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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509 (2026)

Willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document; exception; authenticated records;

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13-1509. Willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document; exception; authenticated records; classification

A. In addition to any violation of federal law, a person is guilty of willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document if the person is in violation of 8 United States Code section 1304(e) or 1306(a).

B. In the enforcement of this section, an alien's immigration status may be determined by:

1. A law enforcement officer who is authorized by the federal government to verify or ascertain an alien's immigration status.

2. The United States immigration and customs enforcement or the United States customs and border protection pursuant to 8 United States Code section 1373(c).

C. A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may not consider race, color or national origin in the enforcement of this section except to the extent permitted by the United States or Arizona Constitution.

D. A person who is sentenced pursuant to this section is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon, commutation of sentence, or release from confinement on any basis except as authorized by section 31-233, subsection A or B until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or the person is eligible for release pursuant to section 41-1604.07.

E. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, the court shall order the person to pay jail costs. 

F. This section does not apply to a person who maintains authorization from the federal government to remain in the United States.

G. Any record that relates to the immigration status of a person is admissible in any court without further foundation or testimony from a custodian of records if the record is certified as authentic by the government agency that is responsible for maintaining the record.

H. A violation of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor, except that the maximum fine is one hundred dollars and for a first violation of this section the court shall not sentence the person to more than twenty days in jail and for a second or subsequent violation the court shall not sentence the person to more than thirty days in jail.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010).
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United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). · cites it 27× “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
Arizona v. United States, 132 S. Ct. 2492 (2012). · cites it 4× “Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1509 (West Supp.”
United States v. Arizona, 641 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 2011). · cites it 6× “" [15] *355 Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(A) (2010). The penalty for violating Section 3 is a maximum fine of one hundred dollars, a maximum of twenty days in jail for a first violation, and a maximum of thirty days in jail for subsequent violations.”
Fuentes-Espinoza v. People, 2017 CO 98 (Colo. 2017). · cites it 4× “at 400 (quoting Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1509 (A) (2017)).”
United States v. State of South Carolina, 720 F.3d 518 (4th Cir. 2013). “Section 3 of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 forbade the “willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document .”
United States v. State of Alabama, 691 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 2012). “at 2501 (quoting Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1509(A)). After identifying the federal statutes that Congress enacted to create the present alien-registration scheme, the Court concluded that the federal government “has occupied the field of alien registration.”
United States v. State of Texas, 97 F.4th 268 (5th Cir. 2024). “387, 400 (2012) (quoting Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1509 (A)). The Court analyzed four provisions of Arizona’s S.”
City of El Cenizo v. Texas, 264 F. Supp. 3d 744 (W.D. Tex. 2017). “The Arizona statute provided for civil penalties of "not less than five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars for each day that the policy has remained in effect after the filing of' an action” challenging the policy.”
United States v. Alabama, 813 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (N.D. Ala. 2011). · cites it 2× “Section 3 of the Arizona Act, A.R.S. § 13-1509(A), which is substantially similar to H.”
State v. Sarrabea, 157 So. 3d 1 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “See Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(D) (West Supp.”
Utah Coalition of La Raza v. Herbert, 26 F. Supp. 3d 1125 (D. Utah 2014). “at 2501 (citing Ariz.Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(A) (West Supp.”
United States v. State, 813 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (N.D. Ala. 2011). · cites it 2× “Section 3 of the Arizona Act, A.R.S. § 13-1509(A), which is substantially similar to H.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(0) — 1 case
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(A) — 7 cases
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
United States v. Arizona, 641 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 2011). “" [15] *355 Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(A) (2010). The penalty for violating Section 3 is a maximum fine of one hundred dollars, a maximum of twenty days in jail for a first violation, and a maximum of thirty days in jail for subsequent violations.”
United States v. State of South Carolina, 720 F.3d 518 (4th Cir. 2013). “Section 3 of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 forbade the “willful failure to complete or carry an alien registration document .”
United States v. State of Alabama, 691 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 2012). “at 2501 (quoting Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-1509(A)). After identifying the federal statutes that Congress enacted to create the present alien-registration scheme, the Court concluded that the federal government “has occupied the field of alien registration.”
United States v. Alabama, 813 F. Supp. 2d 1282 (N.D. Ala. 2011). “Section 3 of the Arizona Act, A.R.S. § 13-1509(A), which is substantially similar to H.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(B) — 1 case
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(C) — 1 case
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(D) — 2 cases
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
State v. Sarrabea, 157 So. 3d 1 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “See Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(D) (West Supp.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(F) — 2 cases
United States v. Arizona, 641 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 2011). “" [15] *355 Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(A) (2010). The penalty for violating Section 3 is a maximum fine of one hundred dollars, a maximum of twenty days in jail for a first violation, and a maximum of thirty days in jail for subsequent violations.”
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1509(H) — 2 cases
United States v. Arizona, 641 F.3d 339 (9th Cir. 2011). “" [15] *355 Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-1509(A) (2010). The penalty for violating Section 3 is a maximum fine of one hundred dollars, a maximum of twenty days in jail for a first violation, and a maximum of thirty days in jail for subsequent violations.”
United States v. Arizona, 703 F. Supp. 2d 980 (D. Ariz. 2010). “1070 A.R.S. § 13-1509: creating a crime for the failure to apply for or carry alien registration papers Portion of Section 5 ofS.”
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