{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-39-161","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 39-161","heading":"Presentment of false instrument for filing; classification","body":"A person who acknowledges, certifies, notarizes, procures or offers to be filed, registered or recorded in a public office in this state an instrument he knows to be false or forged, which, if genuine, could be filed, registered or recorded under any law of this state or the United States, or in compliance with established procedure is guilty of a class 6 felony. As used in this section \"instrument\" includes a written instrument as defined in section 13-2001.","path":["Title 39 Public Records, Printing and Notices"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/39/00161.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"433da6c3cb51793c4d805078d7b5e02a06a37a9f98e9abf0e4993bf06ba6a544","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-39-145","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-39-171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}