A.R.S. § 13-3613: Contributing to Delinquency
Contributing to delinquency and dependency; classification; procedure
What is contributing to the delinquency of a minor in Arizona?
In Arizona, a person who causes, encourages, or contributes to a child's dependency or delinquency commits a class 1 misdemeanor, prosecuted like other criminal cases, and the offense may be called contributory dependency or contributory delinquency depending on the charge.
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Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
13-3613. Contributing to delinquency and dependency; classification; procedure
A. A person who by any act, causes, encourages or contributes to the dependency or delinquency of a child, as defined by section 13-3612, or who for any cause is responsible therefor is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
B. The procedure and prosecution shall be the same as in other criminal cases.
C. When the charge concerns the dependency of a child or children, the offense for convenience may be termed contributory dependency, and when the charge concerns the delinquency of a child or children, the offense for convenience may be termed contributory delinquency.
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