Question: what does Contributing to the delinquency of a minor mean?
Answer:
The definition for Contributing to a delinquency of a minor can be found under A.R.S. § 13-3612 and A.R.S. § 13-3613.
A.R.S. § 13-3612 defines delinquency as any act that tends to debase or injure the morals, health or welfare of a child.
A.R.S. § 13-3613 states, "A person who by any act, causes, encourages or contributes to the dependency or delinquency of a child, as defined by § 13-3612, or who for any cause is responsible therefor is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor."
April 17, 2008
Legal Services Corporation