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Theft: Purchasing known stolen items, may result in criminal liability.
The Law Office of James Novak Team

In Arizona laws are in place that will result in criminal charges imposed on a person or business who knowing buys or sells stolen property that they know or should have known were stolen. Laws were enacted as recently as January and March of 2012 that impose strict guidelines on businesses, particularly copper and metal…

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