Arizona legal term
Obtain in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Obtain” 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 “Obtain” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Obtain" means to bring about or to receive the transfer of any interest in property, whether to a defendant or to another, or to secure the performance of a service or the possession of a trade secret. 11. (A.R.S. § 13-1801)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Fraudulent use of a credit card
- Impersonating a veteran
- Obtaining cable television and video services fraudulently
- Obtaining wireless telecommunications services or wireless telecommunications devices fraudulently
- Unlawful copying or sale of sounds or images from recording devices
- Unlawful failure to return rented or leased property
- Violations
- Aggravated taking identity of another person or entity
- Blood and breath tests
- Causing death by use of a vehicle
- Causing serious physical injury by use of a vehicle
- Obtaining utility service fraudulently
Related terms in the same statutes
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