Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3005 (2026)

Interception of wire, electronic and oral communications; installation of pen register or trap and trace device; classification; exceptions

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A. Except as provided in this section and section 13-3012, a person is guilty of a class 5 felony who either:

1. Intentionally intercepts a wire or electronic communication to which he is not a party, or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do, without the consent of either a sender or receiver thereof.

2. Intentionally intercepts a conversation or discussion at which he is not present, or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do, without the consent of a party to such conversation or discussion.

3. Intentionally intercepts the deliberations of a jury or aids, authorizes, employs, procures or permits another to so do.

B. Except as provided in sections 13-3012 and 13-3017, a person who intentionally and without lawful authority installs or uses a pen register or trap and trace device on the telephone lines or communications facilities of another person which are utilized for wire or electronic communication is guilty of a class 6 felony.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: State v. Morrison, 56 P.3d 63 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Morrison, 56 P.3d 63 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 7× “ANALYSIS ¶ 4 Defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress the audiotape of the sexually explicit telephone conversation between himself and G because it was made without his or her consent in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3005 and 18 U.S.C. § 2511 and…”
State of Arizona v. Dale Shawn Hausner, 280 P.3d 604 (Ariz. 2012). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-3005. Upon proper application, however, a judge may issue an ex pai’te order authorizing an interception pursuant to A.”
State v. Hauss, 688 P.2d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “119 of Title 18 of the United States Code and A.R.S. § 13-3005; (3) the taping of the conversation violated his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment right to remain silent and to be free from self-incrimination, and (4) the taping violated his right to confrontation as guaranteed by…”
People v. Rivera, 792 P.2d 786 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “310 (1989); Ariz. Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-3005 (1989); Cal.”
State v. Allgood, 831 P.2d 1290 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “) See also A.R.S. § 13-3005. (penalizing as a class 5 felony interceptions effected "without the consent of either a sender or receiver thereof.”
Boehner, John A. v. McDermott, James A., 191 F.3d 463 (D.C. Cir. 1999). “1995); Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. §§ 13-3005, 13-3006 (West 1989) (limiting criminal disclosure liability to telecommunications employees and those acting in concert with them); Cal.”
Med. Lab'y Mgmt. Consultants v. Am. Broad. Companies, Inc., 306 F.3d 806 (9th Cir. 2002). “without the consent of a party to such conversation or discussion”); Ariz.Rev. Stat. § 13-3012 (excepting from the statute’s eavesdropping prohibition “[t]he interception of any .”
Telesound Rentals, Inc. v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, 616 A.2d 190 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1992). “Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. §§ 13-3005, 13-3012. .”
Angelica Rizik, et al. v. Jake William Virnig, et al. (D. Ariz. 2025). · cites it 2× “Under A.R.S. §§ 13-3005, 13-3012(9), 13 and 18 U.”
James 306791 v. Shinn (D. Ariz. 2023). “§ 13-3005. Moreover, neither the victim nor 20 her parents ever challenged the use of confrontation call evidence at trial, further implying 21 their consent.”
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