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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002 (2026)

Solicitation; classifications

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A. A person, other than a peace officer acting in his official capacity within the scope of his authority and in the line of duty, commits solicitation if, with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor, such person commands, encourages, requests or solicits another person to engage in specific conduct which would constitute the felony or misdemeanor or which would establish the other's complicity in its commission.

B. Solicitation is a:

1. Class 3 felony if the offense solicited is a class 1 felony.

2. Class 4 felony if the offense solicited is a class 2 felony.

3. Class 5 felony if the offense solicited is a class 3 felony.

4. Class 6 felony if the offense solicited is a class 4 felony.

5. Class 1 misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a class 5 felony.

6. Class 2 misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a class 6 felony.

7. Class 3 misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1979–2025 · leading case: State v. Tellez, 799 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990).
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State v. Tellez, 799 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 26× “§ 13-3408 is mandatory for defendants convicted under A.R.S. § 13-1002 for solicitation to sell narcotic drugs.”
Wright v. Hon. gates/state, 382 P.3d 83 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 26× “A.R.S. § 13-1002 (West 2016).1 ¶10 According to A.”
Barragan-Lopez v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 899 (9th Cir. 2007). · cites it 5× “After being charged with violating various Arizona criminal laws, Barragan-Lo-pez signed a plea agreement on July 13, 2004, in which he pled guilty to, inter alia, “SOLICITATION TO POSSESS MARIJUANA FOR SALE IN AN AMOUNT OVER THE STATUTORY THRESHOLD, A CLASS 4 FELONY, in…”
State of Arizona v. William Craig Miller, 316 P.3d 1219 (Ariz. 2013). · cites it 4× “” A.R.S. § 13-1002(A). The crime “requires no agreement or action by the person solicited, and .”
State v. Ysea, 956 P.2d 499 (Ariz. 1998). · cites it 8× “A.R.S. § 13-1002. This definition does not require an act or even a threat of violence as an element for solicitation.”
State v. Johnson, 640 P.2d 861 (Ariz. 1982). · cites it 8× “A.R.S. § 13-1002. A.R.S. § 13-1002(A) provides: “A.”
State v. Flores, 188 P.3d 706 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “Solicitation is a crime separate from the crime solicited, and, unlike conspiracy, the crime of solicitation is complete when the solicitor, acting with the requisite intent, makes the request.”
United States v. Cornelio-Pena, 435 F.3d 1279 (10th Cir. 2006). · cites it 2× “, Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1002; Model Penal Code § 5.”
Elanith Valansi v. John Ashcroft, Attorney Gen. of the United States, 278 F.3d 203 (3rd Cir. 2002). “1997) (applying Chevron when deciding whether a conviction for solicitation under Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1002 is a deportable offense within the meaning of 8 U.”
Mizrahi v. Gonzales, 492 F.3d 156 (2d Cir. 2007). “The Fifth Circuit rejected the argument, noting that a person could not be convicted under Arizona’s generic felony solicitation statute, Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1002, without the specific intent to have some other person commit an underlying felony, see Peters v.”
State v. Fristoe, 658 P.2d 825 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “Intentionally does or omits to do anything which, under the circumstances as such person believes them to be, is any step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in commission of an offense; The solicitation statute, A.R.S. § 13-1002(A), under which appellant claims he…”
Mielewczyk v. Holder, 575 F.3d 992 (9th Cir. 2009). “The petitioner there “was convicted in Arizona Superi- or Court for solicitation to possess mari *998 juana for sale in violation of Ariz.Rev.Stat. §§ 13-1002(A) & 13-3405(A)(2)(B)(5).”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(13) — 1 case
Manuel Coronado-durazo, Petitioner, v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., Respondent, 123 F.3d 1322 (9th Cir. 1997).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(A) — 23 cases
State of Arizona v. William Craig Miller, 316 P.3d 1219 (Ariz. 2013). “” A.R.S. § 13-1002(A). The crime “requires no agreement or action by the person solicited, and .”
State v. Tellez, 799 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “§ 13-3408 is mandatory for defendants convicted under A.R.S. § 13-1002 for solicitation to sell narcotic drugs.”
Barragan-Lopez v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 899 (9th Cir. 2007). “After being charged with violating various Arizona criminal laws, Barragan-Lo-pez signed a plea agreement on July 13, 2004, in which he pled guilty to, inter alia, “SOLICITATION TO POSSESS MARIJUANA FOR SALE IN AN AMOUNT OVER THE STATUTORY THRESHOLD, A CLASS 4 FELONY, in…”
State v. Flores, 188 P.3d 706 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Solicitation is a crime separate from the crime solicited, and, unlike conspiracy, the crime of solicitation is complete when the solicitor, acting with the requisite intent, makes the request.”
Wright v. Hon. gates/state, 382 P.3d 83 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “A.R.S. § 13-1002 (West 2016).1 ¶10 According to A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(B) — 4 cases
State v. Tellez, 799 P.2d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “§ 13-3408 is mandatory for defendants convicted under A.R.S. § 13-1002 for solicitation to sell narcotic drugs.”
State v. Johnson, 640 P.2d 861 (Ariz. 1982). “A.R.S. § 13-1002. A.R.S. § 13-1002(A) provides: “A.”
State v. Ysea, 956 P.2d 499 (Ariz. 1998). “A.R.S. § 13-1002. This definition does not require an act or even a threat of violence as an element for solicitation.”
State v. Ysea, 956 P.2d 499 (Ariz. 1998).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(B)(1) — 1 case
State v. Johnson, 640 P.2d 861 (Ariz. 1982). “A.R.S. § 13-1002. A.R.S. § 13-1002(A) provides: “A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(B)(2) — 1 case
Barragan-Lopez v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 899 (9th Cir. 2007). “After being charged with violating various Arizona criminal laws, Barragan-Lo-pez signed a plea agreement on July 13, 2004, in which he pled guilty to, inter alia, “SOLICITATION TO POSSESS MARIJUANA FOR SALE IN AN AMOUNT OVER THE STATUTORY THRESHOLD, A CLASS 4 FELONY, in…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1002(B)(4) — 1 case
In Re Delinquency of G.B. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023).
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