Title 13 — Criminal Code
48 chapters · 981 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 13-3501 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Harmful to minors" means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual activity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse, when both: (a) To the average adult a…
A.R.S. § 13-3502 Production, publication, sale, possession and presentation of obscene items; classification
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A person is guilty of a class 5 felony who, with knowledge of the character of the item involved, knowingly: 1. Prints, copies, manufactures, prepares, produces, or reproduces any obscene item for purposes of sale or commercial distribution. 2. Publishes, sells, rents, lends, tra…
A.R.S. § 13-3503 Seizure of obscene things; disposition
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An obscene or indecent writing, paper, book, picture, print or figure found in possession, or under control of a person arrested therefor, shall be delivered to the magistrate before whom the person arrested is required to be taken, and if the magistrate finds it is obscene or in…
A.R.S. § 13-3504 Coercing acceptance of obscene articles or publications; classification
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A. No person, firm, association or corporation shall, as a condition to any sale, allocation, consignment or delivery for resale of any paper, magazine, book, periodical or publication require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other item, article, book, or ot…
A.R.S. § 13-3505 Obscene prints and articles; jurisdiction
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A. The superior court has jurisdiction to enjoin the sale or distribution of obscene prints and articles, as described in subsection B of this section. B. The county attorney of any county or the city attorney of any city in which a person, firm, association or corporation publis…
A.R.S. § 13-3506 Furnishing harmful items to minors; applicability; classification
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A. It is unlawful for any person, with knowledge of the character of the item involved, to recklessly furnish, present, provide, make available, give, lend, show, advertise or distribute to minors any item that is harmful to minors. B. This section does not apply to the transmiss…
A.R.S. § 13-3506.01 Furnishing harmful items to minors; internet activity; classification; definitions
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A. It is unlawful for any person, with knowledge of the character of the item involved, to intentionally or knowingly transmit or send to a minor by means of electronic mail, personal messaging or any other direct internet communication an item that is harmful to minors when the …
A.R.S. § 13-3507 Public display of explicit sexual materials; classification; definitions
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A. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to place explicit sexual material upon public display, or knowingly to fail to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his possession or under his control after learning of its existence. B. A person who violates any…
A.R.S. § 13-3509 Duty to report; classification
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A. A person who is asked to record, film, photograph, develop or duplicate any visual or print medium depicting sexual activity, whether or not the person would be compensated, shall immediately report, or cause a report to be made of, such request to a municipal or county peace …
A.R.S. § 13-3510 Evidence of obscenity
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A. Expert testimony or other ancillary evidence is not required to determine obscenity if the allegedly obscene item has been placed in evidence. The item itself is the best evidence of what it represents. B. If a person relied upon a rating given to a film or motion picture by t…
A.R.S. § 13-3511 Exemption; broadcasts and telecasts
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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to broadcasts or telecasts through facilities licensed under the federal communications act or title 9, chapter 5, article 1.1.
A.R.S. § 13-3512 Obscene or indecent telephone communications to minors for commercial purposes; violation; classification
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A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make by means of a telephone, directly or by a recording device, any obscene or indecent communication for commercial purposes to any person who is under the age of eighteen years. The communication is unlawful regardless of whether t…
A.R.S. § 13-3513 Sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines; classification
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A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly display, sell or offer to sell in any coin-operated or slug-operated vending machine or mechanically or electronically controlled vending machine that is located in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are exclu…