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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2311 (2026)

Fraudulent schemes and practices; wilful concealment; classification

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A. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, in any matter related to the business conducted by any department or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, any person who, pursuant to a scheme or artifice to defraud or deceive, knowingly falsifies, conceals or covers up a material fact by any trick, scheme or device or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing such writing or document contains any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B. For the purposes of this section, "agency" includes a public agency as defined by section 38-502, paragraph 6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: State, Ex Rel. Horne v. Campos, 250 P.3d 201 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).
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State, Ex Rel. Horne v. Campos, 250 P.3d 201 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “Specifically, the State asserted Campos committed fraudulent schemes and practices under A.R.S. § 13-2311 (2010), 16 which it linked to the “Collazo Organization,” an illegal-alien-smuggling ring that it alleged obtained vehicles from Noe Auto Sales.”
State v. Jones, 218 P.3d 1012 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 8× “In this case, even if Jones falsely verified the petitions, he did not violate the statute because his verifications did not render the petitions not genuine.”
State v. Sommer, 745 P.2d 203 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 16× “Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of 9 counts of fraudulent schemes and practices, A.R.S. § 13-2311, and one count of theft, A.”
Mecham v. Gordon, 751 P.2d 957 (Ariz. 1988). · cites it 2× “§ 13-2702), willful concealment (A.R.S. § 13-2311) and filing a false campaign contributions and expenses report (A.”
Franzi v. Koedyker, 758 P.2d 1303 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 3× “§ 13-2311. Fraudulent schemes and practices; wilful concealment; classification A.”
State v. Whalen, 961 P.2d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “, on the fraudulent scheme or practice charges because the state failed to prove that he “knowingly” falsified documents or used the documents while “knowing” that they contained falsehoods as required by A.R.S. § 13-2311. He argues that the only evidence of his motivation in…”
State v. Roberts, 673 P.2d 974 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “For each of the false applications, appellant was charged with committing a fraudulent scheme or artifice connected with the state’s business, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2311; for each of the four monthly AFDC payments he received, he was charged with knowingly obtaining AFDC…”
Castillo v. Johnson (D. Ariz. 2020). · cites it 5× “15 Second, Defendants argue that Plaintiffs’ added allegation of willful concealment 16 in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2311 under RICO is futile because willful concealment is not a 17 violation of state law defined as racketeering activity under 18 U.”
Lewis v. State (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “¶4 In his FAC, Lewis alleged the Defendants (1) violated Article 2, Section 4, of the Arizona Constitution by failing to allow him to obtain certain evidence in the 2015 case and thus depriving him of his right to due process, (2) committed “fraud” in violation of A.R.S. §§…”
Finch (D. Ariz. 2026). · cites it 2× “§ 44-1522, against both Defendants; (5) defamation per se against 6 both Defendants; (6) negligence and gross negligence against both Defendants; (7) unjust 7 enrichment against Defendant McDonald’s; and (8) violation of A.R.S. § 13-2311 against 8 both Defendants.”
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