HB2012 Summary

• Adds definition of "unauthorized racing meeting" to Arizona racing statutes as any racing meeting conducted outside the bounds of a permit.

• Makes knowingly holding an unauthorized racing meeting a class 6 felony under section 5-107.01.

• Includes holding an unauthorized racing meeting as a racketeering offense under section 13-2301, defining it as an act that can be prosecuted under Arizona's racketeering statutes.

• Renumbers existing definitions in section 5-101 to accommodate the new unauthorized racing meeting definition.