§ 13-2513 Failure to discharge duties; classification; definition

AZ Rev Stat § 13-2513 (2019) (N/A)
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13-2513. Failure to discharge duties; classification; definition

A. A person who has custodial responsibility and who intentionally fails to discharge those duties is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if that failure results in any of the following:

1. The escape of a prisoner.

2. Serious physical injury to or the death of any other person or prisoner.

B. For the purposes of this section, " custodial responsibility" means having responsibility for the care, management or control of a prisoner who is committed to the state department of corrections.