Arizona legal term
Seizing agency in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Seizing agency” 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 “Seizing agency” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Seizing agency" means any department or agency of this state or its political subdivisions that regularly employs peace officers and that employs the peace officer who seizes property for forfeiture, or such other agency as the seizing agency may designate in a particular case by its chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee. 10. (A.R.S. § 13-4301)
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