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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2045 (2026)

Judgment of usurpation; classification

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If a defendant is adjudged guilty of usurping or intruding into or unlawfully holding an office, franchise or privilege, such defendant is guilty of a petty offense and shall be excluded from the office, franchise or privilege.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1967–2022 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Woods v. Block, 942 P.2d 428 (Ariz. 1997).
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State Ex Rel. Woods v. Block, 942 P.2d 428 (Ariz. 1997). · cites it 4× “" A.R.S. § 12-2045. The Attorney General alleges that the members of CDC are unlawfully exercising their office because the legislation creating the office is unconstitutional.”
Bohannan v. Arizona Ex Rel. Smith, 389 U.S. 1 (1967). · cites it 2× “The Arizona statute that expressly provides for the judgment to be entered in a quo warranto case, Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2045 , does not mention permanent disqualification from office.”
State of Arizona v. Az Bd. of Regents (Ariz. 2022). · cites it 3× “For instance, A.R.S. § 12-2045 criminalizes “usurpation” as a petty offense and defines that offense as “usurping or intruding into or unlawfully holding an office, franchise or privilege.”
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