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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3116 (2026)

Misconduct involving body armor; classification; definition

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A. A person commits misconduct involving body armor by knowingly wearing or otherwise using body armor during the commission of any felony offense.

B. Misconduct involving body armor is a class 4 felony.

C. For purposes of this section, "body armor" means any clothing or equipment designed in whole or in part to minimize the risk of injury from a deadly weapon.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: State of Arizona v. Marcus Deshaun Tucker, Clifton James Cuttler II & Andre Lavelle Armstrong, 290 P.3d 1248 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
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State of Arizona v. Marcus Deshaun Tucker, Clifton James Cuttler II & Andre Lavelle Armstrong, 290 P.3d 1248 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 15× “Armstrong contends the evidence was insufficient and the court reversibly erred because the state had “presented no evidence whatsoever that would allow a rational trier of fact to find proof beyond a reasonable doubt that [he] wore the body armor ‘during the commission of any…”
State v. Sanchez (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “2014),1 a class 4 felony; count two, possession or use of marijuana, in violation of A.”
Palafox (D. Ariz. 2026). · cites it 2× “) Based on his criminal conviction history, Ochoa was a prohibited possessor of body 5 armor and a gun in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3116 and A.R.S. § 13-3102(A)(4), both Class 6 4 felonies.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3116(A) — 1 case
State of Arizona v. Marcus Deshaun Tucker, Clifton James Cuttler II & Andre Lavelle Armstrong, 290 P.3d 1248 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). “Armstrong contends the evidence was insufficient and the court reversibly erred because the state had “presented no evidence whatsoever that would allow a rational trier of fact to find proof beyond a reasonable doubt that [he] wore the body armor ‘during the commission of any…”
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