Arizona legal term
Physical injury in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Physical injury” 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 “Physical injury” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Physical injury" means the impairment of physical condition. 34. (A.R.S. § 13-105)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abduction of child from a state agency
- Cruelty to animals
- Duty to report abuse, physical injury, neglect and denial or deprivation of medical or surgical care or nourishment of minors
- Endangerment
- Hazing
- Interference with or disruption of an educational institution
- Resisting arrest
- Threatening or intimidating
- Unlawful disclosure of images depicting states of nudity or specific sexual activities
- Unlawful imprisonment
- Assault
- Kidnapping
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.