Arizona Laws 13-2405. Compounding; classification
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A. A person commits compounding if such person knowingly accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-2405
- Benefit: means anything of value or advantage, present or prospective. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Knowingly: means , with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or believes that the person's conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Misdemeanor: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment other than to the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
1. Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offense; or
2. Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any offense or information relating to the offense.
B. Subsection A shall apply in all cases except those which are compromised by leave of court as provided by law.
C. Compounding is a class 6 felony if the crime compounded is a felony. If the crime compounded is not a felony, compounding is a class 3 misdemeanor.