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Question: How long does the District Attorney's Office of Arizona have to pick up a file on someone for sexual conduct with a minor?
Answer: Sexual conduct with a minor is either a class 6 or a class 2 felony, depending on the age of the minor (ARS 13-1405). The Arizona Law that covers this is in chapter 14 of the Arizona Criminal Code.
There is no statute of limitations, that is a limit on the amount of time that may pass before charges can't be brought, for a class 2 offense from chapter 14 laws. In other words, the prosecutor may file a charge at any time, no matter how long has passed since the offense, if the offense is a class 2 felony. (See ARS 13-107).
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On 01/17/04
David from AZ said:
i think a law that restricts the consenual relationship between a minor and a person over the age of 18 is rediculous. the relationship should in no way be regarded diffrently than the relationship of two minors or two adults. as long as both partners are consensual, whatever happens behind your own doors is your buisness, as it should be. my boy friend is 25, and we really love eachother. we are both maturely able to identify who we are in our relationship, and both agree that any outside interference is not only ignorant, but it violates the Constitution. Have we really come this far as a fr
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On 10/14/03
chico vega from AZ said:
my girl is 17, and we love eachother. she's a minor, and what we do isn't nasty. it's love. why don't you think that not all guys act the way your guys treat you!!!
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On 10/09/03
Anonomous from AZ said:
I think Arizona Law is B.S. I have a 17 year old girlfriend who is badly mistreated at home by her mom... She is neglected and Phisically Abused... My Girlfriend acts like any adult would i don't see how it can be a felony for me and her to share our love! Grrrrrr It makes me so mad that we have to hide our love to keep me from getting locked up... We just fell in love through friends... What am i supposed to do? Tell her i can't be with her cause of the law? I mean they don't even have emancipation laws here? WTF? We both have jobs and im a single father of an 8 year old son... But her mom d
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On 04/18/02
nicole from LA said:
I think a adult who as contact with a miner like that should go to jail for a long time.
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On 04/10/02
samantha from AZ said:
i think no matter what they should be on that case with sexual conduct with a minor thats just gross.
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