A person who intentionally makes a false report of sexual assault involving a spouse knowing the report is false or a person who coerces another person to make a false report of sexual assault involving a spouse knowing the report is false is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 13-2907.03
False reporting of sexual assault involving a spouse; classification
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Alvarez (2011)
Most recently applied in United States v. Strandlof (January 2012)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.