Title 13 — Criminal Code
48 chapters · 981 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 13-2301 Definitions
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A. For the purposes of sections 13-2302, 13-2303 and 13-2304: 1. "Collect an extension of credit" means to induce in any way any person to make repayment of that extension. 2. "Creditor" means any person making an extension of credit or any person claiming by, under or through an…
A.R.S. § 13-2302 Making extortionate extensions of credit; classification
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A. Any person who makes an extortionate extension of credit is guilty of a class 5 felony. B. In any prosecution pursuant to this section, if it is shown that all of the following factors were present in connection with the extension of credit, there is prima facie evidence that …
A.R.S. § 13-2303 Financing extortionate extensions of credit
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A person who knowingly advances money or property, whether as a gift, loan, investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit sharing agreement or otherwise, to any person, with reasonable grounds to believe that it is the intention of that person to use the money or property so ad…
A.R.S. § 13-2304 Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means
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A. A person who knowingly participates in any way in the use of any extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extensions of credit or to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof is guilty of a class 4 felony. B. In any prosecution pursuant to this section, for…
A.R.S. § 13-2305 Permissible inferences
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In an action for trafficking in stolen property: 1. Proof of possession of property recently stolen, unless satisfactorily explained, may give rise to an inference that the person in possession of the property was aware of the risk that it had been stolen or in some way participa…
A.R.S. § 13-2306 Possession of altered property; classification
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A. A person who is a dealer in property and recklessly possesses property the permanent identifying features of which, including serial numbers or labels, have been removed or in any fashion altered is guilty of a class 6 felony. B. It is a defense to a prosecution under this sec…
A.R.S. § 13-2307 Trafficking in stolen property; classification
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A. A person who recklessly traffics in the property of another that has been stolen is guilty of trafficking in stolen property in the second degree. B. A person who knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages or supervises the theft and trafficking in the p…
A.R.S. § 13-2308 Participating in or assisting a criminal syndicate; classification
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A. A person commits participating in a criminal syndicate by: 1. Intentionally organizing, managing, directing, supervising or financing a criminal syndicate with the intent to promote or further the criminal objectives of the syndicate; or 2. Knowingly inciting or inducing other…
A.R.S. § 13-2308.01 Terrorism; classification
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A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly do any of the following: 1. Engage in an act of terrorism. 2. Organize, manage, direct, supervise or finance an act of terrorism. 3. Solicit, incite or induce others to promote or further an act of terrorism. 4. Without…
A.R.S. § 13-2308.02 Making a terrorist threat; false reporting of terrorism; liability for expenses; classification; definitions
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A. It is unlawful for a person to threaten to commit an act of terrorism and communicate the threat to any other person. B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make a false report of an act of terrorism and communicate the false report to any other person. C. It is not a def…
A.R.S. § 13-2308.03 Unlawful use of infectious biological substance or radiological agent; classification; definitions
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A. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally cause injury to another person by means of an infectious biological substance or a radiological agent. B. It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly do any of the following: 1. Possess, with the intent to injure anoth…
A.R.S. § 13-2309 Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests; classification
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Whoever knowingly gives, promises or offers to any professional or amateur baseball, football, hockey, polo, tennis, horse race, dog race or basketball player or boxer or any player or referee or other official who participates or expects to participate in any professional or ama…
A.R.S. § 13-2310 Fraudulent schemes and artifices; classification; definition
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A. Any person who, pursuant to a scheme or artifice to defraud, knowingly obtains any benefit by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, promises or material omissions is guilty of a class 2 felony. B. Reliance on the part of any person shall not be a necessary e…
A.R.S. § 13-2311 Fraudulent schemes and practices; wilful concealment; classification
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A. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, in any matter related to the business conducted by any department or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, any person who, pursuant to a scheme or artifice to defraud or deceive, knowingly falsifies…
A.R.S. § 13-2312 Illegal control of an enterprise; illegally conducting an enterprise; classification
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A. A person commits illegal control of an enterprise if such person, through racketeering or its proceeds, acquires or maintains, by investment or otherwise, control of any enterprise. B. A person commits illegally conducting an enterprise if such person is employed by or associa…
A.R.S. § 13-2313 Judicial powers over racketeering criminal cases
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During the pendency of any criminal case charging an offense included in the definition of racketeering in section 13-2301, subsection D, paragraph 4 or a violation of section 13-2312, the superior court may, in addition to its other powers, issue an order pursuant to section 13-…
A.R.S. § 13-2314 Racketeering; civil remedies by this state; definitions
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A. The attorney general or a county attorney may file an action in superior court on behalf of a person who sustains injury to his person, business or property by racketeering as defined by section 13-2301, subsection D, paragraph 4 or by a violation of section 13-2312 for the re…
A.R.S. § 13-2314.01 Anti-racketeering revolving fund; use of monies; reports; audit
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A. The anti-racketeering revolving fund is established. The attorney general shall administer the fund only under the conditions and for the purposes provided by this section. Monies in the fund are exempt from the lapsing provisions of section 35-190 and may not be transferred t…
A.R.S. § 13-2314.02 Racketeering lien; content; filing; notice; effect
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A. The state, upon filing a civil action under section 13-2314, upon seizure for forfeiture under chapter 39 of this title or upon charging an offense included in the definition of racketeering in section 13-2301, subsection D, paragraph 4 or a violation of section 13-2312, may f…
A.R.S. § 13-2314.03 County anti-racketeering revolving fund; use of fund; reports
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A. The board of supervisors of a county shall establish a county anti-racketeering revolving fund administered by the county attorney under the conditions and for the purposes provided by this section. B. Any prosecution and investigation costs, including attorney fees, recovered…
A.R.S. § 13-2314.04 Racketeering; unlawful activity; civil remedies by private cause of action; definitions
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A. A person who sustains reasonably foreseeable injury to his person, business or property by a pattern of racketeering activity, or by a violation of section 13-2312 involving a pattern of racketeering activity, may file an action in superior court for the recovery of up to treb…
A.R.S. § 13-2315 Racketeering; investigation of records; confidentiality; court enforcement; immunity; classification
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A. A custodian of the records of a financial institution as defined in section 13-2301 shall, at no expense to the financial institution, produce for inspection or copying the records in the custody of such financial institution when requested to be inspected by the attorney gene…
A.R.S. § 13-2316 Computer tampering; venue; forfeiture; classification
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A. A person who acts without authority or who exceeds authorization of use commits computer tampering by: 1. Accessing, altering, damaging or destroying any computer, computer system or network, or any part of a computer, computer system or network, with the intent to devise or e…
A.R.S. § 13-2316.01 Unlawful possession of an access device; classification
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A. A person commits unlawful possession of an access device by knowingly possessing, trafficking in, publishing or controlling an access device without the consent of the issuer, owner or authorized user and with the intent to use or distribute that access device. B. The possessi…
A.R.S. § 13-2316.02 Unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information; exceptions; classification
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A. A person commits unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information by communicating, releasing or publishing proprietary or confidential computer security information, security-related measures, algorithms or encryption devices relating to a par…
A.R.S. § 13-2317 Money laundering; classification; definitions
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A. A person is guilty of money laundering in the first degree if the person does any of the following: 1. Knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, supervises or is in the business of money laundering in violation of subsection B of this section. 2. Viola…
A.R.S. § 13-2318 Civil judgments; injury to the state
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The court shall not reduce or increase the judgment in a civil action under this title because of the imposition or failure to impose a sanction in a separate criminal prosecution involving the same conduct but shall determine the civil judgment solely according to the civil reme…
A.R.S. § 13-2319 Smuggling; classification; definitions
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B. A violation of this section is a class 4 felony. C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, a violation of this section: 1. Is a class 2 felony if the human being who is smuggled is under eighteen years of age and is not accompanied by a family member over eighteen years…
A.R.S. § 13-2320 Residential mortgage fraud; classification; definitions
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A. A person commits residential mortgage fraud if, with the intent to defraud, the person does any of the following: 1. Knowingly makes any deliberate misstatement, misrepresentation or material omission during the mortgage lending process that is relied on by a mortgage lender, …
A.R.S. § 13-2321 Participating in or assisting a criminal street gang; classification
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A. A person commits participating in a criminal street gang by any of the following: 1. Intentionally organizing, managing, directing, supervising or financing a criminal street gang with the intent to promote or further the criminal objectives of the criminal street gang. 2. Kno…
A.R.S. § 13-2322 Unlawful transactions involving drop house properties; classification; definition
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A. A person or company that owns, sells, leases or brokers a transaction involving property or real property that the person or company knows will be used as a drop house is guilty of a class 4 felony. B. It is a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section if both of the fo…
A.R.S. § 13-2323 Participating in a human smuggling organization or operation; classification
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A. A person commits participating in a human smuggling organization or operation by any of the following: 1. Intentionally or knowingly organizing, managing, directing, supervising, coordinating, facilitating, leading, assisting, participating in or financing a human smuggling or…