Arizona legal term
Owner in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Owner” 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 “Owner” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Owner" means the person who owns the original fixation of sounds or images embodied in the master phonograph record, master disc, master compact disc, master tape, master film or other device used for reproducing recorded sounds on phonograph records, discs, compact discs, tapes, films or other articles on which sound is or can be recorded, and from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived, or the person who owns the rights to record or authorize the vending of a live performance. 7. (A.R.S. § 13-3705)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault
- Criminal trespass in the first degree
- Cruelty to animals
- Duty to give information and assistance
- Theft
- Admitting minors to public displays of sexual conduct
- Adult oriented businesses
- Aggravated criminal damage
- Aggressive solicitation
- Criminal trespass in the third degree
- Defacing or damaging petroglyphs, pictographs, caves or caverns
- Duty on striking unattended vehicle
Related terms in the same statutes
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