{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-2402","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-2402","heading":"Obstructing governmental operations; classification","body":"A. A person commits obstructing governmental operations if, by using or threatening to use violence or physical force, such person knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders:\n\n1. The performance of a governmental function by a public servant acting under color of his official authority; or\n\n2. The enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace officer acting under color of his official authority.\n\nB. This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hinderance of the making of an arrest.\n\nC. Obstructing governmental operations is a class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/02402.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"d06739beca655ce8c2342399da278af6f986690224406fe3dc046149ab06bc25","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-2401","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-2403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}