If you are arrested and/or charged with one of the following please contact us as soon as possible as you will need a skilled and experienced criminal defense attorney to defend your rights. Ms. Castillo is a Certified Criminal Law Specialist whom has successfully defended countless people accused of the following crimes.
Criminal Trespassing in the First Degree (ARS § 1504) (See also ARS § 13-1501):
A person commits first degree criminal trespassing by:
- Entering or remaining unlawfully on a residential structure (any structure used for human residence or lodging); or
- Entering or remaining unlawfully in a fenced residential yard (a part of a property that is fenced in).
- Entering a residential yard and looking into the residential structure, thereby violating the property owner’s right to privacy.
- Entering or remaining on real property that has mineral claim with the intent to hold, work, or take minerals from the claim or lease.
- Entering or remaining unlawfully on a person’s property and burning, defacing, or manipulating a religious symbol without the owner’s express permission.
- Entering or remaining unlawfully in or on a critical public services facility unlawfully.
- Paragraphs 1, 5, or 6 are class 6 felonies which can be punishable by jail and/or prison time depending on the person’s criminal history.
Paragraphs 2, 3, or 4 are class 1 misdemeanors which can be punishable by up to six months jail.
Criminal Trespassing in the Second Degree (ARS § 13-1503) (See also ARS § 13-1501):
A person commits second degree criminal trespassing by:
- Entering or remaining unlawfully on a nonresidential structure (any structure not used for residing in, it includes retail stores) or in any fenced commercial yard (a fenced in area around a commercial structure).
Criminal trespassing in the second degree is a class 2 misdemeanor which can be punishable by up to 4 months jail.
Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree (ARS § 13-1502) (See also ARS § 13-1501):
A person commits criminal trespassing in the third degree by:
- Entering or remaining unlawfully on any real property after the owner or any other person (this includes a warning from a police officer at the owner’s request) with lawful control over the property has asked you to leave.
- Entering or remaining unlawfully on the right-of-way for tracks (this includes any train track or light-rail track), storage, switching yards, or rolling stock of a railroad company.
Criminal trespassing in the third degree is a class 3 misdemeanor which can be punishable by up to 30 days jail.