Arizona legal term
Computer in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Computer” 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 “Computer” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Computer" means an electronic device that performs logic, arithmetic or memory functions by the manipulations of electronic or magnetic impulses and includes all input, output, processing, storage, software or communication facilities that are connected or related to such a device in a system or network. 4. (A.R.S. § 13-2301)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Obtaining wireless telecommunications services or wireless telecommunications devices fraudulently
- Unlawful disclosure of images depicting states of nudity or specific sexual activities
- Aggravated luring a minor for sexual exploitation
- Computer tampering
- Criminal impersonation
- Furnishing harmful items to minors
- Stalking
- Unlawful age misrepresentation
- Use of an electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass
Related terms in the same statutes
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