Arizona Laws 13-3841. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3841
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- escape: means :
(i) A departure from custody or from a juvenile secure care facility, a juvenile detention facility or an adult correctional facility in which the person is held or detained, with knowledge that the departure is not allowed, or the failure to return to custody or detention following a temporary leave granted for a specific purpose or for a limited period. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Governor: includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-3841
- Misdemeanor: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment other than to the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. "Charged with crime", "criminal charge" or "criminal offense" includes any of the following:
(a) A felony or misdemeanor offense.
(b) Escape from confinement or the custody of any of the following:
(i) A law enforcement officer.
(ii) A custodial official.
(iii) A custodial agency.
(iv) A custodial institution.
(c) Being accused on a warrant of violating the terms of federal or state supervision.
(d) Being accused of violating bail or conditions of release.
(e) The conviction of a crime.
(f) Having an unserved remaining criminal sentence.
(g) Being subject to the death penalty on criminal conviction.
2. "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state.
3. "Executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state.
4. "State," when referring to a state other than this state, means any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States.