Title 13 — Criminal Code
48 chapters · 981 sections in this title.
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,…
A.R.S. § 13-1901 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Force" means any physical act directed against a person as a means of gaining control of property. 2. "In the course of committing" includes any of the defendant's acts beginning with the initiation and extending through…
A.R.S. § 13-1902 Robbery; classification
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A. A person commits robbery if in the course of taking any property of another from his person or immediate presence and against his will, such person threatens or uses force against any person with intent either to coerce surrender of property or to prevent resistance to such pe…
A.R.S. § 13-1903 Aggravated robbery; classification
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A. A person commits aggravated robbery if in the course of committing robbery as defined in section 13-1902, such person is aided by one or more accomplices actually present. B. Aggravated robbery is a class 3 felony.
A.R.S. § 13-1904 Armed robbery; classification
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A. A person commits armed robbery if, in the course of committing robbery as proscribed in section 13-1902, the person or an accomplice does any of the following: 1. Is armed with a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon. 2. Uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or dangero…
A.R.S. § 13-2001 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Access device" means any card, token, code, account number, electronic serial number, mobile or personal identification number, password, encryption key, biometric identifier or other means of account access, including a…
A.R.S. § 13-2002 Forgery; classification; definitions
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A. A person commits forgery if, with intent to defraud, the person: 1. Falsely makes, completes or alters a written instrument; or 2. Knowingly possesses a forged instrument; or 3. Offers or presents, whether accepted or not, a forged instrument or one that contains false informa…
A.R.S. § 13-2003 Criminal possession of a forgery device; classification
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A. A person commits criminal possession of a forgery device if the person either: 1. Makes or possesses with knowledge of its character and with intent to commit fraud any plate, die, or other device, apparatus, equipment, software, access device, article, material, good, propert…
A.R.S. § 13-2004 Criminal simulation; classification
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A. A person commits criminal simulation if, with intent to defraud, such person makes, alters, or presents or offers, whether accepted or not, any object so that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source, authorship or value that it does not in fact possess. B. Criminal sim…
A.R.S. § 13-2005 Obtaining a signature by deception; classification
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A. A person commits obtaining a signature by deception if, with intent to defraud, such person obtains the signature of another person to a written instrument by knowingly misrepresenting or omitting any fact material to the instrument or transaction. B. Obtaining a signature by …
A.R.S. § 13-2006 Criminal impersonation; classification
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A. A person commits criminal impersonation by: 1. Assuming a false identity with the intent to defraud another; or 2. Pretending to be a representative of some person or organization with the intent to defraud; or 3. Pretending to be, or assuming a false identity of, an employee …
A.R.S. § 13-2007 Unlawful use of slugs; classification
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A. A person commits unlawful use of slugs if: 1. With intent to defraud the supplier of property or a service sold or offered by means of a coin machine, such person inserts, deposits or otherwise uses a slug in such machine; or 2. Such person makes, possesses, offers for sale or…
A.R.S. § 13-2008 Taking identity of another person or entity; classification
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A. A person commits taking the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly takes, purchases, manufactures, records, possesses or uses any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of another person or entity, including a real or fictitiou…
A.R.S. § 13-2009 Aggravated taking identity of another person or entity; knowingly accepting the identity of another person; classification
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A. A person commits aggravated taking the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly takes, purchases, manufactures, records, possesses or uses any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of either: 1. Three or more other persons or en…
A.R.S. § 13-2010 Trafficking in the identity of another person or entity; classification
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A. A person commits trafficking in the identity of another person or entity if the person knowingly sells, transfers or transmits any personal identifying information or entity identifying information of another person or entity, including a real or fictitious person or entity, w…
A.R.S. § 13-2011 Admission tickets; fraudulent creation or possession; classification
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A. It is unlawful for a person, with intent to defraud, to forge, alter or possess any ticket, token or paper that is designed for admission to or for the rendering of services by any sports, amusement, concert or other facility that offers services to the general public. B. A pe…
A.R.S. § 13-2101 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Cancelled or revoked credit card" means a credit card that is no longer valid because permission to use it has been suspended, revoked or terminated by the issuer of the credit card by written notice sent by certified or…
A.R.S. § 13-2102 Theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means; classification
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A. A person commits theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means if the person: 1. Controls a credit card without the cardholder's or issuer's consent through conduct prescribed in section 13-1802 or 13-1804; or 2. Sells, transfers or conveys a credit car…
A.R.S. § 13-2103 Receipt of anything of value obtained by fraudulent use of a credit card; classification
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A. A person, being a third party, commits receipt of anything of value obtained by fraudulent use of a credit card by buying or receiving or attempting to buy or receive money, goods, services or any other thing of value obtained in violation of section 13-2105, knowing or believ…
A.R.S. § 13-2104 Forgery of credit card; classification
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A. A person commits forgery of a credit card if the person: 1. With intent to defraud, alters any credit card, falsely makes, manufactures, fabricates or causes to be made, manufactured or fabricated an instrument or device purporting to be a credit card without the express autho…
A.R.S. § 13-2105 Fraudulent use of a credit card; classification
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A. A person commits fraudulent use of a credit card if the person: 1. With intent to defraud, uses, for the purposes of obtaining or attempting to obtain money, goods, services or any other thing of value, a credit card or credit card number obtained or retained in violation of t…
A.R.S. § 13-2106 Possession of machinery, plate or other contrivance or incomplete credit card; classification
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A. A person commits possession of machinery, plate or other contrivance or incomplete credit card if such person: 1. Possesses an incomplete credit card with intent to complete it without the express consent of the issuer. 2. Possesses, with intent to defraud and with knowledge o…
A.R.S. § 13-2107 False statement as to financial condition or identity; classification
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A. A person commits false statement as to financial condition or identity if the person makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement in writing as to a material fact, knowing it to be false, with the intent that it be relied on respecting the ide…
A.R.S. § 13-2108 Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services; classification
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A. A person commits fraud by a person authorized to provide goods or services if such person knowingly: 1. Furnishes money, goods, services or any other thing of value upon presentation of a credit card obtained or retained in violation of section 13-2102 or a credit card which s…
A.R.S. § 13-2109 Credit card transaction record theft; classification
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A. A person commits credit card transaction record theft by: 1. If the person is a merchant, knowingly presenting for payment to a participating party, with intent to defraud, a credit card transaction record of a sale that was not made by the merchant. 2. Knowingly and without t…
A.R.S. § 13-2110 Unlawful possession or use of scanning device or reencoder; classification
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A. It is unlawful for a person to use a scanning device or reencoder without the permission of the cardholder of the credit card from which the information is being scanned or reencoded and with the intent to defraud the cardholder, the issuer or a merchant. B. It is unlawful for…
A.R.S. § 13-2201 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Adulterated" means varying from the standard of composition or quality prescribed by statute or administrative regulation or, if none, as set by established commercial usage. 2. "Fiduciary" means a trustee, guardian, exe…
A.R.S. § 13-2202 Deceptive business practices; classification
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A. A person commits deceptive business practices if in the course of engaging in a business, occupation or profession such person recklessly: 1. Uses or possesses for use a false weight or measure or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; o…
A.R.S. § 13-2203 False advertising; classification
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A. A person commits false advertising if, in connection with the promotion of the sale of property or services, such person recklessly causes to be made or makes a false or misleading statement in any advertisement. B. False advertising is a class 1 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 13-2204 Defrauding secured creditors; definition; classification
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A. A person commits defrauding secured creditors if the person knowingly destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, converts, sells, obtains, transfers, controls or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with the intent to hinder or prevent the enforcement of t…
A.R.S. § 13-2205 Defrauding judgment creditors; classification
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A. A person commits defrauding judgment creditors if such person secretes, assigns, conveys or otherwise disposes of his property with the intent to defraud a judgment creditor or to prevent that property from being subjected to payment of a judgment. B. Defrauding judgment credi…
A.R.S. § 13-2206 Fraud in insolvency; classification
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A. A person commits fraud in insolvency if, when proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors or when any other assignment, composition or liquidation fo…
A.R.S. § 13-2207 Receiving deposits in an insolvent financial institution; classification
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A. A person commits receiving deposits in an insolvent financial institution if, as an officer, manager or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, such person receives or permits the receipt of a deposit, premium payment or investment in the instit…
A.R.S. § 13-2208 Usury; classification
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A. A person commits usury by knowingly engaging in or directly or indirectly providing financing for the business of making loans at a higher rate of interest or consideration than authorized by law. B. Usury is a class 1 misdemeanor.
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…