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A.R.S. § 13-3005: Illegal Wiretapping

Interception of wire, electronic and oral communications; installation of pen register or trap and trace device; classification; exceptions

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Except as provided in A.R.S. § 13-3012, it is a class 5 felony to intentionally intercept a wire or electronic communication you are not a party to without the consent of a sender or receiver, to intentionally intercept a conversation you are not present at without the consent of a party to it, or to intentionally intercept the deliberations of a jury. Intentionally installing or using a pen register or trap and trace device on another person's phone or communications lines without lawful authority is a class 6 felony, unless an exception applies.

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13-3005. Interception of wire, electronic and oral communications; installation of pen register or trap and trace device; classification; exceptions

A. Except as provided in this section and section 13-3012, a person is guilty of a class 5 felony who either:

1. Intentionally intercepts a wire or electronic communication to which he is not a party, or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do, without the consent of either a sender or receiver thereof.

2. Intentionally intercepts a conversation or discussion at which he is not present, or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do, without the consent of a party to such conversation or discussion.

3. Intentionally intercepts the deliberations of a jury or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do.

B. Except as provided in sections 13-3012 and 13-3017, a person who intentionally and without lawful authority installs or uses a pen register or trap and trace device on the telephone lines or communications facilities of another person which are utilized for wire or electronic communication is guilty of a class 6 felony.

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