A.R.S. tit. 13 ch. 24 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13 Chapter 24 — Obstruction Of Public Administration

13-2401. Personal information on the internet; exception; classification; definitions 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 court appointments, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or prosecutor if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, member's, department of child safety employee's, adult protective services employee'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 internet to be serious and imminent. For the purposes of this subsection, "personal information" includes the address of a property held in trust by a public official. 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 website of the county recorder, county treasurer or county assessor in the ordinary course of carrying out public functions. C. A violation of subsection A of this section is a class 5 felony. D. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Commissioner" means a commissioner of the superior court or municipal court. 2. "Election officer" means a state, county or municipal employee who holds an election officer's certificate issued pursuant to section 16-407. 3. "Health professional" means an individual who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 15, 17, 19.1, 25 or 33. 4. "Hearing officer" means a hearing officer who is appointed pursuant to section 28-1553. 5. "Immediate family" means a health professional's, 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. 6. "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. 7. "Justice" means a justice of the United States or Arizona supreme court or a justice of the peace. 8. "Personal information" means a health professional's, election officer's, public official's, peace officer's, justice's, judge's, commissioner's, hearing officer's, public defender's, commission on appellate court appointments member's or prosecutor's home address, home telephone number, pager number or personal photograph, directions to the person's home or photographs of the person's home or vehicle. 9. "Prosecutor" means a current or former county attorney, municipal prosecutor, attorney general or United States attorney and includes a current or former assistant or deputy United States attorney, county attorney, municipal prosecutor or attorney general. 10. "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. 11. "Public official" means a person who is duly elected or appointed to Congress, the legislature, a statewide office or a county, city or town office. 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; definition 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 on 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. D. For the purposes of this section, "public servant" includes a notary public. 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, except that it is a class 3 felony if the person commits the offense with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal street gang. 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 on 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 drugs or dangerous drugs. 11. Attack by a person's vicious animal as prescribed in 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 as prescribed in section 13-705. 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. 13-2413. Interfering with a crime scene investigation; classification; definition A. A person commits interfering with a crime scene investigation if the person knowingly disobeys a peace officer's reasonable verbal order to remain off the premises of a possible crime scene or otherwise interferes with a peace officer's crime scene investigation. 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 this section, "crime scene" means an area where a crime has possibly occurred and a peace officer who is on-site has determined that it is necessary to restrict the public's access to the area until any potential evidence of the crime at the scene is identified and preserved, victims and suspects are identified and, if necessary, any emergency medical care and ambulance transportation is requested. 13-2414. Impersonating a veteran; classification; definitions 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 misrepresents themselves to be a veteran of any branch of the uniformed services of the United States without having served in that branch as an enlisted service member, warrant officer or commissioned officer. 2. The person knowingly misrepresents themselves to be a recipient of a decoration, medal, badge or tab that was not lawfully earned through military service. 3. The person knowingly misrepresents themselves to have graduated from a military school from which the person did not graduate or to have obtained a rating or military occupational specialty that the person did not obtain. 4. The person falsely claims attendance at any of the following academies or schools: (a) United States military academy. (b) United States naval academy. (c) United States air force academy. (d) United States coast guard academy. (e) United States merchant marine academy. (f) United States marine corps and United States army sergeant majors academy. (g) United States air force chiefs course. (h) United States navy senior enlisted academy. (i) All other military branch schools that produce an additional skills identifier qualification, including ranger, seal, recon or special forces. 5. The person knowingly misrepresents themselves to be a combat veteran. 6. The person falsifies or alters military documents or records. 7. The person knowingly misrepresents themselves to have received a characterization of discharge that the person did not receive. 8. The person knowingly misrepresents themselves to be a veteran pursuant to this subsection in the furtherance of a campaign for political office. B. Certified separation documents from the applicable uniformed service or the national archives and record administration that support the person's claims constitute a complete defense to prosecution. Before filing a complaint or seeking an indictment, a prosecuting agency shall obtain from the applicable uniformed service or the national archives and record administration a certified copy of the person's separation documents or shall receive notice that such documents do not exist. C. This section does not apply to actors or actresses who play a veteran in conjunction with a role in a production intended for entertainment or to individuals experiencing homelessness. D. Impersonating a veteran is a class 1 misdemeanor, except that impersonating a veteran is a class 6 felony if the benefit obtained has a value of at least $50,000. E. If a person is convicted of a class 6 felony pursuant to this section, section 13-604 does not apply. F. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Combat veteran" means a current or former member of the uniformed services who served in a location where the receipt of imminent danger pay or hostile fire pay was authorized. 2. "Tangible benefit" means financial remuneration, an effect on the outcome of a criminal or civil court proceeding, or any benefit relating to service in the military that is provided by a federal, state or local governmental entity.