Arizona Laws 13-3831. Definitions
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3831
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- 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
- 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. "State" includes the District of Columbia.
2. "Close pursuit" does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay, and includes:
(a) Close pursuit as defined by the common law.
(b) Pursuit of a person who has committed a felony, or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony.
(c) Pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed.