13-2513. Failure to discharge duties; classification; definition A. A person who has custodial responsibility and who intentionally fails to discharge those duties is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if that failure results in any of the following: 1. The escape of a prisoner. 2. Serious physical injury to or the death of any other person or prisoner. B. For the purposes of this section, ' custodial responsibility' means having responsibility for the care, management or control of a prisoner who is committed to the state department of corrections.
Arizona Legal Code
§ 13.2513
Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/02513.htm· Version 2026