Title 13 — Criminal Code
48 chapters · 981 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 13-1801 Definitions
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A. In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Check" means any check, draft or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument of any kind. 2. "Control" or "exercise control" means to act so as to exclude others from using their property except on the defendant's ow…
A.R.S. § 13-1802 Theft; classification; definitions
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A. A person commits theft if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly: 1. Controls property of another with the intent to deprive the other person of such property; or 2. Converts for an unauthorized term or use services or property of another entrusted to the defendant or…
A.R.S. § 13-1803 Unlawful use of means of transportation; classification
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A. A person commits unlawful use of means of transportation if, without intent permanently to deprive, the person either: 1. Knowingly takes unauthorized control over another person's means of transportation. 2. Knowingly is transported or physically located in a vehicle that the…
A.R.S. § 13-1804 Theft by extortion; classification
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A. A person commits theft by extortion by knowingly obtaining or seeking to obtain property or services by means of a threat to do in the future any of the following: 1. Cause physical injury to anyone by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or cause death or serious …
A.R.S. § 13-1805 Shoplifting; detaining suspect; defense to wrongful detention; civil action by merchant; public services; classification
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A. A person commits shoplifting if, while in an establishment in which merchandise is displayed for sale, the person knowingly obtains such goods of another with the intent to deprive that person of such goods by: 1. Removing any of the goods from the immediate display or from an…
A.R.S. § 13-1806 Unlawful failure to return rented or leased property; notice; classification
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A. A person commits unlawful failure to return rented property if, without notice to and permission of the lessor of the property, the person knowingly fails without good cause to return the property within seventy-two hours after the time provided for return in the rental agreem…
A.R.S. § 13-1807 Issuing a bad check; violation; classification
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A. A person commits issuing a bad check if the person issues or passes a check knowing that the person does not have sufficient funds in or on deposit with the bank or other drawee for the payment in full of the check as well as all other checks outstanding at the time of issuanc…
A.R.S. § 13-1808 Presumptions relating to issuing a bad check; proof of presentation; nonpayment; protest; notice
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A. For the purposes of this chapter, the issuer's knowledge of insufficient funds may be presumed if either: 1. The issuer had no account or a closed account with the bank or other drawee at the time the issuer issued the check. 2. Payment was refused by the bank or other drawee …
A.R.S. § 13-1809 Jurisdiction; restitution; fees; deferred prosecution
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A. The county attorney may prosecute any violation of section 13-1807. If the defendant is alleged to have committed multiple violations of section 13-1807 within the same county, the county attorney may file a complaint charging all of the violations that have not previously bee…
A.R.S. § 13-1810 Deferred prosecution of bad check cases
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A. Each county attorney may create within his office a deferred prosecution program for bad check cases. B. The county attorney may refer a bad check case to the bad check deferred prosecution program. This chapter does not limit the power of the county attorney to prosecute bad …
A.R.S. § 13-1811 County bad check trust fund; use of fund
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A. The board of supervisors of a county shall establish a county bad check trust fund in the county treasury. The county attorney shall administer the fund under the conditions and for the purposes provided by this section. B. The county attorney shall transmit to the county trea…
A.R.S. § 13-1812 Bank records; subpoenas; affidavit of dishonor; affidavit of loss
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A. The county attorney may issue a subpoena duces tecum to a financial institution to obtain account records or affidavits of dishonor in an investigation or prosecution of any violation of section 13-1802, 13-1807, 13-2002, 13-2310 or 13-2311. This section does not prevent the c…
A.R.S. § 13-1813 Gift card theft; classification; definition
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A. A person commits gift card theft if, with the intent to defraud, the person knowingly does any of the following: 1. Acquires possession of a gift card or gift card information without the consent of the gift card holder, issuer or seller. 2. Acquires possession of a gift card …
A.R.S. § 13-1814 Theft of means of transportation; affidavit; classification
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A. A person commits theft of means of transportation if, without lawful authority, the person knowingly does one of the following: 1. Controls another person's means of transportation with the intent to permanently deprive the person of the means of transportation. 2. Converts fo…
A.R.S. § 13-1815 Unlawful use of power of attorney; classification
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A. An agent who holds a principal's power of attorney pursuant to title 14, chapter 5, article 5 and who uses or manages the principal's assets or property with the intent to unlawfully deprive that person of the asset or property is guilty of theft. B. A violation of this sectio…
A.R.S. § 13-1816 Unlawful use, possession or removal of theft detection shielding devices; classification; definition
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A. A person commits unlawful use of a theft detection shielding device if the person knowingly manufacturers, sells, offers for sale or distributes in any way a laminated or coated bag or device unique to and marketed for shielding and intended to shield merchandise from detectio…
A.R.S. § 13-1817 Unlawful possession, use or alteration of a retail sales receipt or universal product code label; classification; definition
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A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally cheat or defraud a merchant by doing any of the following: 1. Possessing at least fifteen fraudulent retail sales receipts or universal product code labels or possessing a device that manufactures fraudulent retail sales receipts or…
A.R.S. § 13-1818 Misappropriation of charter school monies; violation; classification
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A. A person commits misappropriation of charter school monies if without lawful authority and with an intent to defraud the person converts monies provided by this state under a charter school contract in a manner that does not further the purposes of the charter and is not reaso…
A.R.S. § 13-1819 Organized retail theft; classification
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1. Removes merchandise from a retail establishment without paying the purchase price with the intent to resell or trade the merchandise for money or for other value. 2. Uses an artifice, instrument, container, device or other article to facilitate the removal of merchandise from …
A.R.S. § 13-1820 Theft of trade secrets; classification; definition
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A. A person commits theft of trade secrets if, with the intent to deprive or withhold the exclusive control of a trade secret from its owner or with the intent to make any use of a trade secret, the person does any of the following: 1. Takes, transmits, exhibits, conveys, alters,…