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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1603 - Criminal littering or polluting; classification

13-1603.
Criminal littering or polluting;  classification
A. A person commits criminal littering or polluting if the person without lawful authority does any of the following:
1. Throws,  places,  drops or permits to be dropped on public property or property of another that is not a lawful dump any litter,  destructive or injurious material that the person does not immediately remove.
2. Discharges or permits to be discharged any sewage,  oil products or other harmful substances into any waters or onto any shorelines within this state.
3. Dumps any earth,  soil,  stones,  ores or minerals on any land.
B. Criminal littering or polluting is punishable as follows:
1. A class 6 felony if the act is a knowing violation of subsection A in which the amount of litter or other prohibited material or substance exceeds three hundred pounds in weight or one hundred cubic feet in volume or is done in any quantity for a commercial purpose.
2. A class 1 misdemeanor if the act is a knowing violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 in which the amount of litter or prohibited material or substance is more than one hundred pounds in weight but less than three hundred pounds in weight or more than thirty-five cubic feet in volume but less than one hundred cubic feet in volume and is not done for a commercial purpose.
3. A class 1 misdemeanor if the act is not punishable under paragraph 1 of this subsection and involves placing any destructive or injurious material on or within fifty feet of a highway,  beach or shoreline of any body of water used by the public.
4. A class 2 misdemeanor if the act is not punishable under paragraph 1,  2 or 3 of this subsection.
C. If a fine is assessed for a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 or 2,  one hundred per cent of any assessed fine shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the fine was assessed. At least fifty per cent of the fine shall be used by the county for the purposes of illegal dumping cleanup.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1604 - Aggravated criminal damage; classification

13-1604.
Aggravated criminal damage;  classification
A. A person commits aggravated criminal damage by intentionally or recklessly without the express permission of the owner:
1. Defacing,  damaging or in any way changing the appearance of any building,  structure,  personal property or place used for worship or any religious purpose.
2. Defacing or damaging any building,  structure or place used as a school or as an educational facility.
3. Defacing,  damaging or tampering with any cemetery,  mortuary or personal property of the cemetery or mortuary or other facility used for the purpose of burial or memorializing the dead.
4. Defacing,  damaging or tampering with any utility or agricultural infrastructure or property,  construction site or existing structure for the purpose of obtaining nonferrous metals.
B. Aggravated criminal damage is punishable as follows:
1. If the person intentionally or recklessly does any act described in subsection A of this section that causes damage to the property of another in an amount of ten thousand dollars or more,  aggravated criminal damage:
(a) Resulting from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 1,  2 or 3 of this section is a class 4 felony.
(b) Resulting from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 4 of this section is a class 3 felony.
2. If the person intentionally or recklessly damages property of another in an amount of one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars,  aggravated criminal damage:
(a) Resulting from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 1,  2 or 3 of this section is a class 5 felony.
(b) Resulting from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 4 of this section is a class 4 felony.
3. In all other cases aggravated criminal damage is:
(a) A class 6 felony if it results from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 1,  2 or 3 of this section.
(b) A class 5 felony if it results from actions described in subsection A,  paragraph 4 of this section.
C. In determining the amount of damage to property,  damages include the cost of repair or replacement of the property that was damaged,  the cost of the loss of crops and livestock,  reasonable labor costs of any kind,  reasonable material costs of any kind and any reasonable costs that are attributed to equipment that is used to abate or repair the damage to the property.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1605 - Aggregation of amounts of damage

13-1605.
Aggregation of amounts of damage
Amounts of damage caused pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct,  whether to property of one or more persons,  may be aggregated in the indictment or information at the discretion of this state in determining the classification of an offense in violation of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1701 - Definitions

13-1701.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Damage"  means any physical or visual impairment of any surface.
2. " Occupied structure"  means any structure as defined in paragraph 4 in which one or more human beings either is or is likely to be present or so near as to be in equivalent danger at the time the fire or explosion occurs. The term includes any dwelling house,  whether occupied,  unoccupied or vacant.
3. " Property"  means anything other than a structure which has value,  tangible or intangible,  public or private,  real or personal,  including documents evidencing value or ownership.
4. " Structure"  means any building,  object,  vehicle,  watercraft,  aircraft or place with sides and a floor,  used for lodging,  business,  transportation,  recreation or storage.
5. " Wildland"  means any brush covered land,  cutover land,  forest,  grassland or woods.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1702 - Reckless burning; classification

13-1702.
Reckless burning;  classification
A. A person commits reckless burning by recklessly causing a fire or explosion which results in damage to an occupied structure,  a structure,  wildland or property.
B. Reckless burning is a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1703 - Arson of a structure or property; classification

13-1703.
Arson of a structure or property;  classification
A. A person commits arson of a structure or property by knowingly and unlawfully damaging a structure or property by knowingly causing a fire or explosion.
B. Arson of a structure is a class 4 felony. Arson of property is a class 4 felony if the property had a value of more than one thousand dollars. Arson of property is a class 5 felony if the property had a value of more than one hundred dollars but not more than one thousand dollars. Arson of property is a class 1 misdemeanor if the property had a value of one hundred dollars or less.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1704 - Arson of an occupied structure; classification

13-1704.
Arson of an occupied structure;  classification
A. A person commits arson of an occupied structure by knowingly and unlawfully damaging an occupied structure by knowingly causing a fire or explosion.
B. Arson of an occupied structure is a class 2 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1705 - Arson of an occupied jail or prison facility; classification.

13-1705.
Arson of an occupied jail or prison facility;  classification.
A. A person commits arson of an occupied jail or prison facility by knowingly causing a fire or explosion which results in physical damage to the jail or prison facility.
B. Arson of an occupied jail or prison facility is a class 4 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1706 - Burning of wildlands; exceptions; classification

13-1706.
Burning of wildlands;  exceptions;  classification
A. It is unlawful for any person,  without lawful authority,  to intentionally,  knowingly,  recklessly or with criminal negligence to set or cause to be set on fire any wildland other than the person's own or to permit a fire that was set or caused to be set by the person to pass from the person's own grounds to the grounds of another person.
B. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1. Open burning that is lawfully conducted in the course of agricultural operations.
2. Fire management operations that are conducted by a political subdivision.
3. Prescribed or controlled burns that are conducted with written authority from the state forester.
4. Lawful activities that are conducted pursuant to any rule,  regulation or policy that is adopted by a state,  tribal or federal agency.
5. In absence of a fire ban or other burn restrictions to a person on public lands,  setting a fire for purposes of cooking or warming that does not spread sufficiently from its source to require action by a fire control agency.
C. A person who violates this section is guilty of an offense as follows:
1. If done with criminal negligence,  the offense is a class 2 misdemeanor.
2. If done recklessly,  the offense is a class 1 misdemeanor.
3. If done intentionally or knowingly and the person knows or reasonably should know that the person's conduct violates any order or rule that is issued by a governmental entity and that prohibits,  bans,  restricts or otherwise regulates fires during periods of extreme fire hazard,  the offense is a class 6 felony.
4. If done intentionally and the person's conduct places another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury or places any building or occupied structure of another person in danger of damage,  the offense is a class 3 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1707 - Unlawful cross burning; classification

13-1707.
Unlawful cross burning;  classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to burn or cause to be burned a cross on the property of another person without that person's permission or on a highway or any other public place with the intent to intimidate any person or group of persons. The intent to intimidate may not be inferred solely from the act of burning a cross,  but shall be proven by independent evidence.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1708 - Unlawful symbol burning; classification

13-1708.
Unlawful symbol burning;  classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to burn or cause to be burned any symbol not addressed by section 13-1707 on the property of another person without that person's permission or on a highway or any other public place with the intent to intimidate any person or group of persons. The intent to intimidate may not be inferred solely from the act of burning the symbol,  but shall be proven by independent evidence.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1709 - Emergency response and investigation costs; civil liability; definitions

13-1709.
Emergency response and investigation costs;  civil liability;  definitions
A. A person who commits an act in violation of this chapter that results in an appropriate emergency response or investigation and who is convicted of the violation may be liable for the expenses that are incurred incident to the emergency response and the investigation of the commission of the offense.
B. The court may assess and collect the expenses prescribed in subsection A. The court shall state the amount of these expenses as a separate item in any final judgment,  order or decree.
C. The expenses are a debt of the person. The public agency,  for profit entity or nonprofit entity that incurred the expenses may collect the debt proportionally. The liability that is imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other liability that may be imposed. If a person is subject to liability under this section and is married,  only the separate property of the person is subject to liability.
D. There shall be no duty under a policy of liability insurance to defend or indemnify any person found liable for any expenses under this section.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Expenses"  means reasonable costs that are directly incurred by a public agency,  for profit entity or nonprofit entity that makes an appropriate emergency response to an incident or an investigation of the commission of the offense,  including the costs of providing police,  fire fighting,  rescue and emergency medical services at the scene of the incident and the salaries of the persons who respond to the incident but excluding charges assessed by an ambulance service that is regulated pursuant to title 36,  chapter 21.1,  article 2.
2. " Public agency"  means this state,  any city,  county,  municipal corporation or district,  any Arizona federally recognized Native American tribe or any other public authority that is located in whole or in part in this state and that provides police,  fire fighting,  medical or other emergency services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1803 - Unlawful use of means of transportation; classification

13-1803.
Unlawful use of means of transportation;  classification
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 person knows or has reason to know is in the unlawful possession of another person pursuant to paragraph 1 or section 13-1814.
B. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section is a class 5 felony.
C. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section is a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1804 - Theft by extortion; classification

13-1804.
Theft by extortion;  classification
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 physical injury to anyone.
2. Cause physical injury to anyone except as provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
3. Cause damage to property.
4. Engage in other conduct constituting an offense.
5. Accuse anyone of a crime or bring criminal charges against anyone.
6. Expose a secret or an asserted fact in a social media message as defined in section 16-901 or in any other manner,  whether true or false,  tending to subject anyone to hatred,  contempt or ridicule or to impair the person's credit or business unless the threat is based on a plausible claim of right to the property or services obtained or sought to be obtained.
7. Take or withhold action as a public servant or cause a public servant to take or withhold action.
8. Cause anyone to part with any property.
9. Take or withhold action regarding an alleged claim of easement or other right of access to an adjoining property if both of the following occur:
(a) The claimant's property interest is the result of a tax lien purchase or foreclosure pursuant to title 42,  chapter 18.
(b) The fair market value of the claimant's property is equal to or less than the amount paid by the claimant for the purchase of the tax lien or foreclosure,  including taxes paid after the lien purchase and any costs and attorney fees paid in connection with the lien foreclosure. For the purposes of this subdivision,  " fair market value"  means the fair market value as defined in section 33-814,  subsection A as of the date of the theft.
B. It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection A,  paragraph 5,  6 or 7 of this section if a reasonable person would believe that the property or services were obtained or sought to be obtained by the threat of a reasonable accusation,  exposure,  lawsuit or other invocation of official action.
C. Theft by extortion is a class 4 felony,  except that theft by extortion under subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section is a class 2 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1806 - Unlawful failure to return rented or leased property; notice; classification

13-1806.
Unlawful failure to return rented or leased property;  notice;  classification
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 agreement.
B. If the property is not leased on a periodic tenancy basis,  the person who rents out the property shall include the following information,  clearly written as part of the terms of the rental agreement:
1. The date and time the property is required to be returned.
2. The maximum penalties if the property is not returned within seventy-two hours of the date and time listed in paragraph 1.
C. If the property is leased on a periodic tenancy basis without a fixed expiration or return date the lessor shall include within the lease clear written notice that the lessee is required to return the property within seventy-two hours from the date and time of the failure to pay any periodic lease payment required by the lease.
D. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the defendant was physically incapacitated and unable to request or obtain permission of the lessor to retain the property or that the property itself was in such a condition,  through no fault of the defendant,  that it could not be returned to the lessor within such time.
E. Unlawful failure to return rented or leased property if the property is a motor vehicle is a class 5 felony. In all other cases,  unlawful failure to return rented or leased property is a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1807 - Issuing a bad check; violation; classification

13-1807.
Issuing a bad check;  violation;  classification
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 issuance.
B. Any of the following is a defense to prosecution under this section:
1. The payee or holder knows or has been expressly notified before the drawing of the check or has reason to believe that the drawer did not have on deposit or to the drawer's credit with the drawee sufficient funds to ensure payment on its presentation.
2. The check is postdated and sufficient funds are on deposit with the drawee on such later date for the payment in full of the check.
3. Insufficiency of funds results from an adjustment to the person's account by the credit institution without notice to the person.
C. Nothing in this section prohibits prosecution for any other applicable criminal offense.
D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  issuing a bad check is a class 1 misdemeanor.
E. Issuing a bad check in an amount of five thousand dollars or more is a class 6 felony if the person fails to pay the full amount of the check,  including accrued interest at the rate of twelve per cent per year and any other applicable fees pursuant to this chapter,  within sixty days after receiving notice pursuant to section 13-1808.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1809 - Jurisdiction; restitution; fees; deferred prosecution

13-1809.
Jurisdiction;  restitution;  fees;  deferred prosecution
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 been filed in the justice of the peace precinct in which the greatest number of violations are alleged to have occurred.
B. A person who is charged with an offense under this chapter may make restitution for the bad checks. Before a conviction,  restitution shall be made through the prosecutor's office if collection and processing were initiated through that office. Restitution shall include at a minimum the face amount of the check. The fact that restitution to the party injured is made and that any costs of filing with the county attorney are paid is a mitigating factor in any imposition of punishment for any violation of this chapter. On sentencing,  the court may require any person convicted under this chapter to make restitution in an amount not to exceed twice the amount of the dishonored check or $50,  whichever is greater,  together with all applicable costs and fees. This is in addition to any other punishment imposed under this chapter.
C. A county attorney may collect a fee if the county attorney's office collects and processes a check if the check is issued or passed in a manner that makes the issuance or passing an offense under section 13-1802,  13-1807 or 13-2310 or has been forged under section 13-2002.
D. The county attorney may collect the fee from any person who is a party to an offense described in this section.
E. The amount of the fee for each check shall not exceed:
1. $75 if the face amount of the check does not exceed $100.
2. $100 if the face amount of the check is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300.
3. $125 if the face amount of the check is greater than $300 but does not exceed $1, 000.
4. Twenty percent of the face amount of the check if the check is greater than $1, 000.
F. If the person from whom the fee is collected was a party to the offense of forgery under section 13-2002 and the offense was committed by altering the face amount of the check,  the face amount as altered governs for the purpose of determining the amount of the fee prescribed in subsection E of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1810 - Deferred prosecution of bad check cases

13-1810.
Deferred prosecution of bad check cases
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 check complaints.
C. On receipt of a bad check case,  the county attorney shall determine if the case is one which is appropriate to be referred to the bad check deferred prosecution program. In determining whether to refer a case to the bad check deferred prosecution program,  the county attorney shall consider the following guidelines:
1. The amount of the bad check.
2. If there is a prior criminal record of the defendant.
3. The number of bad check complaints against the defendant previously received by the county attorney.
4. Whether or not there are other bad check complaints currently pending against the defendant.
5. The strength of the evidence of intent to defraud the victim.
D. On referral of a complaint to the bad check deferred prosecution program,  a notice of the complaint shall be forwarded by mail to the defendant. The notice shall contain all of the following:
1. The date and amount of the check.
2. The name of the payee.
3. The date before which the defendant must contact the office of the county attorney concerning the complaint.
4. A statement of the penalty for issuance of a bad check.
E. The county attorney may enter into a written agreement with the defendant to defer prosecution on the bad check for a period to be determined by the county attorney,  not to exceed one year for misdemeanors,  pending all of the following:
1. Completion of the bad check deferred prosecution school program conducted by the county attorney or a private entity under contract with the county attorney.
2. Full restitution being made to the victim of the bad check,  as specified in section 13-1809,  subsection B.
3. Full payment of fees due under section 13-1809.
F. For each check,  monies received from a person pursuant to section 13-1809 shall be applied first to satisfy restitution to the victim.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1811 - County bad check trust fund; use of fund

13-1811.
County bad check trust fund;  use of fund
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 treasurer for deposit in the county bad check trust fund any fees that are collected pursuant to sections 13-1809 and 13-1810,  any investigation and prosecution costs and any monies that are obtained as a result of a forfeiture and that are recovered for the county through enforcement of section 13-1802,  13-1807,  13-2002 or 13-2310,  whether by final judgment,  settlement or otherwise.
C. Monies that are collected by the county attorney pursuant to a prosecution under section 13-1802,  13-1807,  13-2002 or 13-2310 and that are not claimed by a victim within one hundred eighty days after the monies are collected shall be disposed of pursuant to section 12-941,  except that the monies shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the county bad check trust fund.
D. The county attorney shall transmit to the county treasurer for deposit in the county bad check trust fund any grant monies that the county attorney receives for the investigation or prosecution of bad check cases from a political subdivision of this state,  any department or agency of the United States or another state,  any foundation or any corporation.
E. The monies in the fund shall be used only for the expenditures associated with the investigation,  prosecution and deferred prosecution of offenses pursuant to sections 13-1802,  13-1807,  13-2002 and 13-2310.
F. On or before January 15,  April 15,  July 15 and October 15,  the county attorney shall file with the board of supervisors a report for the previous calendar quarter. The report shall set forth the source of all monies for and all expenditures from the fund. The report shall not include any identifying information about specific investigations or prosecutions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1812 - Bank records; subpoenas; affidavit of dishonor; affidavit of loss

13-1812.
Bank records;  subpoenas;  affidavit of dishonor;  affidavit of loss
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 county attorney from obtaining a grand jury subpoena duces tecum for any of the suspect's records that are held by a financial institution.
B. The subpoena shall identify the subject of the investigation,  the account or accounts under investigation and a specific time period that is relevant to the investigation or prosecution.
C. Account records may include copies of any account agreement between the drawee financial institution and the subject of the investigation,  signature cards,  monthly statements,  correspondence or other records of communication between the financial institution and the subject of the investigation.
D. An authorized representative of a drawee financial institution may certify bank records that are obtained by subpoena if all of the following apply:
1. The bank records are the regular account records that are used and kept by the drawee financial institution.
2. The bank records are made at or near the time the underlying transactions occur in the ordinary course of business.
3. The bank records are made from information that is transmitted by a person who has firsthand knowledge acquired in the course of the drawee financial institution's regular course of business.
E. At a trial for a violation of section 13-1802,  13-1807,  13-2002 or 13-2310,  certified bank records that are obtained by subpoena may be introduced in evidence and constitute prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the records.
F. At a trial for a violation of section 13-1802,  13-1807,  13-2002 or 13-2310,  an affidavit of dishonor may be introduced in evidence and constitutes prima facie evidence of either:
1. The refusal of a drawee financial institution to pay a check because the drawer had no account or a closed account with the drawee at the time a check was issued or passed.
2. The refusal of a drawee financial institution to pay a check because of insufficiency of the drawer's funds at the time a check was issued or passed.
G. A certification of bank records or an affidavit of dishonor that is acknowledged by any notary public or other officer who is authorized by law to take acknowledgments shall be received in evidence without further proof of its authenticity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1814 - Theft of means of transportation; affidavit; classification

13-1814.
Theft of means of transportation;  affidavit;  classification
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 for an unauthorized term or use another person's means of transportation that is entrusted to or placed in the defendant's possession for a limited,  authorized term or use.
3. Obtains another person's means of transportation by means of any material misrepresentation with intent to permanently deprive the person of the means of transportation.
4. Comes into control of another person's means of transportation that is lost or misdelivered under circumstances providing means of inquiry as to the true owner and appropriates the means of transportation to the person's own or another's use without reasonable efforts to notify the true owner.
5. Controls another person's means of transportation knowing or having reason to know that the property is stolen.
B. The inferences set forth in section 13-2305 apply to any prosecution under subsection A,  paragraph 5 of this section.
C. A person who alleges that a theft of means of transportation has occurred shall attest to that fact by signing an affidavit that is provided by the law enforcement officer or agency when the report is taken in person or by signing and notarizing an affidavit that is provided by the law enforcement agency if the report is taken other than in person. If the affidavit is not taken in person by a law enforcement officer or agency,  the person who alleges that a theft of means of transportation has occurred shall mail or deliver the signed and notarized affidavit to the appropriate local law enforcement agency within seven days after reporting the theft. If the appropriate law enforcement agency does not receive the signed and notarized affidavit within thirty days after the initial report,  the vehicle information shall be removed from the databases of the national crime information center and the Arizona criminal justice information system. The affidavit provided by the law enforcement agency shall indicate that a person who falsely reports a theft of means of transportation may be subject to criminal prosecution.
D. Theft of means of transportation is a class 3 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1815 - Unlawful use of power of attorney; classification

13-1815.
Unlawful use of power of attorney;  classification
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 section carries the same classification as theft pursuant to section 13-1802.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1816 - Unlawful use, possession or removal  of theft detection shielding devices; classification; definition

13-1816.
Unlawful use,  possession or removal of theft detection shielding devices;  classification;  definition
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 detection by an electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor.
B. A person commits unlawful possession of a theft detection shielding device if,  with the intent to commit theft or shoplifting,  the person knowingly possesses any laminated or coated bag or device unique to and marketed for shielding and intended to shield merchandise from detection by an electronic or magnetic theft alarm sensor.
C. A person commits unlawful possession of a theft detection device remover if the person knowingly possesses any tool or device that is designed to allow the removal of any theft detection device from any merchandise and the person intended to use the tool to remove any theft detection device from any merchandise without the permission of the merchant or person who owns or holds the merchandise.
D. A person commits unlawful removal of a theft detection device if the person intentionally removes the device from merchandise before purchasing that merchandise.
E. A violation of this section is a class 6 felony.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " merchant"  means a person who offers for sale or exchange at least six like items of new and unused personal property in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1817 - Unlawful possession, use or alteration of a retail sales receipt or universal product code label; classification; definition

13-1817.
Unlawful possession,  use or alteration of a retail sales receipt or universal product code label;  classification;  definition
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 universal product code labels.
2. Possessing,  using,  uttering,  transferring,  making,  altering,  counterfeiting or reproducing a retail sales receipt or a universal product code label.
B. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 is a class 5 felony. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 is a class 6 felony and,  in addition to any other fine authorized by law,  the court may impose a fine of not more than three times the value represented on the retail sales receipt or the retail price represented by the original universal product code label.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " merchant"  means a person who offers for sale or exchange at least six like items of new and unused personal property in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1818 - Misappropriation of charter school monies; violation; classification

13-1818.
Misappropriation of charter school monies;  violation;  classification
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 reasonably related to the business of the charter school.
B. A violation of subsection A is a class 4 felony,  except that if the amount of monies converted is twenty-five thousand dollars or more a violation of subsection A is a class 2 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1819 - Organized retail theft; classification

13-1819.
Organized retail theft;  classification
A. A person commits organized retail theft if the person acting alone or in conjunction with another person does any of the following:
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 retail establishment without paying the purchase price.
B. Organized retail theft is a class 4 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1820 - Theft of trade secrets; classification; definition

13-1820.
Theft of trade secrets;  classification;  definition
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,  destroys,  conceals or uses a trade secret without the permission of the owner.
2. Makes or causes to be made a copy of a trade secret without the permission of the owner.
3. Receives,  purchases or possesses a trade secret,  knowing that the trade secret has been obtained by means described in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection.
B. It is not a defense to a prosecution for theft of trade secrets that the person charged returned or intended to return the trade secret that was stolen,  copied or obtained from another.
C. A violation of this section is a class 5 felony.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " trade secrets"  means information,  without regard to form,  including a formula,  pattern,  compilation,  program,  device,  method,  technique,  plan,  drawing,  design or process that both:
1. Derives independent economic value,  actual or potential,  from not being generally known to and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
2. Is the subject of efforts to maintain its secrecy that are reasonable under the circumstances.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1901 - Definitions

13-1901.
Definitions
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 the flight from a robbery.
3. " Property of another"  means property of another as defined in section 13-1801.
4. " Threat"  means a verbal or physical menace of imminent physical injury to a person.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1902 - Robbery; classification

13-1902.
Robbery;  classification
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 person taking or retaining property.
B. Robbery is a class 4 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1903 - Aggravated robbery; classification

13-1903.
Aggravated robbery;  classification
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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-1904 - Armed robbery; classification

13-1904.
Armed robbery;  classification
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 dangerous instrument or a simulated deadly weapon.
3. Takes possession of or attempts to take possession of a deadly weapon.
B. Armed robbery is a class 2 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2002 - Forgery; classification

13-2002.
Forgery;  classification
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 information.
B. The possession of five or more forged instruments may give rise to an inference that the instruments are possessed with an intent to defraud.
C. Forgery is a class 4 felony,  except that if the forged instrument is used in connection with the purchase,  lease or renting of a dwelling that is used as a drop house,  it is a class 3 felony. For the purposes of this subsection,  " drop house"  means property that is used to facilitate smuggling pursuant to section 13-2319.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2003 - Criminal possession of a forgery device; classification

13-2003.
Criminal possession of a forgery device;  classification
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,  property or supply specifically designed or adapted for use in forging written instruments.
2. Makes or possesses any device,  apparatus,  equipment,  software,  access device,  article,  material,  good,  property or supply adaptable for use in forging written instruments with intent to use it or to aid or permit another to use it for purposes of forgery.
B. Subsection A,  paragraph 1 does not apply to peace officers or prosecutors in the performance of their duties.
C. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 is a class 6 felony. A violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 is a class 5 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2004 - Criminal simulation; classification

13-2004.
Criminal simulation;  classification
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 simulation is a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2005 - Obtaining a signature by deception; classification

13-2005.
Obtaining a signature by deception;  classification
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 deception is a class 1 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2006 - Criminal impersonation; classification

13-2006.
Criminal impersonation;  classification
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 or a representative of some person or organization with the intent to induce another person to provide or allow access to property. This paragraph does not apply to peace officers in the performance of their duties.
B. Criminal impersonation is a class 6 felony.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2007 - Unlawful use of slugs; classification

13-2007.
Unlawful use of slugs;  classification
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 disposes of a slug with intent to enable a person to use it fraudulently in a coin machine.
B. Unlawful use of slugs is a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Criminal Code › § 13-2008 - Taking identity of another person or entity; classification

13-2008.
Taking identity of another person or entity;  classification
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 fictitious person or entity,  without the consent of that other person or entity,  with the intent to obtain or use the other person's or entity's identity for any unlawful purpose or to cause loss to a person or entity whether or not the person or entity actually suffers any economic loss as a result of the offense,  or with the intent to obtain or continue employment.
B. On the request of a person or entity,  a peace officer in any jurisdiction in which an element of an offense under this section is committed,  a result of an offense under this section occurs or the person or entity whose identity is taken or accepted resides or is located shall take a report. The peace officer may provide a copy of the report to any other law enforcement agency that is located in a jurisdiction in which a violation of this section occurred.
C. If a defendant is alleged to have committed multiple violations of this section within the same county,  the prosecutor may file a complaint charging all of the violations and any related charges under other sections that have not been previously filed in any precinct in which a violation is alleged to have occurred. If a defendant is alleged to have committed multiple violations of this section within the state,  the prosecutor may file a complaint charging all of the violations and any related charges under other sections that have not been previously filed in any county in which a violation is alleged to have occurred.
D. This section does not apply to a violation of section 4-241 by a person who is under twenty-one years of age.
E. Taking the identity of another person or entity is a class 4 felony.