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USA Statutes : arizona
Title : Criminal Code
Chapter : OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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13-2401 Personal information on the world wide web; exception; classification; definitions
A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make available on the world wide web
the personal information of a peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, public
defender or prosecutor if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent
and serious threat to the peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, public
defender's or prosecutor's safety or the safety of that person's immediate family and the
threat is reasonably apparent to the person making the information available on the world
wide web to be serious and imminent.
B. It is not a violation of this section if an employee of a county recorder,
county treasurer or county assessor publishes personal information, in good faith, on the
web site of the county recorder, county treasurer or county assessor in the ordinary
course of carrying out public functions.
C. A violation of subsection A is a class 5 felony.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Commissioner" means a commissioner of the superior court.
2. "Immediate family" means a peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's,
public defender's or prosecutor's spouse, child or parent and any other adult who lives
in the same residence as the person.
3. "Judge" means a judge of the United States district court, the United States
court of appeals, the United States magistrate court, the United States bankruptcy court,
the ARIZONA court of appeals, the superior court or a municipal court.
4. "Justice" means a justice of the United States or ARIZONA supreme court or a
justice of the peace.
5. "Personal information" means a peace officer's, justice's, judge's,
commissioner's, public defender's or prosecutor's home address, home telephone number,
pager number, personal photograph, directions to the person's home or photographs of the
person's home or vehicle.
6. "Prosecutor" means a county attorney, a municipal prosecutor, the attorney
general or a United States attorney and includes an assistant or deputy United States
attorney, county attorney, municipal prosecutor or attorney general.
7. "Public defender" means a federal public defender, county public defender,
county legal defender or county contract indigent defense counsel and includes an
assistant or deputy federal public defender, county public defender or county legal
defender.
13-2402 Obstructing governmental operations; classification
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 authority; or
2. The enforcement of the penal law or the preservation of the peace by a peace
officer acting under color of his official authority.
B. This section does not apply to the obstruction, impairment or hinderance of the
making of an arrest.
C. Obstructing governmental operations is a class 1 misdemeanor.
13-2403 Refusing to aid a peace officer; classification
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 another of any offense.
B. A person who complies with this section by aiding a peace officer shall not be
held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, provided such person acted
reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time.
C. Refusing to aid a peace officer is a class 1 misdemeanor.
13-2404 Refusing to assist in fire control; classification
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 reasonably known to be a fireman or peace officer, such
person knowingly disobeys an order or regulation relating to the conduct of persons in
the vicinity of a fire.
B. In this section, "fireman" means any officer of the fire department, the state
forester or his deputies or any other person vested by law with the duty to extinguish
fires.
C. A person who complies with this section by assisting in fire control shall not
be held liable to any person for damages resulting therefrom, if such person acted
reasonably under the circumstances known to him at the time.
D. Refusing to assist in fire control is a class 1 misdemeanor.
13-2405 Compounding; classification
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 commission of any offense or information relating to the offense.
B. Subsection A shall apply in all cases except those which are compromised by
leave of court as provided by law.
C. Compounding is a class 6 felony if the crime compounded is a felony. If the
crime compounded is not a felony, compounding is a class 3 misdemeanor.
13-2406 Impersonating a public servant; classification
A. A person commits impersonating a public servant if such person pretends to be a
public servant and engages in any conduct with the intent to induce another to submit to
his pretended official authority or to rely upon his pretended official acts.
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.
13-2407 Tampering with a public record; classification
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 false
entry in a written instrument which is a public record or a true copy of a public record;
or
2. Presents or uses a written instrument which is or purports to be a public record
or a copy of such public record, knowing that it has been falsely made, completed or
altered or that a false entry has been made, with intent that it be taken as genuine; or
3. Records, registers or files or offers for recordation, registration or filing in
a governmental office or agency a written statement which has been falsely made,
completed or altered or in which a false entry has been made or which contains a false
statement or false information; or
4. Destroys, mutilates, conceals, removes or otherwise impairs the availability of
any public record; or
5. Refuses to deliver a public record in such person's possession upon proper
request of a public servant entitled to receive such record for examination or other
purposes.
B. In this section "public record" means all official books, papers, written
instruments or records created, issued, received or kept by any governmental office or
agency or required by law to be kept by others for the information of the government.
C. Tampering with a public record is a class 6 felony.
13-2408 Securing the proceeds of an offense; classification
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 if the person assisted
committed a felony. Securing the proceeds of an offense is a class 2 misdemeanor if the
person assisted committed a misdemeanor.
13-2409 Obstructing criminal investigations or prosecutions; classification
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 or grand jury or who knowingly injures another in his
person or property on account of the giving by the latter or by any other person of any
such information or testimony to a peace officer, magistrate, prosecutor or grand jury is
guilty of a class 5 felony.
13-2410 Obstructing officer from collecting public money; classification
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.
13-2411 Impersonating a peace officer; classification; definition
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 upon the person's
pretended acts.
B. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the law enforcement
agency the person pretended to represent did not in fact exist or that the law
enforcement agency the person pretended to represent did not in fact possess the
authority claimed for it.
C. Impersonating a peace officer is a class 6 felony, except that impersonating a
peace officer during the commission of any of the following felonies is a class 4 felony:
1. Negligent homicide.
2. Manslaughter.
3. First degree murder.
4. Second degree murder.
5. Assault.
6. Aggravated assault.
7. Sexual assault.
8. Violent sexual assault.
9. Sexual abuse.
10. Unlawfully administering intoxicating liquors, narcotic drug or dangerous drug.
11. Attack by a person's vicious animal pursuant to section 13-1208.
12. Drive by shooting.
13. Discharging a firearm at a structure.
14. Aggravated criminal damage.
15. Theft.
16. Theft by extortion.
17. Theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means.
18. Misconduct involving weapons.
19. Misconduct involving explosives.
20. Depositing explosives.
21. Procuring or placing persons in a house of prostitution.
22. Dangerous crimes against children pursuant to section 13-604.01.
23. Burglary.
24. Arson.
25. Kidnapping.
26. Robbery.
D. For the purposes of this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning
prescribed in section 1-215 and includes any federal law enforcement officer or agent who
has the power to make arrests pursuant to federal law. 13-2412 Refusing to provide truthful name when lawfully detained; classification
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 committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime. A person detained
under this section shall state the person's true full name, but shall not be compelled to
answer any other inquiry of a peace officer.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
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