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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701 (2026)

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Damage" means any physical or visual impairment of any surface.

2. "Occupied structure" means any structure as defined in paragraph 4 in which one or more human beings either is or is likely to be present or so near as to be in equivalent danger at the time the fire or explosion occurs. The term includes any dwelling house, whether occupied, unoccupied or vacant.

3. "Property" means anything other than a structure which has value, tangible or intangible, public or private, real or personal, including documents evidencing value or ownership.

4. "Structure" means any building, object, vehicle, watercraft, aircraft or place with sides and a floor, used for lodging, business, transportation, recreation or storage.

5. "Wildland" means any brush covered land, cutover land, forest, grassland or woods.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: State of Arizona v. Mark Noriki Kasic, 265 P.3d 410 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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State of Arizona v. Mark Noriki Kasic, 265 P.3d 410 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Specifically, Kasic argues the state presented insufficient evidence that the palm trees in question were “property” as defined in AR.S. § 13-1701(3), and even if they were property, the state presented insufficient evidence that each tree had a value of $100 or more, an element…”
State v. Bay, 722 P.2d 280 (Ariz. 1986). · cites it 4× “An allegation of dangerousness was filed as to all of the charged offenses. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and received the presumptive sentence for the other four counts to be served concurrently with each other and the murder count.”
State v. Gatliff, 102 P.3d 981 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Additionally, A.R.S. § 13-1701(2) (2001) defines an “occupied structure” as “any structure .”
State v. Mathews, 633 P.2d 1039 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “§ 31-130 4 ; in Cause Number CR—6243, he was charged with arson of an occupied structure, a class two' felony, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1701 and 13-1704 5 ; and in Cause Number CR— 6244, he was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, a class six felony, in…”
State v. Serrato, 557 P.3d 795 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5× “Later, the House amended the bill, defining occupied structure as it is defined today in A.R.S. § 13-1701(2). See H.B. 2054, 33d Leg.”
State v. Durant, 674 P.2d 638 (Utah 1983). · cites it 2× “" Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1701 (2) (1978).”
State v. McDonald, 952 P.2d 1188 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “section 13-1701(4) (1989). We note that Chapter 17 deals with arson, and its definitions are inapplicable to this case.”
State of Arizona v. Edwardo Serrato III (Ariz. 2025). · cites it 31× “” Because the legislature adopted § 13-1701 in 1977, contemporary dictionary definitions control.”
State v. Nichols, 887 P.2d 586 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “As relevant here, the term is defined in A.R.S. § 13-1701(4) as “any ... object ..”
State v. Serrato (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 10× “” See A.R.S. § 13-1701(2). ¶22 Alice’s gas kitchen stove was left on, and her house had “[a] strong odor of natural gas.”
State v. Barnes (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 7× “BARNES Decision of the Court ANALYSIS In his supplemental brief, Barnes raises four issues: (1) sufficiency of the evidence; (2) whether A.R.S. § 13-1701(2) is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad; (3) prosecutorial misconduct; and (4) whether his sentences are illegal.”
Waichulaitis (D. Ariz. 2025). · cites it 4× “” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701 (1) (emphasis added); see Ariz.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701(1) — 2 cases
State v. Daniels (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
Waichulaitis (D. Ariz. 2025). “” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701 (1) (emphasis added); see Ariz.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701(2) — 7 cases
State v. Gatliff, 102 P.3d 981 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). “Additionally, A.R.S. § 13-1701(2) (2001) defines an “occupied structure” as “any structure .”
State v. Serrato, 557 P.3d 795 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). “Later, the House amended the bill, defining occupied structure as it is defined today in A.R.S. § 13-1701(2). See H.B. 2054, 33d Leg.”
State v. Durant, 674 P.2d 638 (Utah 1983). “" Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-1701 (2) (1978).”
State of Arizona v. Edwardo Serrato III (Ariz. 2025). “” Because the legislature adopted § 13-1701 in 1977, contemporary dictionary definitions control.”
State v. Serrato (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). “” See A.R.S. § 13-1701(2). ¶22 Alice’s gas kitchen stove was left on, and her house had “[a] strong odor of natural gas.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701(3) — 1 case
State of Arizona v. Mark Noriki Kasic, 265 P.3d 410 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “Specifically, Kasic argues the state presented insufficient evidence that the palm trees in question were “property” as defined in AR.S. § 13-1701(3), and even if they were property, the state presented insufficient evidence that each tree had a value of $100 or more, an element…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-1701(4) — 4 cases
State v. McDonald, 952 P.2d 1188 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “section 13-1701(4) (1989). We note that Chapter 17 deals with arson, and its definitions are inapplicable to this case.”
State v. Nichols, 887 P.2d 586 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). “As relevant here, the term is defined in A.R.S. § 13-1701(4) as “any ... object ..”
State v. Craft (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014).
State of Arizona v. Edwardo Serrato III (Ariz. 2025). “” Because the legislature adopted § 13-1701 in 1977, contemporary dictionary definitions control.”
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