Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-3621 — Hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation; classification
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 36: Family Offenses, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3621
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 person having in his care, custody or control, in any capacity, a child under the age of sixteen years, who knowingly sells, apprentices or otherwise disposes of such child to any person under any name, title or pretense for the purpose of giving a performance, begging or peddling, in a public street or highway, or in any mendicant or wandering business whatsoever, or a person who receives, uses or has in his custody, a child for such purpose, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?
Hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation is a Class 2 Misdemeanor in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-3621.
Which Arizona statute covers hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation?
Hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation is governed by A.R.S. § 13-3621 (Hire or use of child under sixteen for public vocation; classification).
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