In addition to any penalty imposed by federal law, any state or local governmental employee and any entity that submits or receives information under this article and who knowingly publishes, divulges, discloses or makes known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any critical infrastructure information as defined in section 41-1801 that the person knows is protected from disclosure by this article is guilty of a class 5 felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 5 felonyup to 2 yearsup to $150,000
For details, see § 13-702

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-1805

  • Critical infrastructure: means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, that are so vital to this state and the United States that the incapacity or destruction of those systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, economic security, public health or safety. See Arizona Laws 41-1801
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215

 

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