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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3806

Duty of physician or attendant upon treating certain wounds; classification

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A. A physician, surgeon, nurse or hospital attendant called upon to treat any person for gunshot wounds, knife wounds or other material injury which may have resulted from a fight, brawl, robbery or other illegal or unlawful act, shall immediately notify the chief of police or the city marshal, if in an incorporated city or town, or the sheriff, or the nearest police officer, of the circumstances, together with the name and description of the patient, the character of the wound and other facts which may be of assistance to the police authorities in the event the condition of the patient may be due to any illegal transaction or circumstances.

B. Any violation of the provisions of this section by a physician, surgeon, nurse or hospital attendant, is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2019 · leading case: Seaton v. Mayberg
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Seaton v. Mayberg (2010) ca9 · cites it 2× “, Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-3620(A)(1); Or.Rev.”
State v. Chalice Renee Zeitner (2019) ariz · cites it 2× “, A.R.S. § 13-3806(A) (requiring physicians to disclose to law enforcement wounds which may have resulted from illegal activity); A.”
Samaritan Health Services v. City of Glendale (1986) arizctapp · cites it 2× “Physicians must report: gunshot and knife wounds which may have resulted from illegal activity to the police, A.R.S. § 13-3806; contagious or infectious diseases to the health department, A.”
Benton v. Superior Court, Navajo County (1994) arizctapp · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-3806. Contagious or infectious diseases must be disclosed to the health department.”
rs/se v. Hon. thompson/vanders (2019) arizctapp · cites it 2× “§ 46-453(A) (exempting the privilege in cases involving “a vulnerable adult’s exploitation, abuse or neglect”); A.R.S. § 13-3806 (requiring physicians to report wounds that may have resulted from illegal activity); but see Benton v.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3806(A) — 2 cases
Seaton v. Mayberg (2010) ca9 “, Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-3620(A)(1); Or.Rev.”
State v. Chalice Renee Zeitner (2019) ariz “, A.R.S. § 13-3806(A) (requiring physicians to disclose to law enforcement wounds which may have resulted from illegal activity); A.”
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