{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-45-139","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 45-139","heading":"Violation; classification","body":"A. Unless otherwise specified, a person who knowingly violates or refuses to comply with any provision of this article, a permit or order issued pursuant to this article or a rule adopted to carry out the purpose of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. A person who, after notice of violation, continues in violation of any provision of this article, a permit or order issued pursuant to this article or a rule adopted to carry out the purpose of this article is guilty of a separate offense for each day of violation.\n\nB. A person who knowingly and intentionally fills or refills all or a portion of a body of water in violation of this article is guilty of:\n\n1. A class 6 felony if the amount of water illegally used is one thousand acre-feet or more.\n\n2. A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount of water illegally used is more than one hundred acre-feet but less than one thousand acre-feet.\n\n3. A class 3 misdemeanor if the amount of water illegally used is one hundred acre-feet or less.","path":["Title 45 Waters"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/45/00139.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"a6f51080c346fd6b295e9182279bad61519ece29c0acdcbae18cc0048725f24a","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-45-138","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-45-139.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}