Arizona legal term
Law enforcement agency in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Law enforcement agency” 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 “Law enforcement agency” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Law enforcement agency" means the police department of any state, county, municipality or postsecondary educational institution or for any agency that has an agreement in place for evidence analysis. 2. (A.R.S. § 13-1426)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault
- Duty to give information and assistance
- Hazing
- Dangerous or deadly assault by prisoner or juvenile
- Disclosing confidential information relating to ex parte order
- False reporting of vulnerable adult abuse
- False reporting to law enforcement agencies
- Impersonating a peace officer
- Taking identity of another person or entity
- Theft of means of transportation
- Unlawful foreign law enforcement activity
- Unlawful operation of a recording device with the intent to record a motion picture
Related terms in the same statutes
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