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Az. Const. art. II, § 24 — Article II / Section 24
AZ Const., Article II, Section 24
Status: in_force

In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person, and by counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a copy thereof, to testify in his own behalf, to meet the witnesses against him face to face, to have compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his own behalf, to have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, and the right to appeal in all cases; and in no instance shall any accused person before final judgment be compelled to advance money or fees to secure the rights herein guaranteed. Bills of attainder; ex post facto laws; impairment of contract obligations
Az. Const. art. IV, § 17 — Article IV / Section 17
AZ Const., Article IV, Section 17
Status: in_force

The legislature shall never grant any extra compensation to any public officer, agent, servant or contractor, after the services shall have been rendered or the contract entered into, nor shall the compensation of any public officer, other than a justice of the peace, be increased or diminished during his term of office; provided, however, that when any legislative increase or decrease in compensation of the members of any court or the clerk thereof, or of any board or commission composed of two or more officers or persons whose respective terms of office are not coterminous, has heretofore or shall hereafter become effective as to any member or clerk of such court, or any member of such board or commission, it shall be effective from such date as to each thereof. Suits against state
Az. Const. art. IX, § 10 — Article IX / Section 10
AZ Const., Article IX, Section 10
Status: in_force

No tax shall be laid or appropriation of public money made in aid of any church, or private or sectarian school, or any public service corporation. Taxing procedure; license tax on registered vehicles
Az. Const. art. IV, § 20 — Article IV / Section 20
AZ Const., Article IV, Section 20
Status: in_force

The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the different departments of the state, for state institutions, for public schools, and for interest on the public debt. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subject. Term limits of members of state legislature
Az. Const. art. XII, § 4 — Article XII / Section 4
AZ Const., Article XII, Section 4
Status: in_force

The duties, powers, and qualifications of such officers shall be as prescribed by law. The board of supervisors of each county is hereby empowered to fix salaries for all county and precinct officers within such county for whom no compensation is provided by law, and the salaries so fixed shall remain in full force and effect until changed by general law. Charter committee; charter preparation; approval
Az. Const. art. X, § 12 — Article X / Section 12
AZ Const., Article X, Section 12
Status: in_force

The legislature shall provide a process by law for exchanging lands granted or confirmed by the enabling act for public lands in this state under the terms and conditions prescribed by this section. The purpose of the exchange must be either: To assist in preserving and protecting military facilities in this state from encroaching development. To improve the management of state lands for the purpose of sale or lease or conversion to public use of state lands. Before the public hearings are held pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 3 of this section: At least two independent appraisals must be made available to the public showing that the true value of any lands the state receives in the exchange equals or exceeds the true value of the lands the state conveys. At least two independent analyses of the proposed exchange must be made available to the public showing: The income to the trust before the exchange from all lands the state conveys and the projected income to the trust after the exchange from all lands the state receives. The fiscal impact of the exchange on each county, city, town and school district in which all the lands involved in the exchange are located. The physical, economic and natural resource impacts of the proposed exchange on the surrounding or directly adjacent local community and the impacts on local land uses and land use plans. Land may not be exchanged unless: The exchange is in the best interest of the state land trust. Public notice of the proposed exchange includes full disclosure of all details of the transaction, the ownership of all parcels of the lands involved in the exchange, including independent and ancillary parties, a legal and general description of the location of all parcels of the lands and the appraised value of all parcels of the lands. Public hearings are held at the state capital and in a location of general accessibility in the vicinity of the state lands being exchanged. Notice of the time and place of the hearings must be given beginning at least six weeks before each hearing in a manner prescribed by law. During this period, a process shall be provided for public comment on the proposed exchange. The exchange is approved by the qualified electors of this state in the manner of a referendum pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1 at the next regular general election. To be approved, the proposition must receive an affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors voting on the measure. Land exchanges are not considered to be sales for the purposes of this article.
Az. Const. art. IX, § 16 — Article IX / Section 16
AZ Const., Article IX, Section 16
Status: in_force

Commencing January 1, 1967, all watercraft registered for operation in Arizona, excluding watercraft owned and operated for any commercial purpose, is exempt from ad valorem property taxes. Watercraft exempt from ad valorem property taxes shall be subject to or exempt from a license tax, as may be prescribed by law. “Watercraft”, as used in this section, shall be defined as provided by law. Economic estimates commission; appropriation limitation; powers and duties of commission
Az. Const. art. VI, § 9 — Article VI / Section 9
AZ Const., Article VI, Section 9
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction, powers, duties and composition of any intermediate appellate court shall be as provided by law. Superior court; number of judges
Az. Const. art. X, § 2 — Article X / Section 2
AZ Const., Article X, Section 2
Status: in_force

Disposition of any of said lands, or of any money or thing of value directly or indirectly derived therefrom, for any object other than that for which such particular lands (or the lands from which such money or thing of value shall have been derived) were granted or confirmed, or in any manner contrary to the provisions of the said Enabling Act, shall be deemed a breach of trust. Mortgage or other encumbrance; sale or lease at public auction
Az. Const. art. XIV, § 9 — Article XIV / Section 9
AZ Const., Article XIV, Section 9
Status: in_force

The right of exercising eminent domain shall never be so abridged or construed as to prevent the state from taking the property and the franchises of incorporated companies and subjecting them to public use the same as the property of individuals. Elections for directors or managers
Az. Const. art. V, § 10 — Article V / Section 10
AZ Const., Article V, Section 10
Status: in_force

The returns of the election for all state officers shall be canvassed, and certificates of election issued by the secretary of state, in such manner as may be provided by law. Commissions
Az. Const. art. II, § 18 — Article II / Section 18
AZ Const., Article II, Section 18
Status: in_force

There shall be no imprisonment for debt, except in cases of fraud. Bribery or illegal rebating; witnesses; self-incrimination no defense
Az. Const. art. VI, § 29 — Article VI / Section 29
AZ Const., Article VI, Section 29
Status: in_force

[Repealed] Courts of record
Az. Const. art. XIV, § 14 — Article XIV / Section 14
AZ Const., Article XIV, Section 14
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed to deny the right of the legislative power to impose other conditions upon corporations than those herein contained. Monopolies and trusts
Az. Const. art. IV, § 8 — Article IV / Section 8
AZ Const., Article IV, Section 8
Status: in_force

Each house, when assembled, shall choose its own officers, judge of the election and qualification of its own members, and determine its own rules of procedure. Quorum; compelling attendance; adjournment
Az. Const. art. XX, § 12 — Article XX / Section 12
AZ Const., Article XX, Section 12
Status: in_force

The state of Arizona and its people hereby consent to all and singular the provisions of the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, concerning the lands thereby granted or confirmed to the state, the terms and conditions upon which said grants and confirmations are made, and the means and manner of enforcing such terms and conditions, all in every respect and particular as in the aforesaid enabling act provided. Ordinance as part of constitution; amendment
Az. Const. art. XXII, § 11 — Article XXII / Section 11
AZ Const., Article XXII, Section 11
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Constitution shall be in force from the day on which the President of the United States shall issue his proclamation declaring the State of Arizona admitted into the Union. Election of representative in congress
Az. Const. art. V, § 11 — Article V / Section 11
AZ Const., Article V, Section 11
Status: in_force

All commissions shall issue in the name of the state, and shall be signed by the governor, sealed with the seal of the state, and attested by the secretary of state. Compensation of elective state officers; commission on salaries for elective state officers
Az. Const. art. X, § 10 — Article X / Section 10
AZ Const., Article X, Section 10
Status: in_force

The legislature shall provide by proper laws for the sale of all state lands or the lease of such lands, and shall further provide by said laws for the protection of the actual bona fide residents and lessees of said lands, whereby such residents and lessees of said lands shall be protected in their rights to their improvements (including water rights) in such manner that in case of lease to other parties the former lessee shall be paid by the succeeding lessee the value of such improvements and rights and actual bona fide residents and lessees shall have preference to a renewal of their leases at a reassessed rental to be fixed as provided by law. Maximum acreage allowed single purchaser
Az. Const. art. II, § 28 — Article II / Section 28
AZ Const., Article II, Section 28
Status: in_force

Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against the state, or adhering to its enemies, or in giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open court. Hereditary emoluments, privileges or powers; perpetuities or entailments
Az. Const. art. IX, § 3 — Article IX / Section 3
AZ Const., Article IX, Section 3
Status: in_force

The legislature shall provide by law for an annual tax sufficient, with other sources of revenue, to defray the necessary ordinary expenses of the state for each fiscal year. And for the purpose of paying the state debt, if there be any, the legislature shall provide for levying an annual tax sufficient to pay the annual interest and the principal of such debt within twenty-five years from the final passage of the law creating the debt. No tax shall be levied except in pursuance of law, and every law imposing a tax shall state distinctly the object of the tax, to which object only it shall be applied. All taxes levied and collected for state purposes shall be paid into the state treasury in money only. Fiscal year; annual statement of receipts and expenditures; deficit
Az. Const. art. VII, § 9 — Article VII / Section 9
AZ Const., Article VII, Section 9
Status: in_force

For the purpose of obtaining an advisory vote of the people, the legislature shall provide for placing the names of candidates for United States senator on the official ballot at the general election next preceding the election of a United States senator. Direct primary election law
Az. Const. art. VI, § 15 — Article VI / Section 15
AZ Const., Article VI, Section 15
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction and authority of the courts of this state in all proceedings and matters affecting juveniles shall be as provided by the legislature or the people by initiative or referendum. Superior court; appellate jurisdiction
Az. Const. art. XVII, § 2 — Article XVII / Section 2
AZ Const., Article XVII, Section 2
Status: in_force

All existing rights to the use of any of the waters in the state for all useful or beneficial purposes are hereby recognized and confirmed.
Az. Const. art. VIII, § 2 — Article VIII / Section 2
AZ Const., Article VIII, Section 2
Status: in_force

No person shall be convicted without a concurrence of two-thirds of the senators elected. The governor and other state and judicial officers, except justices of courts not of record, shall be liable to impeachment for high crimes, misdemeanors, or malfeasance in office, but judgment in such cases shall extend only to removal from office and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit in the state. The party, whether convicted or acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be liable to trial and punishment according to law.
Az. Const. art. XVIII, § 3 — Article XVIII / Section 3
AZ Const., Article XVIII, Section 3
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, company, association, or corporation to require of its servants or employees as a condition of their employment, or otherwise, any contract or agreement whereby such person, company, association, or corporation shall be released or discharged from liability or responsibility on account of personal injuries which may be received by such servants or employees while in the service or employment of such person, company, association, or corporation, by reason of the negligence of such person, company, association, corporation, or the agents or employees thereof; and any such contract or agreement if made, shall be null and void. Fellow servant doctrine
Az. Const. art. XV, § 10 — Article XV / Section 10
AZ Const., Article XV, Section 10
Status: in_force

Railways heretofore constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed, in this state, are hereby declared public highways and all railroads are declared to be common carriers and subject to control by law. All electric, transmission, telegraph, telephone, or pipeline corporations, for the transportation of electricity, messages, water, oil, or other property for profit, are declared to be common carriers and subject to control by law. Movable property as personal property; liability of property to attachment, execution and sale
Az. Const. art. VI, § 16 — Article VI / Section 16
AZ Const., Article VI, Section 16
Status: in_force

The superior court shall have appellate jurisdiction in cases arising in justice and other courts inferior to the superior court as may be provided by law. Superior court; conduct of business; trial juries; jury trial; grand juries
Az. Const. art. XIII, § 3 — Article XIII / Section 3
AZ Const., Article XIII, Section 3
Status: in_force

An election of such board of freeholders may be called at any time by the legislative authority of any such city. Such election shall be called by the chief executive officer of any such city within ten days after there shall have been filed with him a petition demanding such election, signed by a number of qualified electors residing within such city equal to twenty-five per centum of the total number of votes cast at the next preceding general municipal election. Such election shall be held not later than thirty days after the call therefor. At such election a vote shall be taken upon the question whether further proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance to the call, and unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall vote to proceed further, no further proceedings shall be had, and all proceedings up to the time of said election shall be of no effect. Franchises; approval of electors; term
Az. Const. art. IX, § 2.1 — Article IX / Section 2.1
AZ Const., Article IX, Section 2.1
Status: in_force

There shall be further exempt from taxation the property of each widower, resident of this state, in the amount of: One thousand five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such widower does not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars. One thousand dollars if the total assessment of such widower does not exceed four thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars if the total assessment of such widower does not exceed four thousand five hundred dollars. Two hundred fifty dollars if the total assessment of such widower does not exceed five thousand dollars. No exemption if the total assessment of such widower exceeds five thousand dollars. In order to qualify for this exemption, the income from all sources of such widower, together with the income from all sources of all children of such widower residing with the widower in his residence in the year immediately preceding the year for which such widower applies for this exemption, shall not exceed: Seven thousand dollars if none of the widower's children under the age of eighteen years resided with him in such widower's residence; or Ten thousand dollars if one or more of the widower's children residing with him in such widower's residence was under the age of eighteen years, or was totally and permanently disabled, physically or mentally, as certified by competent medical authority as provided by law. Such widower shall have resided with his last spouse in this state at the time of the spouse's death if he was not a widower and a resident of this state prior to January 1, 1969. No property shall be exempt which has been conveyed to evade taxation. The total exemption from taxation granted to the property owned by a person who qualifies for any exemption in accordance with the terms of this section shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars. This section shall be self-executing. Exemption from tax; property of persons who are disabled
Az. Const. art. V, § 6 — Article V / Section 6
AZ Const., Article V, Section 6
Status: in_force

In the event of the death of the governor, or his resignation, removal from office, or permanent disability to discharge the duties of the office, the secretary of state, if holding by election, shall succeed to the office of governor until his successor shall be elected and shall qualify. If the secretary of state be holding otherwise than by election, or shall fail to qualify as governor, the attorney general, the state treasurer, or the superintendent of public instruction, if holding by election, shall, in the order named, succeed to the office of governor. The taking of the oath of office as governor by any person specified in this section shall constitute resignation from the office by virtue of the holding of which he qualifies as governor. Any successor to the office shall become governor in fact and entitled to all of the emoluments, powers and duties of governor upon taking the oath of office. In the event of the impeachment of the governor, his absence from the state, or other temporary disability to discharge the duties of the office, the powers and duties of the office of governor shall devolve upon the same person as in case of vacancy, but only until the disability ceases. Presentation of bills to governor; approval; veto; filing with secretary of state; veto of items in appropriation bills; inapplication of veto power to referred bills
Az. Const. art. XX, § 4 — Article XX / Section 4
AZ Const., Article XX, Section 4
Status: in_force

The people inhabiting this state do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated and ungranted public lands lying within the boundaries thereof and to all lands lying within said boundaries owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribes, the right or title to which shall have been acquired through or from the United States or any prior sovereignty, and that, until the title of such Indian or Indian tribes shall have been extinguished, the same shall be, and remain, subject to the disposition and under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the Congress of the United States. Taxation
Az. Const. art. IX, § 19 — Article IX / Section 19
AZ Const., Article IX, Section 19
Status: in_force

The maximum amount of ad valorem taxes levied by any county, city, town or community college district shall not exceed an amount two per cent greater than the amount levied in the preceding year. The limitation prescribed by subsection (1) does not apply to: Ad valorem taxes or special assessments levied to pay the principal of and the interest and redemption charges on bonded indebtedness or other lawful long-term obligations issued or incurred for a specific purpose. Ad valorem taxes or assessments levied by or for property improvement assessment districts, improvement districts and other special purpose districts other than counties, cities, towns and community college districts. Ad valorem taxes levied by counties for support of school districts. This section applies to all tax years beginning after December 31, 1981. The limitation prescribed by subsection (1) shall be increased each year to the maximum permissible limit, whether or not the political subdivision actually levies ad valorem taxes to such amounts, except that beginning in 2007 the limitation prescribed by subsection (1) shall be computed from the actual tax levy of the county, city, town or community college district in 2005. The voters, in the manner prescribed by law, may elect to allow ad valorem taxation in excess of the limitation prescribed by this section. The limitation prescribed by subsection (1) of this section shall be increased by the amount of ad valorem taxes levied against property not subject to taxation in the prior year and shall be decreased by the amount of ad valorem taxes levied against property subject to taxation in the prior year and not subject to taxation in the current year. Such amounts of ad valorem taxes shall be computed using the rate applied to property not subject to this subsection. The legislature shall provide by law for the implementation of this section. Expenditure limitation; adjustments; reporting
Az. Const. art. V, § 9 — Article V / Section 9
AZ Const., Article V, Section 9
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney-general, and superintendent of public instruction shall be as prescribed by law. Canvass of election returns for state officers; certificates of election
Az. Const. art. XI, § 10 — Article XI / Section 10
AZ Const., Article XI, Section 10
Status: in_force

The revenue for the maintenance of the respective state educational institutions shall be derived from the investment of the proceeds of the sale, and from the rental of such lands as have been set aside by the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, or other legislative enactment of the United States, for the use and benefit of the respective state educational institutions. In addition to such income the legislature shall make such appropriations, to be met by taxation, as shall insure the proper maintenance of all state educational institutions, and shall make such special appropriations as shall provide for their development and improvement. Schools; inflation adjustments; exceptions; definitions