Arizona statute

A.R.S. § 13-3619 — Permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations; classification

Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 36: Family Offenses, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations

Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3619

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.R.S. § 13-3619Primary source, current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

A person having custody of a minor under sixteen years of age who knowingly causes or permits the life of such minor to be endangered, its health to be injured or its moral welfare to be imperiled, by neglect, abuse or immoral associations, is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?

Permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations is a Class 1 Misdemeanor in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-3619.

Which Arizona statute covers permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations?

Permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations is governed by A.R.S. § 13-3619 (Permitting life, health or morals of minor to be imperiled by neglect, abuse or immoral associations; classification).

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