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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-811 (2026)

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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Motion picture film" means any film or plate negative, film or plate positive, film or tape designed to be projected on a screen for exhibition, or films, glass slides or transparencies, either in negative or positive form, designed for exhibition by projection on a screen.

2. "Nuisance" means any place for the sale or exhibition of obscene motion picture films or pictorial publications.

3. "Obscene motion picture film or obscene pictorial publication" means any motion picture, film, video reproduction or pictorial publication which would constitute an obscene item as defined in section 13-3501.

4. "Person" means any individual, association, partnership, corporation, trustee, lessee, agent or assignee.

5. "Pictorial publication" means any book, magazine or pamphlet containing one or more drawings, pictures, photographs or illustrations.

6. "Place" means any building, enclosure or any separate part or portion thereof whether permanent or not or the ground itself.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–1988 · leading case: State v. Book-Cellar, Inc., 679 P.2d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984).
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State v. Book-Cellar, Inc., 679 P.2d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 11× “FACTS On June 9, 1981, the City Attorney for the City of Glendale brought this action in the name of the State of Arizona seeking to abate an alleged nuisance and to enjoin the maintenance thereof pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-811 et seq. [1] The complaint alleged that Book-Cellar…”
State v. Feld, 745 P.2d 146 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Standing Initially, we must determine whether defendants have standing to challenge the constitutionality of RICO as applied to obscenity charges.”
State v. Book-Cellar, Inc., 679 P.2d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 11× “FACTS On June 9, 1981, the City Attorney for the City of Glendale brought this action in the name of the State of Arizona seeking to abate an alleged nuisance and to enjoin the maintenance thereof pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-811 et seq. 1 The complaint alleged that Book-Cellar sold…”
State v. Bauer, 768 P.2d 175 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “, or the Obscene Movie and Pictorial Publication Abatement Statutes under A.R.S. §§ 12-811 et seq., which we strictly construed in State v.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-811(2) — 2 cases
State v. Book-Cellar, Inc., 679 P.2d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). “FACTS On June 9, 1981, the City Attorney for the City of Glendale brought this action in the name of the State of Arizona seeking to abate an alleged nuisance and to enjoin the maintenance thereof pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-811 et seq. [1] The complaint alleged that Book-Cellar…”
State v. Book-Cellar, Inc., 679 P.2d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). “FACTS On June 9, 1981, the City Attorney for the City of Glendale brought this action in the name of the State of Arizona seeking to abate an alleged nuisance and to enjoin the maintenance thereof pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-811 et seq. 1 The complaint alleged that Book-Cellar sold…”
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