ARIZONA
TITLE:	Organized Crime and Fraud 
DEFINITIONS:	¤ 13-2301.  Definitions.

E.  For the purposes of ¤ 13.2316:

1.  "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, 
store data in, retrieve data from or otherwise make use of 
any resources of a computer, computer system or computer 
network.  

2.  "Computer" means an electronic device which performs 
logic, arithmetic or memory functions by the manipulations 
of electronic or magnetic impulses and includes all input, 
output, processing, storage, software or communication 
facilities which are connected or related to such a device 
in a system or network.  

3.  "Computer network" means the interconnection of 
communication lines with a computer through remote terminals 
or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected 
computers.  

4.  "Computer program" means a series of instructions or 
statements, in a form acceptable to a computer, which 
permits the functioning of a computer system in a manner 
designed to provide appropriate products from such computer 
system.  

5.  "Computer software" means a set of computer programs, 
procedures and associated documentation concerned with the 
operation of a computer system.  

6.  "Computer system" means a set of related, connected or 
unconnected computer equipment, devices and software.  

7.  "Financial instrument" means any check, draft, money 
order, certificate of deposit, letter of credit, bill of 
exchange, credit card or marketable security or any other 
written instrument, as defined by ¤ 13-2001, paragraph 7, 
which is transferable for value.  

8.  "Property" means financial instruments, information, 
including electronically produced data, computer software 
and programs in either machine or human readable form, and 
anything of value, tangible or intangible.  

9.  "Services" includes computer time, data processing and 
storage functions.
OFFENSES:  	¤ 13-2316.  Computer fraud
ELEMENTS:	¤ 13-2316.  Computer Fraud

A.  A person commits computer fraud in the first degree by 
accessing, altering, damaging or destroying without 
authorization any computer, computer system, computer 
network, or any part of such computer, system or network, 
with the intent to devise or execute any scheme or artifice 
to defraud or deceive, or control property or services by 
means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or 
promises.  

B.  A person commits computer fraud in the second degree by 
intentionally and without authorization accessing, altering, 
damaging or destroying any computer, computer system or 
computer network or any computer software, program or data 
contained in such computer, computer system or computer 
network.
PENALTIES:	¤ 13-2316.  Computer fraud

C. Computer fraud in the first degree is a class 3 felony.  
Computer fraud in the second degree is a class 6 felony.  
VENUE:	Not stated.
CIVIL REMEDY:	No reference to civil remedy.
CITATION:	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. ¤¤ 13-2301, 13-2316. 
SOURCE:	Laws 1978, ch. 204, ¤ 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1978.