SB 1177
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: JUD DP 6-1-0-0 | 3
rd
Read 20-9-1-0-0
House: JUD DPA 5-3-0-0-0-0
SB 1177: pulsar manipulation device; prohibited
Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27
Caucus & COW
Overview
Makes it a class 3 felony offense for a person to possess or knowingly use or manufacture a
pulsar manipulation device.
History
According to the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association (APMA), disabling or manipulating
pulsation devices allow fuel to pump without being metered or for more fuel to dispense than what
is shown on the meter (AMPA Meter Calibration, Aerial Mapping, Skimmers & Fuel Theft).
For a first-time felony offender, a class 3 felony carries a presumptive prison sentence of 3.5 years
and a maximum fine of $150,000 to be determined by the court (A.R.S. §§ 13-702 and 13-801).
Possess and knowingly are defined in statute (A.R.S. § 13-105).
Provisions
1. Prohibits possessing or knowingly using or manufacturing a pulsar manipulation device and
classifies this offense as a class 3 felony. (Sec. 1)
2. Defines pulsar manipulation device as any mechanical or electronic device that can
manipulate the dispenser meter of a fuel pump. (Sec. 1)
Amendments
Committee on Judiciary
1. Limits the previously mentioned offense to knowingly using or manufacturing a pulsar
manipulation device.
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note