The Arizona Revised Statutes can be found on the Arizona State Legislature website. Relevant statutes include A.R.S. Title 4 – Alcoholic Beverages, A.R.S. Title 13 – Criminal Code, and A.R.S. Title 36 - Public Health and Safety. A.R.S. Title 13, chapters 6-9 include information regarding classification of offenses, sentencing, fines, and probation; chapter 12 includes information regarding hazing, including the coercion or force of the “consumption of any food, nonalcoholic liquid, alcoholic liquid, drug or other substance that poses a substantial risk of death, physical injury or emotional harm.” A.R.S. Title 13, chapter 34 covers various drug offenses, including the possession and trafficking of controlled substances, and chapter 34.1 specifically addresses enhanced penalties and provisions related to drug trafficking. A.R.S. Title 36, chapters 27, 28.1, and 28.2, include the Controlled Substances Act, Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, and information on the use of marijuana.
| Substance | Arizona Revised Statute | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | A person who is under the legal drinking age and who misrepresents the person's age to any person by means of a written instrument of identification with the intent to induce a person to sell, serve, give or furnish spirituous liquor contrary to law | Class 1 misdemeanor Fine of at least $250 |
A person who is under the legal drinking age and who solicits another person to purchase, sell, give, serve or furnish spirituous liquor contrary to law | Class 3 misdemeanor Fine of at least $250 | |
A person who is under the legal drinking age and who uses a fraudulent or false written instrument of identification or identification of another person or uses a valid license or identification of another person to gain access to a licensed establishment | Class 1 misdemeanor Fine of at least $250 | |
A person who uses a driver or nonoperating identification license in violation of subsection L or N [of A.R.S. § 4-241] | Subject to suspension of the driver or nonoperating identification license as provided in section 28-3309 Class 2 misdemeanor | |
A person who does not have a valid driver or nonoperating identification license and who uses a driver or nonoperating identification license of another in violation of subsection N of [A.R.S. § 4-241] | Has the person's right to apply for a driver or nonoperating identification license suspended as provided by section 28-3309 Class 2 misdemeanor | |
A person who knowingly influences the sale, giving or serving of spirituous liquor to a person under the legal drinking age by misrepresenting the age of such person or who orders, requests, receives or procures spirituous liquor from any licensee, employee or other person with the intent of selling, giving or serving it to a person under the legal drinking age | Class 1 misdemeanor | |
A person who is at least eighteen years of age and who is an occupant of an unlicensed premises & if the person knowingly hosts on the unlicensed premises a gathering of two or more persons who are under the legal drinking age and if the person knows that one or more of the persons under the legal drinking age are in possession of or consuming spirituous liquor on the unlicensed premises | Class 1 misdemeanor | |
A person under the legal drinking age to buy, receive, have in the person's possession or consume spirituous liquor | Class 1 misdemeanor Suspension of the privilege to drive of a person who is under eighteen years of age for a period of up to one hundred eighty days | |
A.R.S. § 4-244(20) A person to consume spirituous liquor in a public place, thoroughfare or gathering | Class 2 misdemeanor | |
A.R.S. § 4-244(34) A person who is under twenty-one years of age to drive or be in physical control of a motor vehicle while there is any spirituous liquor in the person's body | Class 1 misdemeanor | |
A.R.S. § 4-244(41) A person who is under twenty-one years of age to have in the person's body any spirituous liquor | Class 2 misdemeanor | |
| Controlled Substances | It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance. | Class 6 felony |
Any person of the age of eighteen years or older who violates subsection A [of A.R.S. § 13-3453] with respect to any person under the age of eighteen years | Class 5 felony | |
| Dangerous Drugs | A person shall not knowingly:
| Class 1 misdemeanor to class 2 felony A fine of not less than one thousand dollars or three times the value as determined by the court of the danerous drugs involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the maximum authorized by chapter 8 of [title 13] |
| Drug Paraphernalia | Except as provided in section 36-2852 and section 36-2853, subsection C, it is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a drug in violation of [title 13, chapter 34] | Class 6 felony |
Except as provided in section 36-2852 and section 36-2853, subsection C, it is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver or manufacture with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a drug in violation of [title 13, chapter 34] | Class 6 felony | |
| Imitation Controlled Substances | It is unlawful for any person to possess or possess with intent to use an imitation controlled substance. | Class 2 misdemeanor |
| Imitation Over-the-Counter Drug | It is unlawful for any person to possess or possess with intent to use an imitation over-the-counter drug. | Class 2 misdemeanor |
| Imitation Prescription-Only Drug | It is unlawful for any person to possess or possess with intent to use an imitation prescription-only drug. | Class 2 misdemeanor |
| Marijuana | Except as provided in sections 36-2852 and 36-2853, a person shall not knowingly:
| Class 6 to class 2 felony A fine of not less than $750 or three times the value as determined by the court of the marijuana involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the maximum authorized by chapter 8 of [title 13] |
Does not allow an individual who is under twenty-one years of age to purchase, possess, transport or consume marijuana or marijuana products. | ||
Does not allow any person to: (a) Smoke marijuana in a public place or open space. | ||
| Narcotic Drugs | Except as provided in section 36-2850, paragraph 16, subdivision (b), section 36-2852 and section 36-2853, subsection C, a person shall not knowingly:
| Class 2-4 felony A fine of not less than $2,000 or three times the value as determined by the court of the narcotic drugs involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the maximum authorized by chapter 8 of [title 13] |
| Peyote | A person who knowingly possesses, sells, transfers or offers to sell or transfer peyote | Class 6 felony |
| Prescription-Only Drugs | A person shall not knowingly: 1. Possess or use a prescription-only drug unless the person obtains the prescription-only drug pursuant to a valid prescription of a prescriber who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 25 or 29 or is similarly licensed in another state. 5. Administer a prescription-only drug to another person whose possession or use of the prescription-only drug violates [A.R.S. § 13-3406]. 6. Obtain or procure the administration of a prescription-only drug by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or subterfuge. 8. Possess or use a misbranded drug. 9. Manufacture, sell or distribute a misbranded drug. | Class 6 & 3 felony Class 1 & 2 misdemeanor A fine of one thousand dollars |
A.R.S. § 4-101. 20. "Legal drinking age" means twenty-one years of age or older.
| Misdemeanor | Maximum Sentence | Maximum Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Six months | two thousand five hundred dollars |
| Class 2 | Four months | seven hundred fifty dollars |
| Class 3 | 30 days | five hundred dollars |
See the Arizona Criminal Sentencing Charts and Authorities for complete sentencing information.