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REFERENCE TITLE: motor fuel theft; classifications |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026
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SB 1540 |
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Introduced by Senator Payne
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-1821; relating to theft.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-1821, to read:
13-1821. Theft of motor fuel; classification; definition
A. A person commits theft of motor fuel if the person wilfully, knowingly and without AUTHORIZATION:
1. Breaches a retail fuel dispenser or accesses any internal portion of a retail fuel dispenser.
2. Possesses any device that is constructed for the purpose of fraudulently altering, manipulating or interrupting the normal operation of a retail fuel dispenser.
3. Physically tampers with, manipulates, removes, replaces or interrupts any mechanical or electronic component that is located on the internal or external portion of a retail fuel dispenser.
4. Uses any form of electronic communication to fraudulently alter, manipulate or interrupt the normal operation of a retail fuel dispenser.
B. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 of this section is a class 6 felony, except that if the violation results in a person obtaining motor fuel it is a class 5 felony.
C. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 3 or 4 of this section is a class 5 felony.
D. For the purposes of this section, "motor fuel" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5601.