A.R.S. § 13-2311: Fraudulent Schemes
Fraudulent schemes and practices; wilful concealment; classification
What is fraudulent schemes and practices in Arizona?
In Arizona, anyone who, as part of a scheme to defraud or deceive, knowingly falsifies or conceals a material fact or uses a false document in any matter involving the business of a state or local government agency commits a class 5 felony.
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Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
13-2311. Fraudulent schemes and practices; wilful concealment; classification
A. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, in any matter related to the business conducted by any department or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, any person who, pursuant to a scheme or artifice to defraud or deceive, knowingly falsifies, conceals or covers up a material fact by any trick, scheme or device or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing such writing or document contains any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry is guilty of a class 5 felony.
B. For the purposes of this section, "agency" includes a public agency as defined by section 38-502, paragraph 6.
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