Arizona legal term
Issuer in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Issuer” 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 “Issuer” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Issuer" means any business organization, state agency or financial institution, or its duly authorized agent, that issues a credit card. 7. (A.R.S. § 13-2101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
- Possession of machinery, plate or other contrivance or incomplete credit card
- Forgery of credit card
- Gift card theft
- Theft of a credit card or obtaining a credit card by fraudulent means
- Unlawful possession of an access device
- Unlawful possession or use of scanning device or reencoder
Related terms in the same statutes
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