Assigned to JUD FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1177
pulsar manipulation device; prohibited
Purpose
Deems it unlawful to possess or knowingly use or manufacture a pulsar manipulation
device and subjects a person who commits the unlawful possession, use or manufacture of a pulsar
manipulation device to a class 3 felony.
Background
For a first-time felony offender, a class 3 felony carries a presumptive imprisonment
sentence of three and a half years and not more than $150,000 to be determined by the court (A.R.S.
§§ 13-702 and 13-801).
A supplier and restricted distributor must maintain and keep records of motor vehicle fuel
or aviation fuel received, acquired, used, sold and delivered in Arizona by the supplier or restricted
distributor, as well as the amount of tax paid as part of the purchase price, invoices, bills of lading
and other pertinent records and papers required by the Director of the Department of
Transportation until three years after a report is filed (A.R.S. § 28-5619).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Deems it unlawful to possess or knowingly use or manufacture a pulsar manipulation device.
2. Classifies the unlawful possession, use or manufacture of a pulsar manipulation device as a
class 3 felony.
3. Defines pulsar manipulation device as a mechanical or electronic device that can manipulate
the dispenser meter of a fuel pump.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 31, 2023
ZD/SB/sr