Arizona legal term
Peace officer in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Peace officer” 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 “Peace officer” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Peace officer" means any person vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests and includes a constable. 30. (A.R.S. § 13-105)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aiming a laser pointer at a peace officer or an occupied aircraft
- Duty to report abuse, physical injury, neglect and denial or deprivation of medical or surgical care or nourishment of minors
- Resisting arrest
- Shoplifting
- Solicitation
- Unlawful imprisonment
- Unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement, possession or sale of used detached catalytic converter
- Aggravated luring a minor for sexual exploitation
- Child sex trafficking
- Disclosing confidential information relating to ex parte order
- Duty to report
- Failure to procure or exhibit a business license
Related terms in the same statutes
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