Arizona legal term
Offense in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Offense” 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 “Offense” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Offense" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-105 and includes conduct for which a sentence to a term of incarceration is provided by any law of the United States. 3. (A.R.S. § 13-2317)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Designation of offenses
- Compounding
- Credit card transaction record theft
- Duty to report abuse, physical injury, neglect and denial or deprivation of medical or surgical care or nourishment of minors
- False reporting
- Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services
- Fraudulent use of a credit card
- Nitrous oxide containers
- Racing on highways
- Receipt of anything of value obtained by fraudulent use of a credit card
- Securing the proceeds of an offense
- Solicitation
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.