section does not apply to a residence or dwelling place that is also used as the individual's principal place of business.

C. Residential picketing is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–2004 · leading case: State v. Baldwin, 908 P.2d 483 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
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State v. Baldwin, 908 P.2d 483 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 18× “The Arizona legislature, in AR.S. § 13-2909, has attempted to accommodate the right of free speech and the right of privacy in a manner we find valid under both the state and federal constitutions.”
State v. Brown, 85 P.3d 109 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “1995) (finding Arizona’s residential picketing statute, A.R.S. § 13-2909, content-neutral because, "[wjithout regard to the message conveyed, it prohibits picketing and demonstrations directed at a particular residence and conducted with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm").”
State of Arizona v. Lawrence Brown, Jr. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “1995) (finding Arizona’s residential picketing statute, A.R.S. § 13-2909, content-neutral because, “[w]ithout regard to the message conveyed, it prohibits picketing and demonstrations directed at a particular residence and conducted with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm”).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2909(A) — 1 case
State v. Baldwin, 908 P.2d 483 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “The Arizona legislature, in AR.S. § 13-2909, has attempted to accommodate the right of free speech and the right of privacy in a manner we find valid under both the state and federal constitutions.”
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