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A.R.S. § 13-3733 — Failure to maintain adequate records; intentional destruction of records; classification; definition

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

Part of Chapter 37: Miscellaneous Offenses, Arizona Revised Statutes.

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Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3733

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. § 13-3733Primary source, current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
A. A person commits failure to maintain adequate records if the Arizona health care cost containment system determines that a sufficient basis exists that the person has engaged in fraud related to the Arizona health care cost containment system, the Arizona health care cost containment system refers the investigation to a criminal justice agency and, when submitting a claim for or receiving payment for behavioral health services pursuant to title 36, chapter 29, article 1 or title 36, chapter 34, the person does either of the following: 1. Knowingly fails to maintain records that are necessary to disclose the nature of the behavioral health services for which a claim was submitted or payment was received or records that are necessary to fully disclose all income and expenditures on which rates of payment were based in accordance with section 12-2297. 2. Knowingly fails to report the destruction of records that are necessary to disclose the nature of the behavioral health services for which a claim was submitted or payment was received or records that are necessary to fully disclose all income and expenditures on which rates of payment were based. B. A person who violates subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. A person who violates subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. C. For the purposes of this section, "behavioral health services" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-401.

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Is failure to maintain adequate records a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?

It depends on the circumstances: failure to maintain adequate records ranges from a Class 2 Misdemeanor to a Class 1 Misdemeanor in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-3733.

Failure to maintain records: Class 1 Misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 13-3733B) · Failure to report destruction of records: Class 2 Misdemeanor (A.R.S. § 13-3733B)

Which Arizona statute covers failure to maintain adequate records?

Failure to maintain adequate records is governed by A.R.S. § 13-3733 (Failure to maintain adequate records; intentional destruction of records; classification; definition).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.