Arizona § 13-2513 Failure to discharge duties; classification; definition

Arizona Statutes

§ 13-2513 — Failure to discharge duties; classification; definition

Arizona § 13-2513

Title 13Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 25ESCAPE AND RELATED OFFENSES

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-2513 (2026).

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A.A person who has custodial responsibility and who intentionally fails to discharge those duties is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if that failure results in any of the following:

1.The escape of a prisoner.

2.Serious physical injury to or the death of any other person or prisoner.

B.For the purposes of this section, "custodial responsibility" means having responsibility for the care, management or control of a prisoner who is committed to the state department of corrections.

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A. A person who has custodial responsibility and who intentionally fails to discharge those duties is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if that failure results in any of the following:

1. The escape of a prisoner.

2. Serious physical injury to or the death of any other person or prisoner.

B. For the purposes of this section, "custodial responsibility" means having responsibility for the care, management or control of a prisoner who is committed to the state department of corrections.