ARS § 13-1304 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of kidnapping. You commit this offense if you knowingly restrain another person and do with some specific intent in mind (for example, an intent to hold the “victim” for ransom or as a hostage). A violation of this law is a felony offense punishable …
ARS § 13-1105 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of first-degree murder. People typically commit this offense when they take another person’s life by means of a premeditated and intentional act. A violation of this law is a Class 1 felony punishable by death or life imprisonment. The language of ARS 13-1105 sets …
ARS § 13-3623 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of child abuse. You commit this offense if, under certain circumstances, you cause a child to suffer physical injury, allow a child to be injured, or allow a child to be placed in a situation that endangers the child’s health or well-being. Violating this …
ARS § 13-3407 is the Arizona statute that makes it a crime to perform certain acts in relation to a dangerous drug (for example, possess one, use one, or make one). Common “dangerous drugs” include methamphetamine, mescaline, and MMDA. A violation of this code section can result in a Class 2 felony punishable by prison …
ARS § 13-2921 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of harassment. You commit this offense if you 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. …
ARS § 13-1103 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of manslaughter. People commit this offense when they cause the death of someone else but the killing falls short of constituting a murder. A violation of this law is a Class 2 felony punishable by a prison sentence of up to ten years. The …
ARS § 28-3473 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of driving on a suspended license. You commit this offense if you 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 …
ARS § 28-3151 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of driving without a license. You commit this offense if you drive or operate a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license. A violation could result in a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to four months in jail time. The language of ARS …
ARS § 13-1502 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of third-degree criminal trespass. You commit this offense when you either knowingly enter or unlawfully remain on real property after the property owner or law enforcement request that you leave, or knowingly enter or unlawfully remain on certain property belonging to a railroad company. …
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 …
ARS § 13-3214 is the Arizona statute that makes it a crime knowingly to engage in prostitution. This is defined as taking part in, agreeing, or offering to engage in sexual conduct with any person for money or any other valuable consideration. Most prostitution convictions are Class 1 misdemeanors punishable by up to six months …
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 then fail to stop at the scene of the accident. A violation of the law is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by …
ARS § 13-1202 is the Arizona statute defining threatening or intimidating crime. You commit this offense if you 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 a racketeering …
ARS § 28-661 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of leaving the scene of an accident. People commit this offense if they get into a car accident that causes injury or death to another person and fail to stop. A conviction can rise to the level of a Class 2 felony that is …
ARS § 13-2904 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of disorderly conduct. People commit this offense when they knowingly engage in a certain type of disruptive behavior (like making loud noise or using offensive language) and do so with the intent to disturb the peace or the quiet of a neighborhood, family, or …
ARS § 13-3553 is the Arizona statute on the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor (child pornography). People commit this offense when they: knowingly record, film, photograph, develop, or duplicate any visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexual conduct, or knowingly distribute, transport, receive, sell, purchase, transmit, or possess such depictions. A violation …
ARS § 13-1102 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of negligent homicide. You commit this offense if you cause the death of another person (including the death of an unborn child) by means of a criminally negligent act. A violation of this law is a Class 4 felony typically punishable by a prison …
ARS § 4-244(9) is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of a minor in possession of alcohol. You commit this offense if you are under the legal drinking age (for example, under 21) and you buy, receive, possess, or consume an alcoholic beverage. A violation of this law is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable …
ARS § 13-1410 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of molestation of a child. People commit this offense by intentionally or knowingly engaging in or causing a person to engage in sexual contact with a child who is under 15 years of age. A conviction under this law is a Class 2 felony …
ARS § 13-1403 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of public sexual indecency. You commit this offense when you engage in sexual contact, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or bestiality and do so in the presence of another person with a reckless disregard as to whether the person would be offended. A violation of …
ARS § 13-1203 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of assault. You commit this offense if you intentionally or recklessly cause physical injury to someone, intentionally place another person in fear of physical injury, or knowingly touch someone with the intent to injure or provoke them. An assault conviction is a misdemeanor that …
ARS § 13-3554 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. People commit this offense when they lure (or offer or ask for) sexual conduct with another person knowing, or having reason to know, that the other person is a minor. A conviction under the law is a …
ARS § 13-1405 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of sexual conduct with a minor. People commit this offense if they intentionally or knowingly have sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact with anybody under 18 years of age. A conviction under this law could lead to a Class 2 felony which is punishable …
ARS § 13-1201 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of endangerment. You commit this offense if you recklessly put someone at risk of imminent death or physical injury. Depending on the facts of the case, an endangerment conviction is a Class 6 felony punishable by a state prison sentence of up to two …
ARS § 13-1404 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of sexual abuse. Defendants commit this offense when they intentionally or knowingly make sexual contact with a person 15 years or older without that person’s consent, or contact a person under 15 if the contact involves the female breast. A violation of this law …