{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-405","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-405","heading":"Justification; use of deadly physical force","body":"A. A person is justified in threatening or using deadly physical force against another:\n\n1. If such person would be justified in threatening or using physical force against the other under section 13-404, and\n\n2. When and to the degree a reasonable person would believe that deadly physical force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly physical force.\n\nB. A person has no duty to retreat before threatening or using deadly physical force pursuant to this section if the person is in a place where the person may legally be and is not engaged in an unlawful act.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/00405.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"5b7a6c0d56cf3782398dd468663c5219148e9b5115f822fac5ea9a9bb7064acc","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-4042","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-4051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}