Arizona legal term
Public in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Public” 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 “Public” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Public" means affecting or likely to affect a substantial group of persons. (A.R.S. § 13-2901)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Disorderly conduct
- Duty to give information and assistance
- Indecent exposure
- Interference with or disruption of an educational institution
- Interference with transmissions on public safety land mobile radio frequencies
- Public sexual indecency
- Threatening or intimidating
- Unlawful disclosure of images depicting states of nudity or specific sexual activities
- Unlawful operation of model or unmanned aircraft
- Unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement, possession or sale of used detached catalytic converter
- Unlawful residency
- Unlawful use of food stamps
Related terms in the same statutes
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