Title 13 — Criminal Code

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. 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…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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…

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…

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. 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. 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. 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. 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…

A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make available on the internet the personal information of a health professional, election officer, public official, peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, public defender, member of the commission on appellate co…

A. A person commits obstructing governmental operations if, by using or threatening to use violence or physical force, such person knowingly obstructs, impairs or hinders: 1. The performance of a governmental function by a public servant acting under color of his official authori…

A. A person commits refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon a reasonable command by a person reasonably known to be a peace officer, such person knowingly refuses or fails to aid such peace officer in: 1. Effectuating or securing an arrest; or 2. Preventing the commission by ano…

A. A person commits refusing to assist in fire control if: 1. Upon a reasonable command by a person reasonably known to be a fireman, such person knowingly refuses to aid in extinguishing a fire or in protecting property at the scene of a fire; or 2. Upon command by a person reas…

A. A person commits compounding if such person knowingly accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for: 1. Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offense; or 2. Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commis…

B. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the office the person pretended to hold did not in fact exist or that the pretended office did not in fact possess the authority claimed for it. C. Impersonating a public servant is a class 1 misdemeanor. D. For the pur…

A. A person commits tampering with a public record if, with the intent to defraud or deceive, such person knowingly: 1. Makes or completes a written instrument, knowing that it has been falsely made, which purports to be a public record or true copy thereof or alters or makes a f…

A. A person commits securing the proceeds of an offense if, with intent to assist another in profiting or benefiting from the commission of an offense, such person aids the person in securing the proceeds of the offense. B. Securing the proceeds of an offense is a class 6 felony …

A person who knowingly attempts by means of bribery, misrepresentation, intimidation or force or threats of force to obstruct, delay or prevent the communication of information or testimony relating to a violation of any criminal statute to a peace officer, magistrate, prosecutor…

A person who knowingly obstructs or hinders a public officer from collecting revenue, taxes or other money in which this state or a county, city or town has an interest and that the officer is authorized to collect by law is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

A. A person commits impersonating a peace officer if the person, without lawful authority, pretends to be a peace officer and engages in any conduct with the intent to induce another to submit to the person's pretended authority or to rely on the person's pretended acts. B. It is…

A. It is unlawful for a person, after being advised that the person’s refusal to answer is unlawful, to fail or refuse to state the person's true full name on request of a peace officer who has lawfully detained the person based on reasonable suspicion that the person has committ…

B. This section does not prevent a person from peaceably observing a police proceeding if the person does not interfere with or obstruct the peace officer's crime scene investigation. C. Interfering with a crime scene investigation is a class 2 misdemeanor. D. For the purposes of…

A. A person commits impersonating a veteran of the United States armed forces if the person knowingly misrepresents themselves to be a veteran and engages in any of the following conduct with the intent to obtain money, property or any tangible benefit: 1. The person knowingly mi…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Contraband" means any dangerous drug, narcotic drug, marijuana, intoxicating liquor of any kind, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, explosive, wireless communication device, multimedia storage device or other article w…

A. A person commits escape in the third degree if, having been arrested for, charged with or found guilty of a misdemeanor or petty offense, such person knowingly escapes or attempts to escape from custody. B. Escape in the third degree is a class 6 felony.

A. A person commits escape in the second degree by knowingly: 1. Escaping or attempting to escape from a juvenile secure care facility or a juvenile detention facility; or 2. Escaping or attempting to escape from custody imposed as a result of having been arrested for, charged wi…

A. A person commits escape in the first degree by knowingly: 1. Escaping or attempting to escape from custody or a juvenile secure care facility, a juvenile detention facility or an adult correctional facility by either of the following: (a) Using or threatening the use of physic…

1. By knowingly taking contraband into a correctional facility or the grounds of a correctional facility; or 2. By knowingly conveying contraband to any person confined in a correctional facility; or 3. By knowingly making, obtaining or possessing contraband while being confined …

A. A person commits failure to appear in the second degree if, having either: 1. Been required by law to appear in connection with any misdemeanor or petty offense, the person knowingly fails to appear as required, regardless of the disposition of the charge requiring the appeara…

A. A person commits failure to appear in the first degree if, having been required by law to appear in connection with any felony, such person knowingly fails to appear as required, regardless of the disposition of the charge requiring the appearance. B. Failure to appear in the …

A. A person commits resisting arrest by intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent a person reasonably known to him to be a peace officer, acting under color of such peace officer's official authority, from effecting an arrest by: 1. Using or threatening to use physical fo…

A. A person commits resisting an order directing, regulating or controlling a motor vehicle by knowingly failing to obey an order of a person reasonably known to him to be a peace officer, acting under color of such officer's official authority, directing, regulating or controlli…

For purposes of sections 13-2511 and 13-2512 a person renders assistance to another person by knowingly: 1. Harboring or concealing the other person; or 2. Warning the other person of impending discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction. This does not apply to a warning g…

A. A person commits hindering prosecution in the second degree if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for any misdemeanor or petty offense, such person renders assistance to such person. B. Hindering prosecution in the sec…

B. Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a class 5 felony, except that it is a class 3 felony if either: 1. The person knows or has reason to know that the offense involves terrorism or murder. 2. The person commits the offense with the intent to promote, further or assist…

A. A person who has custodial responsibility and who intentionally fails to discharge those duties is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if that failure results in any of the following: 1. The escape of a prisoner. 2. Serious physical injury to or the death of any other person or pr…

A. A person, not otherwise authorized by law, commits promoting secure care facility contraband by knowingly doing any of the following: 1. Taking contraband onto the grounds of or into a secure care facility under the jurisdiction of the department of juvenile corrections. 2. Co…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Employee" includes a person employed by an enterprise or an agent or fiduciary of a principal. 2. "Employer" includes an enterprise or principal. 3. "Party officer" means a person who holds any position or office in a po…

A. A person commits bribery of a public servant or party officer if with corrupt intent: 1. Such person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public servant or party officer with the intent to influence the public servant's or party officer's vote, opinion, judgm…

A. A person commits trading in public office if with corrupt intent: 1. Such person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public servant or party officer upon an agreement or understanding that he will or may be appointed to a public office or designated or nomin…