ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
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SB 1078: fraudulent voice recordings

Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3

Committee on Judiciary

Overview

Establishes the use of a computer generated voice recording, image or video of another person with the intent to defraud or harass other persons as a form of criminal impersonation punishable as a class 5 felony. 

History

Under current law, a person commits criminal impersonation (a class 6 felony) by:

1) assuming a false identity with the intent to defraud another;

2) pretending to be a representative of some person or organization with the intent to defraud; or

3) pretending to be, or assuming a false identity of, an employee or a representative of some person or organization with the intent to induce another person to provide or allow access to property (A.R.S. § 13-2006).

A class 6 felony carries a presumptive prison sentence of 1 year for a first-time offense and a fine of no more than $150,000. A class 5 felony carries presumptive prison sentence of 1.5 years for first time offenders and a fine of no more than $150,000 (A.R.S. §§ 13-702, 13-801).

Provisions

1. Adds that a person commits criminal impersonation by using a computer generated voice recording, image or video of another person with intent to defraud other persons or with intent to harass other persons. (Sec. 1)

2. Classifies this new form of criminal impersonation as a class 5 felony. (Sec. 1)

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