How HB 2172 changes current law

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The bill establishes that community colleges and universities in Arizona cannot prohibit the possession of nonlethal weapons on their campuses.

• Title 15, chapter 14

  ARTICLE 14. NONLETHAL WEAPONS START_STATUTE15-1899. Nonlethal weapons; possession on campus; definition A. A community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district governing board and a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents may not prohibit the possession of a nonlethal weapon by any person who is present on the campus of the community college or university. B. For the purposes of this section, "nonlethal weapon" means a weapon that is explicitly designed and developed to incapacitate or repel a person with a low probability of fatality or permanent injury or to disable equipment with minimal undesired damage or impact on the environment.

  This addition to the law allows individuals to possess nonlethal weapons on community college and university campuses in Arizona.