Bill Text: AZ SB1078 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Fraudulent voice recordings

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-15 - Transmit to Senate [SB1078 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-SB1078-Engrossed.html

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House Engrossed Senate Bill

 

fraudulent voice recordings

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

SENATE BILL 1078

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending section 13-2006, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to forgery.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 13-2006, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-2006. Criminal impersonation; classification

A. A person commits criminal impersonation by:

1. Assuming a false identity with the intent to defraud another; or

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. This paragraph does not apply to peace officers in the performance of their duties; .  or

4. 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. For the purposes of this subsection:

(a) "Defraud" means to make a false representation or material omission to deceive another person to gain a benefit.

(b) "Harass" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-2921.

B. For the purposes of this section, comedy, parody, artistic expression, criticism or circumstances where it is clear to a reasonable listener or viewer that the recording, image or video has been digitally manipulated are not fraudulent.

B. C. Criminal impersonation under subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section is a class 5 felony.  Criminal impersonation under subsection A, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section is a class 6 felony 1 misdemeanor. END_STATUTE