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sexual extortion;
classification

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2666

AN
ACT

AMENDING SECTION 13-1428, ARIZONA
REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.1. Section
13-1428, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-1428. Sexual extortion; classification; definition

A. A person commits sexual extortion by knowingly
communicating a threat with the intent to coerce another person to do any of
the following:

1. Engage in sexual contact or sexual intercourse.

2. Allow the other person's genitals, anus or female
breast to be photographed, filmed, videotaped or digitally recorded.

3. Exhibit the other person's genitals, anus or
female breast.

B. Sexual extortion is a class 3 felony and the
person is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release
from confinement on any basis except as specifically authorized by section 31-233,
subsection A or B until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or
commuted.  If the person is eighteen years
of age or older, knows or should have known the victim is fifteen, sixteen or
seventeen years of age, sexual extortion is a class 2 felony, the convicted
person's sentence shall be consecutive to any other sentence imposed on the
convicted person for sexual extortion and the convicted person is not eligible
for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on
any basis except as specifically authorized by section 31-233, subsection
A or B until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or commuted.  If
the victim is under fifteen years of age, sexual extortion is a class 2 felony
and is punishable pursuant to section 13-705.

C. For the purposes of this section,
"communicating a threat" means a threat to do any of the following:

1. Damage the property of the other person.

2. Harm the reputation of the other person.

3. Produce or distribute a photograph, film,
videotape or digital recording that depicts the other person engaging in sexual
contact or sexual intercourse or the exhibition of the other person's genitals,
anus or female breast. END_STATUTE
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