Parole is an opportunity for people who are incarcerated to spend less time in prison. This program is intended to give those who have been charged with a crime the chance to prove that they have made changes for the better. Arizona only offers parole...
Making a video or audio recording of a conversation in Arizona can be illegal, especially if you have plans to publish, post, or distribute the conversation in any way. Even though Arizona is a one-party consent state, there are still rules about certain types of...
So, Midge at work has been stealing your lunches? Getting tired of making the perfect sandwich creation only to see half of it in the trash? We bet you’ve labeled, written notes, and even tried to hide it behind the expired creamer. While the internet might...
Being arrested and charged with a crime can affect your bank account right away. Arizona is one of the many states that will charge you for spending time in jail, seeing a judge, and sometimes even for your appointed public defender. Some fees can be avoided...
There are two main types of law within our legal system: common law and statutory law. Both set standards of acceptable behavior and justice for citizens and the government. And while they’re both essential to how our legal system functions, they come from very different...
An arrest warrant is probably the most well-known type of warrant. It allows police to take the person named in the warrant into custody. They might actively search for that person, or arrest them during a traffic stop, depending on the alleged crime. In this...
Forced labor is a crime in Arizona. Using threats, coercion, or violence to make someone work for you is illegal. If you threaten to harm someone unless they work for you, or if you take their ID and won’t give it back until the job...
Arizona has quite a few interesting laws—in fact, there’s even one about laser pointers. Have you ever heard that it’s illegal to point a laser at someone? This isn’t exactly true, but it depends who you point it at. Laser pointers are perfectly legal as long...
Arizona has seen its fair share of drive-by shootings, including one in February of 2025 that resulted in the death of a 72-year-old woman. To deter violence like this, the consequences for committing a drive-by shooting are severe. If you get convicted, you’ll go to...
In United States criminal law, all crimes can be broken down into different elements. In order to convict the defendant, these elements of a crime must then be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt. Most crimes require that three essential elements...