Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3513 — Sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines; classification
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 35: Obscenity, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3513
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly display, sell or offer to sell in any coin-operated or slug-operated vending machine or mechanically or electronically controlled vending machine that is located in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, any material that is harmful to minors as defined in section 13-3501.
B. It is a defense in any prosecution for a violation of subsection A that the defendant has taken reasonable steps to ascertain that the person is eighteen years of age or older and has taken either of the following measures to restrict access to the material that is harmful to minors:
1. Required the person receiving the material that is harmful to minors to use an authorized access or identification card to use the vending machine and has established a procedure to immediately cancel the card of any person after receiving notice that the card has been lost, stolen or used by persons under eighteen years of age or that the card is no longer desired.
2. Required the person receiving the material that is harmful to minors to use a token in order to use the vending machine.
C. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?
Sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines is a Class 6 Felony in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-3513.
Which Arizona statute covers sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines?
Sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines is governed by A.R.S. § 13-3513 (Sale or distribution of material harmful to minors through vending machines; classification).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.