Arizona § 39-161 Presentment of false instrument for filing; classification

Arizona Statutes

§ 39-161 — Presentment of false instrument for filing; classification

Arizona § 39-161

Title 39Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 1PUBLIC RECORDS

Art. 4False Instruments and Records

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 39-161 (2026).

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A person who acknowledges, certifies, notarizes, procures or offers to be filed, registered or recorded in a public office in this state an instrument he knows to be false or forged, which, if genuine, could be filed, registered or recorded under any law of this state or the United States, or in compliance with established procedure is guilty of a class 6 felony. As used in this section "instrument" includes a written instrument as defined in section 13-2001.

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A person who acknowledges, certifies, notarizes, procures or offers to be filed, registered or recorded in a public office in this state an instrument he knows to be false or forged, which, if genuine, could be filed, registered or recorded under any law of this state or the United States, or in compliance with established procedure is guilty of a class 6 felony. As used in this section "instrument" includes a written instrument as defined in section 13-2001.