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Vehicle Code 2800 CVC is the California statute that defines the crime of disobeying a police officer. People commit this offense when they willfully refuse or fail to comply with a lawful order or direction of any peace officer. A violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail. Note that …
Penal Code 496d PC is the California statute that defines the crime of buying or receiving a stolen vehicle. People commit this offense when they either buy or receive a stolen vehicle while knowing that the vehicle is stolen, or, sell or withhold a stolen vehicle while knowing that the vehicle is stolen. A violation …
Health & Safety Code 11357(c) is the California statute that defines the crime of possessing marijuana on school grounds. People commit this offense if they are 18 years of age or older and possess marijuana on the grounds of a K-12 school. A violation of this code section is a misdemeanor punishable by a $250 …
Updated June 30, 2021 Under Health & Safety Code 11383.5 HS, it is a crime to possess certain chemicals with the intent to use those materials to manufacture either methamphetamine or N-ethyl amphetamine. A violation of this law is a felony offense punishable by up to six years in county jail. The language of Health …
Penal Code 602.9 PC is the California statute that defines the crime of renting out residential property without the owner’s consent. People commit this offense if they claim ownership or possession of a residential property and rent it out to another person without the property owner’s consent. A violation of the law is a misdemeanor …
Penal Code 243c2 PC is the California statute that defines the crime of battery on a peace officer. People commit this offense if they willfully and unlawfully touch a peace officer in an offensive manner. A violation of this law can lead to a felony charge punishable by up to three years in jail or …
Updated July 26, 2021 Vehicle Code 23550 VC is the California statute that defines the crime of fourth-time DUI. People commit this offense if they receive a fourth DUI within 10 years of three or more prior DUI convictions. A violation of this law can lead to a felony charge punishable by up to 3 …
Penal Code 212.5 PC is the California statute that defines the crime of first-degree robbery. People commit this offense if they rob the driver or passenger of a vehicle, a person in an inhabited dwelling (for example, a house), or a person who has recently used an ATM. Robbery of the first degree is a …
Penal Code 212 PC is the California statute that defines the term “fear,” as it is used for the crime of robbery. According to this law, a robber instills fear in “victims” if the robber causes them to worry about themselves being injured, about their property getting injured, or about a family member or someone …
Penal Code 264 PC is the California statute that sets forth the punishment for the crime of rape. Under this law, rape or spousal rape is a felony offense punishable by custody in state prison for up to 8 years. This prison time will increase to up to a 13-year prison sentence if a rape …
Penal Code 213 PC is the California statute that sets forth the punishment for the crime of robbery. Under this law, while robbery in the first degree is a felony offense punishable up to 9 years in state prison, second-degree robbery is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. These sentences will …
Vehicle Code 5204 CVC is the California statute that requires people to attach up-to-date or current registration tabs on the rear license plate of their vehicles. A violation of this code section is an infraction punishable by a fine of $197. The language of CVC 5204 states: “Current month and year tabs shall be attached …
Vehicle Code 5201 CVC is one of California’s statutes on license plates and the display of plates. People commit an offense under this law if they either fail to securely fasten their license plates to their motor vehicles, or fail to keep their plates clearly visible and legible. A violation of this code section is …
Penal Code 22910 is the California law that defines the crime of defacing or altering a tear gas weapon. People commit this offense if they change, alter, or remove the name of the manufacturer, the serial number, or any identification mark on a tear gas weapon. A violation of this law is a felony offense …
ARS 4-241 is the Arizona statute that makes it a crime for a bar, liquor store, or similar business to furnish or sell alcoholic beverages to a minor (or a person under the legal drinking age of twenty-one). The law also makes it a crime for a minor to purchase or drink alcohol on the …
ARS 13-3209 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of pandering. People commit this offense when they knowingly encourage, pressure, or coerce someone to become a prostitute or to engage in an act of prostitution. A violation of this law is a Class 5 felony punishable by a state prison term of over two …
ARS 13-1424 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of voyeurism. People commit this offense if they invade a person’s privacy for the purpose of sexual stimulation, or take a photograph or film while doing so and distribute it or publish it. A violation of this law is a Class 5 felony punishable by …
ARS 13-3019 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of surreptitious photographing. People commit this offense if, under certain circumstances, they secretly photograph or film a person without that person’s consent (for example, filming a person undressing in a locker room). A violation of this law is a Class 5 felony punishable by over …
ARS 13-3415 is the Arizona statute that makes it a crime for people to do certain acts with drug paraphernalia, like use it to grow, harvest, make, test, inject, or conceal any illegal drugs. “Drug paraphernalia” includes things like syringes, baggies, roach clips, and scales. A violation of this law is a Class 6 felony …
ARS 13-1425 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of unlawful disclosure of explicit images. People commit this offense if they intentionally disclose sexually involved or nude images of another person and do so to harm, harass, or threaten that person. The crime is often referred to as “revenge porn.” A violation of this …
ARS 13-4702 is the Arizona statute that makes it a crime for a person to own or operate a chop shop. A “chop shop” is any lot or place where someone alters or stores a vehicle or vehicle parts while knowing that they were obtained by theft or fraud. A violation of this law can …
ARS 13-2602 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of bribery of a public servant. People commit this offense if they offer or agree to give some benefit to a public servant with the intent to influence that person’s vote, or in the case of public servants, they solicit or accept a benefit with …
ARS 13-2804 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of tampering with a witness. People commit this offense if they communicate with a witness to try and have that person withhold certain testimony, testify falsely, or avoid testifying. A violation of this law is a Class 6 felony punishable by a prison term of …
ARS 13-2409 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of obstruction of justice. People commit this offense if they knowingly try to obstruct, delay, or prevent the communication of information to the police regarding the commission of a crime. Most violations of this law are Class 5 felonies punishable by over two years in …
ARS 13-2802 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of influencing a witness. People commit this offense when they threaten or offer some benefit to a witness with the intent to either influence that person’s testimony or persuade the person to not testify. A violation of this law is a Class 5 felony punishable …