A chicken suit to a protest?
Or even fake nose and glasses to a public event?
A proposed new law could send you to prison for a year — and a dozen times longer if you or someone else at the event was involved in property damage.
Legislation crafted by Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, would make it a felony to wear any sort of disguise to evade recognition or identification in the commission of any public offense.
But HB 2007 goes even farther. Masks and costumes also would be illegal at civil protests, political events or even any “public event.”
The only exceptions would be for those wearing a disguise “for a business-related purpose” or anywhere “a disguise may generally be viewed as part of acceptable attire.”
