Arizona legal term
Vehicle in Arizona Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Arizona legislative session
In Arizona criminal law, “Vehicle” 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 “Vehicle” mean in Arizona criminal law?
"Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is, may be or could have been transported or drawn upon a highway, waterway or airway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. 42. (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 give information and assistance
- Racing on highways
- Unlawful transporting, moving, concealing, harboring or shielding of unlawful aliens
- Accidents involving damage to vehicle
- Accidents involving death or physical injuries
- Aggravated assault
- Aggressive driving
- Causing death by use of a vehicle
- Causing serious physical injury by use of a vehicle
- Depositing explosives
- Discharging a firearm at a structure
Related terms in the same statutes
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