ARS § 13-2702 is the Arizona statute defining the perjury crime. People commit this offense when they make either a false sworn statement or a false unsworn declaration regarding a material issue and do so while believing the statement/declaration is false. A violation of this law is a Class 4 felony punishable by almost four …
ARS § 13-1814 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of theft of means of transportation. People commit this offense if, under certain circumstances, they take a person’s vehicle without lawful authority. A violation of this law is a Class 3 felony punishable by up to almost nine years in state prison. The language …
Under Arizona law, burglary is the offense where a person enters a building, home, yard, or structure and commits theft or a felony once inside. The crime is sometimes referred to as breaking and entering. Depending on the circumstances, a prosecutor can charge three different degrees of burglary: first-degree burglary, per ARS 13-1508, second-degree burglary, …
ARS 13-1508 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of first-degree burglary. People commit this offense when they engage in a burglary and do so while knowingly possessing an explosive, a deadly weapon, or a dangerous instrument. A violation of this law can lead to a Class 2 felony punishable by over 12 years …
ARS 13-3623 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of elder abuse. People commit this offense if, under certain circumstances, they cause an elderly person or vulnerable adult to suffer a physical injury, allow such a person to be injured, or allow such a person to be placed in a situation that endangers the …
ARS § 13-1904 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of armed robbery. People commit this offense when they rob someone and do so while either armed with a deadly weapon or while using or threatening to use a deadly weapon. A violation of this law is a Class 2 felony punishable by over …
ARS § 13-3107 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of the unlawful discharge of a firearm. You commit this offense if, with criminal negligence, you shoot a firearm within or into the limits of a city or town. A violation of this law is a Class 6 felony that is punishable by up …
ARS § 13-1903 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of aggravated robbery. People commit this offense when they rob someone, aided by one or more accomplices. A violation of this law is a Class 3 felony punishable by almost nine years of prison time. The language of ARS § 13-1903 states: A. A …
ARS § 13-1902 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of robbery. People commit this offense when, in the course of stealing property from another person, they use threats or force to complete the stealing. Violations of this law are Class 4 felonies punishable by prison sentences of up to three years. The language …
“Homicide” refers to the killing of one person by another, either lawfully or unlawfully, and by some act or failure to act. The term homicide is different from the term murder. Under Arizona law, there are four instances in which a person can be charged with a crime for unlawful homicide. These include when a …
ARS 13-1104 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of second-degree murder. People commit this offense when they kill another person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly, but do so without premeditation (which is required for first-degree murder, per ARS 13-1105). Second-degree murder is a Class 1 felony punishable by a prison sentence of up to …
ARS § 13-2923 is the Arizona statute that defines the crime of stalking. You commit this offense if you intentionally or knowingly engage in a course of conduct directed towards a specific person, and the conduct causes that person to either suffer emotional distress or reasonably fear for their safety or the safety of an …
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 § 13-1103 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 § 28-661 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 § 13-3553 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 § 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 § 13-3554 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 …