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Brief Review of State Definitions of <strong>Gang</strong> Member<br />

National <strong>Gang</strong> Center Page 3 of 34 December 2016<br />

DEFINITION OF “GANG MEMBER” BY STATE<br />

STATE TERM(S) NUMBER CRITERIA BELONGS TO OR ENGAGES IN<br />

Arizona<br />

§ 13-105<br />

Florida<br />

§ 874.03<br />

Florida<br />

§ 874.03<br />

Idaho<br />

§ 18-8502<br />

Criminal street gang<br />

member<br />

Criminal gang<br />

member<br />

Criminal gang<br />

associate<br />

Criminal gang<br />

member<br />

2 or more of 7 • Self-proclamation<br />

• Witness testimony or official statement<br />

• Written or electronic correspondence<br />

• Paraphernalia or photographs<br />

• Tattoos<br />

• Clothing or colors<br />

• Any other indicia of street gang membership<br />

N/A<br />

2 or more • Admits to criminal gang membership<br />

N/A<br />

• Is identified as a criminal gang member by a parent or guardian<br />

• Is identified as a criminal gang member by a documented reliable informant<br />

• Adopts the style of dress of a criminal gang<br />

• Adopts the use of a hand sign identified as used by a criminal gang<br />

• Has a tattoo identified as used by a criminal gang<br />

• Associates with one or more known criminal gang members<br />

• Is identified as a criminal gang member by an informant of previously untested reliability<br />

and such identification is corroborated by independent information<br />

• Is identified as a criminal gang member by physical evidence<br />

• Has been observed in the company of one or more known criminal gang members four<br />

or more times. Observation in a custodial setting requires a willful association. It is the<br />

intent of the legislature to allow this criterion to be used to identify gang members who<br />

recruit and organize in jails, prisons, and other detention settings<br />

• Has authored any communication indicating responsibility for the commission of any<br />

crime by the criminal gang<br />

N/A N/A “who admits to criminal gang association;<br />

2 or more • Admits to gang membership<br />

• Is identified as a gang member<br />

• Resides in or frequents a particular gang’s area and adopts its style of dress, use of hand<br />

signs, or tattoos and associates with known gang members<br />

• Has been arrested more than once in the company of identified gang members for<br />

offenses that are consistent with usual gang activity<br />

• Is identified as a gang member by physical evidence such as photographs or other<br />

documentation<br />

• Has been stopped in the company of known gang members four or more times<br />

“who engages in a pattern of criminal<br />

gang activity”

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