2020 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-1305 Access interference; classification; definition

Universal Citation:
AZ Rev Stat § 13-1305 (2020)
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13-1305. Access interference; classification; definition

A. A person commits access interference if, knowing or having reason to know that the person has no legal right to do so, the person knowingly engages in a pattern of behavior that prevents, obstructs or frustrates the access rights of a person who is entitled to access to a child pursuant to a court order.

B. If the child is removed from this state, access interference is a class 5 felony. Otherwise access interference is a class 2 misdemeanor.

C. The enforcement of this section is not limited by the availability of other remedies for access interference.

D. For the purposes of this section " access order" means a court order that is issued pursuant to title 25 and that allows a person to have direct access to a child or incompetent person.

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