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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: JUD DP 6-3-0-0 |
HB 2970: fraudulent schemes; artifices; jurisdiction
Sponsor: Representative Carter N, LD 15
Caucus & COW
Overview
Asserts, in prosecuting the offense of fraudulent schemes and artifices, that the state need not prove that all acts occurred within Arizona or within a single local jurisdiction.
History
Under A.R.S. § 13-2310, it is a class 2 felony to knowingly obtain any benefit through a scheme or artifice to defraud using false pretenses, misrepresentations, promises or material omissions. If the scheme involved a benefit with a value of $100,000 or more, or the marketing of opioids, then the offender is largely ineligible for probation, pardon or other forms of early release. A scheme or artifice to defraud means a scheme that deprives a person of the intangible right of honest services.
Provisions
1. Provides that, in a prosecution for fraudulent schemes and artifices, the state is not required to establish that all the acts which constitute the violation occurred within Arizona or one of its subdivisions. (Sec. 1)
2. Asserts that it is not a defense that not all the acts which constitute the violation occurred within Arizona or one of its subdivisions. (Sec. 1)
3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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Initials NM HB 2970
2/11/2026 Page 0 Caucus & COW
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