Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 44-7901 (2026)

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44-7901. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Booking photograph" means a photograph of a subject individual that is taken pursuant to an arrest or other involvement in the criminal justice system.

2. "Commercial purpose" has the same meaning prescribed in section 39-121.03.

3. "Criminal justice record" includes a booking photograph and the name, address and description of and the charges filed against a subject individual.

4. "Mugshot website operator" means a person that publishes a criminal justice record on a publicly available internet website for a commercial purpose.

5. "Person" means a natural person, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, nonprofit organization or trust or any similar entity or organized group of persons.

6. "Subject individual" means an individual who has been arrested.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Houston v. Penzone (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026).

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Houston v. Penzone (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “¶6 Houston also filed this class action in Arizona Superior Court, asserting claims for: (1) “invasion of privacy and false light and violation of Arizona’s public records laws”; (2) violation of the Arizona Mugshot Act (A.R.S. §§ 44-7901 to -7902); and (3) violation of the…”

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