*Asterisk indicates states in which it is a felony to assault a process server.
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Legislation proposed for 2013 session:
The Arizona Association of Certified Process Servers (AACPS) has petitioned to change A.R.S. § 13-1204 at (j). and at G, which explains aggravated assault, classification, and definition. AACPS has proposed an addition to the list of instances in which what would be considered a misdemeanor assault becomes a felony, which includes peace officers, teachers, health care practitioners, and more. To the existing section they propose to add the following: (j) A certified process server while engaged in the performance of attempting to serve process and while serving process.
Process servers who are certified in Arizona are designated as officers of the court and are regulated through the Supreme Court Licensing and Regulation Division. They must submit to a criminal background check and pass an examination in order to be certified.
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Assaulting a process server is a felony
According to Penal Code 241. (a) & (c), when a misdemeanor assault is committed against a process server and the individual knows or should reasonably know that the person is a process server, the assault is punishable by a fine up to $2,000 or imprisonment in a county jail for up to one year or a combination of both. Penal Code 243. (a) designates that a battery committed against a process server is punishable by the same fine and imprisonment terms as listed above.
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Assaulting a process server is a felony
According to Statute 843.01, if a person knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes a person legally authorized to execute process in the execution of legal process by offering or doing violence then they are guilty of a felony in the third degree.
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Assaulting a process server is a felony
According to Public Act 097-0313, it is considered aggravated assault and a felony for a person to assault an individual known to be a person authorized to serve process under Section 2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure or a special process server appointed by the circuit court while that individual is in the performance of his or her duties as a process server.
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Assaulting a process server is a felony
S2991 adds a section making obstructing a process server from performing their duties and intentionally retaliate shall be charged with a class D felony:
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