Arizona legal term
Child in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Child” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Arizona criminal code.
What does “Child” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Child" means an individual who is under eighteen years of age. 3. (A.R.S. § 13-3623)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abduction of child from a state agency
- Access interference
- Duty to report abuse, physical injury, neglect and denial or deprivation of medical or surgical care or nourishment of minors
- Possession and sale of a vapor-releasing substance containing a toxic substance
- Unlawful residency
- Unlawful transporting, moving, concealing, harboring or shielding of unlawful aliens
- Adult oriented businesses
- Child bigamy
- Child enticement
- Child sex trafficking
- Continuous sexual abuse of a child
- Contributing to delinquency and dependency
Related terms in the same statutes
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