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REFERENCE TITLE: unlawful false compartment; motor vehicles |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session 2009
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SB 1004 |
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Introduced by Senator Waring
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 37, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3728; relating to false compartments in motor vehicles.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 37, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3728, to read:
13-3728. Unlawful use, ownership or installation of a false compartment in a motor vehicle; vehicle seizure; classification; definition
A. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly own or operate a motor vehicle that contains a false or secret compartment.
B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly install, create, build or fabricate a false or secret compartment in a motor vehicle.
C. A motor vehicle that is used in violation of this section is subject to seizure and forfeiture pursuant to chapter 39 of this title.
D. A violation of this section is a class 5 felony.
E. For the purposes of this section, "false or secret compartment" means any enclosure that is integrated into or attached to a motor vehicle and that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide or prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the enclosure or its contents.