Criminal Defense

ARS 13-1303 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of unlawful imprisonment. People commit this offense if they knowingly restrain another person without consent and without legal authority. A violation of this law is a Class 6 felony punishable by up to two years in state prison. Unlawful imprisonment is sometimes referred to as …

ARS 13-1602 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of criminal damage. People typically commit this offense when they recklessly damage, deface or tamper with another person’s property. A violation of this law could lead to a Class 4 felony charge punishable by almost four years in state prison. The language of ARS 13-1602 …

ARS 13-1802 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of theft. People commit this offense when they knowingly use or take someone else’s property or services without lawful authority to do so. A violation of this law could lead to Class 2 felony charges punishable by over 12 years in state prison. The language …

ARS 13-2921 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of harassment. People commit this offense if they engage in conduct that is directed at a specific person and that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed, annoyed, or harassed and the conduct in fact seriously alarms, annoys, or harasses the person. Most …

ARS 28-3473 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of driving on a suspended license. People commit this offense when they drive or operate a motor vehicle with a suspended, revoked, canceled, or refused driver’s license. A violation of this law is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail …

ARS 28-3151 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of driving without a license. People commit this offense when they drive or operate a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license. A violation of this law could result in a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to four months in jail time. The language …

ARS 13-1502 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of third-degree criminal trespass. People commit this offense when they either knowingly enter or unlawfully remain on real property after the property owner or law enforcement request that they leave, or knowingly enter or unlawfully remain on certain property belonging to a railroad company. A …

ARS 13-1503 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of second-degree criminal trespass. People commit this offense when they knowingly enter or remain unlawfully on a nonresidential property or in any fenced commercial yard. A violation of this law can lead to a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to four months in jail. …

ARS 28-662 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of misdemeanor hit and run. People commit this offense if they get into a car accident that causes damage to another vehicle and fail to stop at the scene of the accident. A violation of the law is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up …

ARS 13-1202 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of threatening or intimidating. People commit this offense when they either threaten to physically injure someone, threaten to cause a serious public inconvenience (such as the evacuation of a building), or threaten to injure another person to promote a street gang, a criminal syndicate, or …