Arizona Laws 13-3119. Misconduct involving weapons in a secured area of an airport; classification; definitions
A. A person commits misconduct involving weapons by intentionally carrying, possessing or exercising control over a deadly weapon in a secured area of an airport.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3119
- Deadly weapon: means anything that is designed for lethal use. See Arizona Laws 13-3101
- Misdemeanor: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment other than to the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Peace officer: means any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests and includes a constable. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. This section does not apply to:
1. A peace officer or a federally sworn officer while in the actual performance of the officer’s duties.
2. A member of the military forces of the United States or of any state of the United States in the actual performance of the member’s official duties.
3. An individual who is authorized by a federal agency in the actual performance of the individual’s official duties.
4. General aviation areas not included in the security identification display area or sterile area as defined in the airport security program approved by the transportation security administration.
5. The lawful transportation of deadly weapons in accordance with state and federal law.
C. A violation of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Deadly weapon" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-105.
2. "Secured area of an airport" means any area of an airport specified in an airport security program that is authorized and approved by the United States transportation security administration pursuant to 49 United States Code § 44903(h)(7)(F) and defined in 49 C.F.R. § 1540.5.