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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510 (2026)

Hindering prosecution; definition

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For purposes of sections 13-2511 and 13-2512 a person renders assistance to another person by knowingly:

1. Harboring or concealing the other person; or

2. Warning the other person of impending discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction. This does not apply to a warning given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law; or

3. Providing the other person with money, transportation, a weapon, a disguise or other similar means of avoiding discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction; or

4. Preventing or obstructing by means of force, deception or intimidation anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the other person; or

5. Suppressing by an act of concealment, alteration or destruction any physical evidence that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the other person; or

6. Concealing the identity of the other person.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases, 1984–2018 · leading case: State v. Duarte, 438 P.3d 707 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
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State v. Duarte, 438 P.3d 707 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 5× “A.R.S. § 13-2510. ¶28 Like shoplifting, the offense of hindering prosecution can occur in multiple ways, not all of which necessarily involve "a dishonest act or false statement.”
Franzi v. Koedyker, 758 P.2d 1303 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 4× “” The definition of “hindering prosecution” found in A.R.S. § 13-2510 includes: “knowingly: 4.”
In Re Victoria K., 11 P.3d 1066 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “section 13-2510(4). ¶ 5 The court found the statement admissible and thereafter conducted the adjudication hearing.”
State v. Hughes, 938 P.2d 457 (Ariz. 1997). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. §§ 13-2510(4),(5). A conviction of conspiracy requires proof of an intent to promote or aid in the commission of the offense, an agreement with another to engage in conduct constituting the offense, and an overt act in furtherance of the offense.”
State of Arizona v. Cynthia D. Johnson, 156 P.3d 445 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Had she been criminally charged in relation to the second burglary, which she was not, the appropriate charge would have been hindering prosecution in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-2510, 13-2511, or 13-2512, the statutory embodiment of the “distinct, independent,” common-law offense…”
Hitch v. Pima Cnty. Superior Court, 708 P.2d 72 (Ariz. 1985). · cites it 2× “§ 13-2809, Tampering with Physical Evidence, and § 13-2510, et seq., Hindering Prosecution, and stated that these two sections created a legal obligation of disclosure.”
English-Clark v. City of Tucson, 690 P.2d 1235 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “When appellant locked the truck and refused to give Officer Abbott the keys, she effectively prevented him from obtaining physical evidence that might have assisted in Clark’s prosecution and her conduct was a hinderance to Abbott’s investigation in violation of A.R.S. §…”
State v. Wilson, 730 P.2d 836 (Ariz. 1986). · cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 13-2510. The Arizona statute is essentially an aiding and abetting statute and focuses upon the “intent” of a defendant to help the “other person” by hindering the attempts of law enforcement to apprehend the “other person.”
State v. Martinez, 854 P.2d 147 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “section 13-2510(4) provides that a person renders assistance to another person by knowingly “[preventing or obstructing by means of force, deception or intimidation anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the…”
State v. Doolittle, 746 P.2d 924 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Special Agent Susan Yaglou’s testimony before the grand jury on September 10, 1985, makes it clear that she suspected defendant had tampered with evidence prior to July 29, 1985 (the date defendant testified), which would possibly subject defendant to prosecution under A.R.S. §§…”
State v. Winkler, 859 P.2d 1345 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “Assistance is defined in detail in § 13-2510. RAJI 25.12, on the other hand, would instruct the jury as follows: The crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree requires proof of the following two things: 1.”
State v. Lister (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 10× “The State subsequently filed a motion to amend the indictment, clarifying that Lister was charged under subsections 1 and 3 of A.R.S. § 13-2510. Lister did not object and the trial court granted the motion to amend the indictment.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(1) — 1 case
State v. Lister (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “The State subsequently filed a motion to amend the indictment, clarifying that Lister was charged under subsections 1 and 3 of A.R.S. § 13-2510. Lister did not object and the trial court granted the motion to amend the indictment.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(2) — 1 case
State v. Duarte, 438 P.3d 707 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “A.R.S. § 13-2510. ¶28 Like shoplifting, the offense of hindering prosecution can occur in multiple ways, not all of which necessarily involve "a dishonest act or false statement.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(3) — 1 case
State v. Duarte, 438 P.3d 707 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “A.R.S. § 13-2510. ¶28 Like shoplifting, the offense of hindering prosecution can occur in multiple ways, not all of which necessarily involve "a dishonest act or false statement.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(4) — 4 cases
State v. Hughes, 938 P.2d 457 (Ariz. 1997). “A.R.S. §§ 13-2510(4),(5). A conviction of conspiracy requires proof of an intent to promote or aid in the commission of the offense, an agreement with another to engage in conduct constituting the offense, and an overt act in furtherance of the offense.”
English-Clark v. City of Tucson, 690 P.2d 1235 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). “When appellant locked the truck and refused to give Officer Abbott the keys, she effectively prevented him from obtaining physical evidence that might have assisted in Clark’s prosecution and her conduct was a hinderance to Abbott’s investigation in violation of A.R.S. §…”
In Re Victoria K., 11 P.3d 1066 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “section 13-2510(4). ¶ 5 The court found the statement admissible and thereafter conducted the adjudication hearing.”
State v. Martinez, 854 P.2d 147 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “section 13-2510(4) provides that a person renders assistance to another person by knowingly “[preventing or obstructing by means of force, deception or intimidation anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery, apprehension, prosecution or conviction of the…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(6) — 2 cases
State v. Doolittle, 746 P.2d 924 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). “Special Agent Susan Yaglou’s testimony before the grand jury on September 10, 1985, makes it clear that she suspected defendant had tampered with evidence prior to July 29, 1985 (the date defendant testified), which would possibly subject defendant to prosecution under A.R.S. §§…”
State v. Donaldson (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2510(l) — 1 case
In Re Victoria K., 11 P.3d 1066 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “section 13-2510(4). ¶ 5 The court found the statement admissible and thereafter conducted the adjudication hearing.”
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