{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-234","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 38-234","heading":"Usurpation of office; classification","body":"A person who knowingly intrudes himself into a public office to which he has not been elected or appointed, or a person who, having been a public officer, knowingly exercises the functions of his office after his term has expired and a successor has been elected or appointed and has qualified, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 38 Public Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/38/00234.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"7071b15b3e18f2951e1e2040e11a5b437480039ab4417be2dba530b47fe9f419","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-233","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}