A.R.S. § 11-292 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 292
11-292 Medical care; definition
Status: in_force

11-292. Medical care; definition

A. The board of supervisors, subject to the applicable provisions of title 42, chapter 17, articles 2 and 3, shall include in its annual budget an amount equal to fifty percent of the amount budgeted by the county board of supervisors or the amount expended, whichever is less, for the hospitalization and medical care of the indigent sick pursuant to this article for fiscal year 1980-1981, except for Yuma and La Paz counties. The contribution amounts of those counties shall be equal to the amount Yuma county would have made pursuant to this subsection if a division had not occurred apportioned between the counties.  The office of the auditor general shall determine the amount Yuma county would otherwise have included if a division had not occurred and shall then determine the contribution amounts of Yuma and La Paz counties based on the proportionate share of the estimated population in these counties as of July 1, 1982.

B. For fiscal year 1994-1995, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall withhold an amount sufficient to meet the county portion of the nonfederal costs of providing long-term care system services, pursuant to title 36, chapter 29, article 2, excluding services to persons with developmental disabilities, from monies otherwise payable to the county under section 42-5029, subsection D, paragraph 2. This amount and the state portion of the nonfederal costs shall be specified in the annual appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the Arizona health care cost containment system. For fiscal years 1994-1995, 1995-1996 and 1996-1997, monies shall be withheld from each county based on the following percentages derived from a state auditor general's certified audit of fiscal year 1987-1988 county long-term care and home health care expenditures, except that amounts withheld shall be adjusted to reflect amounts paid by counties pursuant to section 36-2952:

1. Apache: 0.22%

2. Cochise:       2.49%

3. Coconino:      0.66%

4. Gila:   2.56%

5. Graham:  0.64%

6. Greenlee:      0.34%

7. La Paz:  0.34%

8. Maricopa:     56.55%

9. Mohave:  2.73%

10. Navajo:      0.91%

11. Pima:  20.55%

12. Pinal:  5.09%

13. Santa Cruz:   1.05%

14. Yavapai:      3.12%

15. Yuma:   2.75%

C. In each fiscal year, of the total amount that is specified in the annual appropriation as the nonfederal portion of the cost of providing long-term care services and that portion of the phased-down medicare prescription drug state contribution attributable to the Arizona long-term care system, excluding services and phased-down medicare prescription drug state contribution costs associated with persons with developmental disabilities, and that represents an increase from the amount that was specified in the annual appropriation for the prior fiscal year, the state shall pay fifty percent of the increase.  The remaining nonfederal portion of the costs shall be apportioned among the counties according to the proportion that each county's net nonfederal expenditures for long-term care services, excluding services to persons with developmental disabilities, bears to the total nonfederal expenditure for all counties two fiscal years earlier, with the following adjustments in the following order:

1. If the resulting net county contribution when expressed as an imputed property tax rate per $100 of net assessed value exceeds $.90, the county's contribution shall be reduced so that the imputed property tax rate equals $.90 and the difference shall be paid by the state.

2. Any county with a Native American population that represents at least twenty percent of the county's total population according to the most recent United States decennial census shall contribute an amount equal to the prior fiscal year's contribution plus fifty percent of the difference between the prior year's contribution were it calculated using the percentage in subsection B of this section and the current year's contribution as if its share of the total nonfederal portion of the long-term care costs had been calculated using the percentage prescribed in subsection B of this section, and the state shall pay any difference from the amount otherwise required by this subsection.

3. If, after making the adjustments in this subsection, a county would contribute more than if its contribution were calculated using the percentage prescribed in subsection B of this section multiplied by the total nonfederal costs of long-term care services, excluding services to persons with developmental disabilities, the county's contribution shall be reduced to the sum of its prior year's contribution plus fifty percent of the difference between the prior year's contribution were it calculated using the percentage in subsection B of this section and the current year's contribution as if its share of the total nonfederal portion of long-term care costs had been calculated using the percentage prescribed in subsection B of this section, and the state shall pay any difference from the amount otherwise required by this subsection.

4. After making all of the adjustments in this subsection, a statewide per capita county contribution shall be calculated by summing the contributions for all counties and then dividing the resulting total by the total state population. If an individual county's contribution when expressed as a per capita contribution exceeds the statewide per capita county contribution, the county's contribution shall be reduced so that the county's contribution equals the statewide per capita contribution, and the difference shall be paid by the state.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "population" means the population estimate approved by the office of economic opportunity for the most recent fiscal year.

D. The director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall notify each county of the amount determined pursuant to subsection A of this section to be included in its annual budget not later than May 1 of each year.

E. If a county does not provide funding as specified in subsection A of this section, the state treasurer shall subtract the amount owed to the Arizona health care cost containment system fund by the county from any payments required to be made by the state treasurer to that county pursuant to section 42-5029, subsection D, paragraph 2, plus interest on that amount pursuant to section 44-1201 retroactive to the first day the funding was due. If the monies the state treasurer withholds are insufficient to meet that county's funding requirement as specified in subsection A of this section, the state treasurer shall withhold from any other monies payable to that county from whatever state funding source is available an amount necessary to fulfill that county's requirement.  The state treasurer shall not withhold distributions from the highway user revenue fund pursuant to title 28, chapter 18, article 2.

F. Each month payment of an amount equal to one-twelfth of the total amount determined pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be made to the state treasurer.  Payment of this amount shall be made to the state treasurer on or before the fifth day of each month.  On request from the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration, the state treasurer shall require that up to three months' payments be made in advance, if necessary.

G. The state treasurer shall deposit the amounts paid pursuant to subsection F of this section and amounts withheld pursuant to subsection E of this section in the Arizona health care cost containment system fund established by section 36-2913.

H. If payments made pursuant to subsection F of this section exceed the amount required to meet the costs incurred by the Arizona health care cost containment system for the hospitalization and medical care of a person who is defined as an eligible person pursuant to section 36-2901, paragraph 6, subdivision (a), the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration may instruct the state treasurer to either:

1. Reduce remaining payments to be paid pursuant to this section by a specified amount.

2. Provide to the counties specified amounts from the Arizona health care cost containment system fund.

I. The amount of the county contribution to the Arizona health care cost containment system fund established by section 36-2913 shall not exceed thirty-three percent of the amount that the system administration expended in the county for fiscal year 1983-1984. For the purposes of this subsection, system administration expenditures in a county for fiscal year 1983-1984 are the total capitation and fee for service amounts paid by the system administration to providers in a county before February 1, 1986 for services rendered during fiscal year 1983-1984 to persons eligible for the system.

J. The state treasurer shall deposit the monies withheld from the counties and contributed by the state pursuant to subsection B of this section in the long-term care system fund established by section 36-2913, in twelve equal monthly installments. The monthly installments shall be deposited in the fund by the state treasurer by the fourth working day of each month.

K. By July 1 or within sixty days after enactment of the annual appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the Arizona health care cost containment system, whichever is later, and after consulting with the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting, the state treasurer shall notify each county of the amount to be withheld pursuant to subsection B of this section.

L. If the monies deposited in the long-term care system fund pursuant to subsection J of this section are insufficient to meet the funding requirement as specified in the annual appropriation for the maintenance and operation of the Arizona health care cost containment system pursuant to subsection B of this section, the state treasurer shall withhold from any other monies payable to that county from any available state funding source, other than the highway user revenue fund, the amount required to fulfill fifty percent of the funding requirement and shall deposit the monies in the long-term care system fund.  The state shall pay the remaining fifty percent of the funding requirement.

M. If any monies in the funds for the purpose of title 36, chapter 29, article 2 remain unexpended at the end of the fiscal year, the director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration shall report to the state treasurer, the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on or before December 1 the amount to be withdrawn from the long-term care system fund. Of the amount reported, the state treasurer shall distribute fifty percent to the counties pursuant to subsection B or C of this section. The remaining fifty percent shall be distributed to this state. The report shall include the calculations the administration used to compute the total amount of the surplus and the apportionment of the surplus between each county and this state.

N. The board of supervisors of a county that is a program contractor pursuant to section 36-2940 shall include in its annual budget, subject to title 42, chapter 17, articles 2 and 3, monies received from the Arizona health care cost containment system fund and long-term care system fund for the purposes of title 36, chapter 29, article 2.

O. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning in fiscal year 2005-2006 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer shall withhold a total of $2,395,400 for the county contribution for the administrative costs of implementing sections 36-2901.01 and 36-2901.04 beginning with the second monthly distribution of transaction privilege tax revenues otherwise distributable after subtracting any amounts withheld for the county long-term care contribution.  The state treasurer shall adjust the amount withheld according to the annual changes in the GDP price deflator and as calculated by the joint legislative budget committee staff.  The joint legislative budget committee shall calculate an additional adjustment of the allocation required by this subsection based on changes in the population as reported by the office of economic opportunity. For the purposes of this subsection, "GDP price deflator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 41-563. Each county's annual contribution is as follows:

1. Apache, 3.296 percent.

2. Cochise, 6.148 percent.

3. Coconino, 6.065 percent.

4. Gila, 2.491 percent.

5. Graham, 1.7710 percent.

6. Greenlee, 0.455 percent.

7. La Paz, 0.9430 percent.

8. Mohave, 7.079 percent.

9. Navajo, 4.640 percent.

10. Pima, 42.168 percent.

11. Pinal, 8.251 percent.

12. Santa Cruz, 1.950 percent.

13. Yavapai, 7.794 percent.

14. Yuma, 6.949 percent.

P. The state treasurer shall deposit the amounts paid pursuant to subsection O of this section in the budget neutrality compliance fund established by section 36-2928.

Q. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-2007 for a county that is subject to section 12-269, the county's contributions pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount of state aid for probation services that the county would have received in the first fiscal year in which the county does not receive state aid for probation services.  Any increase in the county's contributions in subsequent years shall be reduced according to its proportionate share of the base contribution.  County contributions shall be reduced in the following priority:

1. First as applied to the contribution provided for in subsection O of this section.

2. Second as applied to the contribution provided for in subsection A of this section or any other contribution for acute care or for the provision of hospitalization and medical care that would otherwise be required.

3. Third as applied to the contribution provided for in subsection C of this section.

R. Beginning in fiscal year 2007-2008 for a county that is subject to section 22-117, subsection D, the county's contributions pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount of the state reimbursement that the county would have received in fiscal year 2007-2008 for the salaries of justices of the peace pursuant to section 22-117, subsection B. Any increase in the county's contributions in subsequent years shall be reduced according to its proportionate share of the base contribution. County contributions shall be reduced in the following priority:

1. First as applied to the contribution provided for in subsection O of this section.

2. Second as applied to the contribution provided for in subsection A of this section or any other contribution for acute care or for the provision of hospitalization and medical care that would otherwise be required.

S. For the purposes of this section, "net assessed value" includes the values used to determine voluntary contributions collected pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, article 3 and title 48, chapter 1, article 8.
A.R.S. § 11-251.16 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 251.16
11-251.16 Federal patent easements; county abandonment; exception
Status: in_force

11-251.16. Federal patent easements; county abandonment; exception

A. A county, at the request of a property owner, may abandon a federal patent easement established by the small tract act of 1938 that the county determines, after notifying and obtaining the consent of all affected utilities, is not being used by the public or is no longer necessary.

B. At least sixty days before the consideration of an abandonment resolution, the board of supervisors shall give written notice of the abandonment proposal and the date and time of its consideration by certified mail at the address shown in the records of the county assessor to the owners of the land abutting the easement to be abandoned. The notice shall inform recipients of the opportunity and deadline to object in writing or in person on the date of the board's scheduled consideration of the abandonment proposal.  The board of supervisors shall not resolve to abandon an easement unless a majority of the owners of the land abutting the easement approves the action. An owner who does not object in writing to the abandonment proposal on or before the date of the board's scheduled consideration of the proposal or in person on the date of the board's scheduled consideration of the proposal shall be deemed to have consented to the abandonment proposal.  The board shall post a copy of the notice at or in the immediate vicinity of the proposed abandonment.

C. This section does not apply to the abandonment of a roadway that was granted under Revised Statute 2477 (43 United States Code section 932) that was enacted by the United States Congress in 1866.
A.R.S. § 11-971 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 971
11-971 Assurance of availability of housing
Status: in_force

11-971. Assurance of availability of housing

A. If a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available and the displacing agency determines that the dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the displacing agency may take any action that is necessary or appropriate to provide the dwellings by the use of monies authorized for the project. The displacing agency may use this section to exceed the maximum amounts which may be paid under sections 11-964 and 11-966 on a case by case basis for good cause as determined in accordance with the rules the lead agency prescribes.

B. A person shall not be required to move from a dwelling because of any program or project undertaken by a displacing agency unless the displacing agency is satisfied that comparable replacement housing is available to the person.

C. The displacing agency shall ensure that a person is not required to move from a dwelling unless the person has had a reasonable opportunity to relocate to a comparable replacement dwelling, except for any of the following:

1. A major disaster as defined in section 102(2) of the federal disaster relief act of 1974 (P.L. 93-288; 88 Stat. 143; 42 United States Code section 5121).

2. A national emergency declared by the president of the United States.

3. Any other emergency or urgent need, including that the continued occupancy of the dwelling by the person constitutes a substantial danger which requires the person to move immediately from the dwelling because continued occupancy of the dwelling by the person constitutes a substantial danger to the health or safety of the person or public.
A.R.S. § 11-218 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 218
11-218 Subpoena of witnesses; production of books and papers
Status: in_force

11-218. Subpoena of witnesses; production of books and papers

The board may, by its chairman, issue subpoenas to compel attendance of any person and the production of any records relating to the affairs of the county for examination upon any matter within the board's jurisdiction. A witness is bound to attend, when served, and to answer all questions which the witness would be bound to answer in the matter before a court. Obedience to the subpoena, or to an order to attend or to testify, may be enforced by the board, and for that purpose the board has all the powers conferred by law upon courts of record.
A.R.S. § 11-268 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 268
11-268 Removal of rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris and dilapidated buildings; removal by county; costs assessed; collection; priority of lien; definitions
Status: in_force

11-268. Removal of rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris and dilapidated buildings; removal by county; costs assessed; collection; priority of lien; definitions

A. The board of supervisors, by ordinance, shall compel the owner, lessee or occupant of buildings, grounds or lots located in the unincorporated areas of the county to remove rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings that constitute a hazard to public health and safety from buildings, grounds, lots, contiguous sidewalks, streets and alleys.  Any such ordinance shall require and include:

1. Reasonable written notice to the owner, any lienholder, the occupant or the lessee. The notice shall be given at least thirty days before the day set for compliance and shall include the estimated cost to the county for the removal if the owner, occupant or lessee does not comply. The notice shall be either personally served or mailed by certified mail to the owner, occupant or lessee at his last known address, or the address to which the tax bill for the property was last mailed. If the owner does not reside on the property, a duplicate notice shall also be sent to the owner at the owner's last known address.

2. Provisions for appeal on both the notice and the assessments.

3. That any person, firm or corporation that recklessly places any rubbish, trash, filth or debris on any private or public property located in the unincorporated areas of the county not owned or under the control of the person, firm or corporation:

(a) Is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor unless that person, firm or corporation immediately removes or causes to be removed the rubbish, trash, filth or debris from that property.  One hundred per cent of any assessed fine shall be deposited in the general fund of the county in which the fine was assessed.  At least fifty per cent of the fine shall be used by the county for the purposes of illegal dumping cleanup.

(b) In addition to the fine that is imposed for a violation of this section, is liable for all costs that may be assessed pursuant to this section for the removal of the rubbish, trash, filth or debris.

B. The ordinance may provide that if any person with an interest in the property, including an owner, lienholder, lessee or occupant of the buildings, grounds or lots, after notice as required by subsection A, paragraph 1, does not remove the rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings and abate the condition that constitutes a hazard to public health and safety, the county, at the expense of the owner, lessee or occupant, may remove, abate, enjoin or cause the removal of the rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings.

C. The board of supervisors may prescribe by the ordinance a procedure for such removal or abatement and for making the actual cost of the removal or abatement, including the actual costs of any additional inspection and other incidental costs in connection with the removal or abatement, an assessment on the lots and tracts of land from which the rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings are removed.

D. The ordinance may provide that the cost of removal, abatement or injunction of the rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings from any lot or tract of land located in the unincorporated areas of the county and associated legal costs be assessed in the manner and form prescribed by ordinance of the county on the property from which the rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris or dilapidated buildings are removed, abated or enjoined. The county shall record the assessment in the county recorder's office in the county in which the property is located, including the date and amount of the assessment and the legal description of the property.  Any assessment recorded after August 6, 1999 is prior and superior to all other liens, obligations or other encumbrances, except liens for general taxes and prior recorded mortgages. A sale of the property to satisfy an assessment obtained under this section shall be made on judgment of foreclosure and order of sale.  The county may bring an action to enforce the lien in the superior court in the county in which the property is located at any time after the recording of the assessment, but failure to enforce the lien by such action does not affect its validity. The recorded assessment is prima facie evidence of the truth of all matters recited in the assessment and of the regularity of all proceedings before the recording of the assessment.  The assessment provided for in this subsection shall not be levied against state or federal property.

E. Assessments that are imposed under subsection D of this section run against the property until they are paid and are due and payable in equal annual installments as follows:

1. Assessments of less than five hundred dollars shall be paid within one year after the assessment is recorded.

2. Assessments of five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars shall be paid within two years after the assessment is recorded.

3. Assessments of one thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars shall be paid within three years after the assessment is recorded.

4. Assessments of five thousand dollars or more but less than ten thousand dollars shall be paid within six years after the assessment is recorded.

5. Assessments of ten thousand dollars or more shall be paid within ten years after the assessment is recorded.

F. A prior assessment for the purposes provided in this section is not a bar to a subsequent assessment or assessments for such purposes, and any number of liens on the same lot or tract of land may be enforced in the same action.

G. Before the removal of a dilapidated building the board of supervisors shall consult with the state historic preservation officer to determine if the building is of historical value.

H. If a county removes a dilapidated building pursuant to this section, the county assessor shall adjust the valuation of the property on the property assessment tax rolls from the date of removal.

I. If a person, firm or corporation is required to remove any rubbish, trash, filth or debris pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 3, the person, firm or corporation shall provide the county with a receipt from a disposal facility to indicate that the rubbish, trash, filth or debris has been disposed of as required by law.

J. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Dilapidated building" means any real property structure that is likely to burn or collapse and its condition endangers the life, health, safety or property of the public.

2. Occupant does not include any corporation or association operating or maintaining rights-of-way for and on behalf of the United States government, either under contract or under federal law.

3. Owner does not include a state or federal landowner.
A.R.S. § 11-537 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 537
11-537 County attorney juvenile diversion fund
Status: in_force

11-537. County attorney juvenile diversion fund

A. The county attorney juvenile diversion fund is established consisting of the following:

1. County general fund appropriations.

2. Federal monies that are appropriated for community based alternative programs.

3. Quarterly reimbursements from the supreme court pursuant to section 8-321, subsection O for juveniles participating in county attorney community based alternative programs.

4. Grants, gifts, devises and donations from any public or private source.

B. The county board of supervisors may apply to the internal revenue service for a ruling that donations to the fund are tax deductible.

C. The monies shall be used at the discretion of the county attorney for administering county community based alternative programs that are established pursuant to section 8-321.
A.R.S. § 11-362 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 362
11-362 Deferred prosecution program; administration; guidelines; records; reports; technical assistance
Status: in_force

11-362. Deferred prosecution program; administration; guidelines; records; reports; technical assistance

A. The program, as defined in section 11-361, shall be administered by the county attorney of each participating county according to guidelines established by the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council. The Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council shall modify the guidelines, as necessary, to conform to any changes that are made to a statute that authorizes the program.

B. The county attorney of any county that has established a program shall:

1. Establish and maintain statistical records pertaining to the program including:

(a) The number of persons who were enrolled in deferred prosecution programs during the previous fiscal year.

(b) The number of persons who successfully completed deferred prosecution programs during the previous fiscal year.

(c) If available, the number of persons who were enrolled in deferred prosecution programs during the previous fiscal year and who were subsequently convicted of a new felony offense.

2. Annually submit an evaluation of the program to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the joint legislative budget committee.

C. On request of a county attorney, the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council may provide technical assistance to the county attorney to develop or refine the county attorney's deferred prosecution program.
A.R.S. § 11-822 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 822
11-822 Subdivision approval; platting regulations; violation; classification; easement vesting
Status: reserved

11-822. Subdivision approval; platting regulations; violation; classification; easement vesting

A. A plat of a subdivision of land within the area of jurisdiction of the county shall not be accepted for recording or recorded until it has been approved by the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance. The approval of the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance shall be endorsed in writing on the plat and shall also include specific identification and approval of the assurances, except those for hiking and equestrian trails required by this section.  If a county planning and zoning commission exists, the plat may be referred to the commission for its consideration and the board may receive the recommendation of the commission. If the subdivision is comprised of subdivided lands, as defined in section 32-2101, and is within an active management area, as defined in section 45-402, the plat shall not be approved unless it is accompanied by a certificate of assured water supply issued by the director of water resources, or unless the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply by the director of water resources pursuant to section 45-576 or is exempt from such a requirement pursuant to section 45-576.  The board shall note on the face of the plat that a certificate of assured water supply has been submitted with the plat or that the subdivider has obtained a commitment of water service for the proposed subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to section 45-576.

B. The ground of refusal or approval of any plat submitted, including citation of or reference to the rule or regulation violated by the plat, shall be stated on the record of the board.

C. Approval of a plat shall not be deemed to constitute or effect an acceptance by the county for designation of any street, highway, bicycle facility or other way or open space shown on the plat into the county maintenance system except for hiking and equestrian trails that are constructed and maintained by the county. However, at the time the streets, highways, bicycle facilities or other ways are fully completed in accordance with the approved plat and written specifications made by the county board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance, the county shall accept the streets, highways, bicycle facilities and other ways into the county maintenance system within one year after completion.

D. Any person causing a final plat to be recorded without first submitting the plat and obtaining approval of the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.  A county recorder shall not accept for recording or record any plat that has not been approved as provided by this article.

E. On recording of a plat, the fee of the streets, alleys, avenues, highways, easements, parks and other parcels of ground reserved to the use of the public vests in trust in the county for the uses and to the extent depicted on the plat, including ingress and egress easements depicted on the plat.  On annexation by any city or town the fee automatically vests in the city or town.

F. For any subdivision that consists of lots, tracts or parcels, each of which is of a size as prescribed by the board of supervisors, the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance may waive the requirement to prepare, submit and receive approval of a preliminary plat as a condition precedent to submitting a final plat and may waive or reduce infrastructure standards or requirements except for improved dust-controlled access and minimum drainage improvements.
A.R.S. § 11-1022 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6.1 / Section 1022
11-1022 Sterilization of impounded dogs and cats; definitions
Status: in_force

11-1022. Sterilization of impounded dogs and cats; definitions

A. A dog or cat shall not be released for adoption from a county, city or town pound or from an animal shelter unless one of the following applies:

1. The dog or cat has been first surgically spayed or neutered or sterilized by another procedure.

2. There is no veterinary facility capable of performing sterilization within a twenty mile radius of the pound or shelter.

3. A veterinarian determines that a medical contraindication for sterilization exists that reasonably requires postponement of the sterilization until the surgery or another approved sterilization procedure can be performed in a safe and humane manner.

B. If subsection A, paragraph 2 or 3 of this section applies, the adopting party shall sign an agreement to have the dog or cat sterilized by a veterinarian within thirty days or within fifteen days of a veterinarian's determination that sterilization may be performed in a safe and humane manner and shall deposit with the pound or shelter an amount sufficient to ensure that the dog or cat will be sterilized.

C. If the adoption fee includes the cost of sterilization, no deposit is required.  The amount of the deposit required by subsection B of this section shall be determined by the pound or shelter to be comparable to the lowest fee charged by veterinarians in the county.  The pound or shelter shall refund to the adopting party any monies deposited pursuant to the agreement if within the time provided in the agreement there is presented a written statement signed by a licensed veterinarian that the adopted dog or cat has been sterilized.

D. Any deposit monies that are not refunded under subsection C of this section shall be used only for the following purposes:

1. Sterilization of dogs and cats.

2. Public education to prevent overpopulation of dogs and cats.

3. Costs of confirming that adopted dogs and cats are sterilized.

E. This section does not apply to a county or incorporated city or town that adopts an ordinance or resolution for dog and cat sterilization that exceeds the requirements of this section.

F. A dog or cat shall not be released to its owner from a county, city or town pound or from an animal shelter unless one of the following applies:

1. The dog has a current dog license pursuant to section 11-1008 at the time the dog entered the pound or shelter.

2. The dog or cat has been sterilized and implanted with a microchip for the purposes of identification at the dog or cat owner's expense.

3. There is no veterinary facility capable of performing sterilization within a twenty mile radius of the pound or shelter.

4. A veterinarian determines that a medical contraindication for sterilization exists that reasonably requires postponement of the sterilization until the surgery or another approved sterilization procedure can be performed in a safe and humane manner.

5. The owner pays a fifty dollar recovery fee, in addition to any fees and costs otherwise required pursuant to this article.

G. Before sterilizing an animal pursuant to subsection F, paragraph 2 of this section, an animal shelter shall hold the impounded dog or cat for a minimum of seventy-two hours and make reasonable efforts to locate its owner by inspecting it for microchips, tattoos or other identifying information.

H. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Animal shelter" means a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or other nonprofit corporate organization devoted to the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals.

2. "Sterilization" means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat or the use of humane nonsurgical methods and technologies approved by the food and drug administration, the United States department of agriculture or the environmental protection agency to permanently render the animal unable to reproduce.
A.R.S. § 11-424.02 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 424.02
11-424.02 Receipt of salary by justices of the peace; affidavit; pending and undetermined causes; violation; classification
Status: in_force

11-424.02. Receipt of salary by justices of the peace; affidavit; pending and undetermined causes; violation; classification

A. A justice of the peace or a justice of the peace pro tempore shall not receive his salary unless such justice either certifies that no cause before such justice remains pending and undetermined for sixty days after it has been submitted for decision or there is submitted by the chief justice of the Arizona supreme court a certification that such justice of the peace has had a physical disability during the preceding sixty days or that good and sufficient cause exists to excuse the application of this section to particularly identified litigation then pending.

B. Any certification submitted by the chief justice pursuant to subsection A shall set forth in detail the nature and duration of the physical disability involved or the reason why subsection A should not apply to the specified pending litigation.

C. Any person who issues or causes to be issued any check, warrant or payment to a justice of the peace or a justice of the peace pro tempore knowing that, pursuant to this section, such justice should not receive his salary is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 11-1942 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 1942
11-1942 Fees and charges; emergency alert; damage; undergrounding; wireless facilities; definition
Status: in_force

11-1942. Fees and charges; emergency alert; damage; undergrounding; wireless facilities; definition

A. Except the license fee on gross revenue authorized by section 11-1943 and excise taxes as provided in subsection B of this section, a county may not levy a tax, rent, fee or charge, however denominated, on a video service provider for the use of the highways to provide video service or levy a tax, fee or charge on the privilege of engaging in the business of providing video service in the service area. Taxes, rents, fees and charges include all of the following:

1. Access channel support except for in-kind services, goods or payments as provided in subsection C of this section.

2. Rental, application, construction, permit, inspection, inconvenience and other fees and charges related to a video service provider's use or occupancy of the highways, including the use authorized by subsection D of this section except that a county may impose on a video service provider some or all of the fees and charges described in this paragraph. A video service provider shall offset the fees and charges imposed pursuant to this paragraph against the next license fee payment made pursuant to section 11-1943.

B. Any excise taxes otherwise authorized by local law to be levied on the business of providing video service or in relation to use of the highways to provide video service may be levied on a video service provider if the taxes are levied only on gross revenue and the rate of the taxes is subject to this subsection.  This subsection does not authorize the imposition of excise taxes on interstate telecommunications service. The license fee and any excise taxes levied on gross revenue constitute a franchise fee within the meaning of the term in 47 United States Code section 542(g). The total of the rates of the license fee and of any excise taxes on gross revenue levied or assessed by a county for the privilege of providing video service and related use of the highways to provide video service may not exceed a rate of five percent.

C. Subsection A of this section does not prohibit a county from levying fees and charges on a video service provider or its affiliates pursuant to section 9-584 or chapter 13, article 1 of this title without an offset against license fees.

D. A county may not require a video service provider to provide in-kind goods or services, make in-kind payments, assessments or obligations or pay a fee in addition to the monetary license fee levied or assessed as provided in section 11-1943, except for any of the following:

1. A local law may impose and enforce obligations equally and uniformly on all video service providers that are operating within the boundaries of a county and on all holdover cable operators that hold a local license that remains in effect under section 11-1914, subsection A. Under the local law, a county:

(a) May require all video service providers to provide channel capacity for the video service provider to transmit programming over which the video service provider exercises no editorial control except as authorized by 47 United States Code section 531(e).  The channel capacity shall be limited to one of the following:

(i) Not more than two channels of public, educational or governmental access programming in the basic service tier of the video service network and not more than two channels of noncommercial governmental programming, at least one of which may be programmed by the federal government, in the digital programming tier of the video service network.

(ii) Not more than two lines of access programming with each line of programming carried on up to two standard definition channels and two switched digital high-definition channels.

(b) Shall specify the programming and the video service provider may require that the channels regularly display an unobtrusive logo or other suitable identifier of the video service provider, if the county requires channel capacity pursuant to subdivision (a) of this paragraph.

(c) May require all video service providers to incur costs and expenses to provide, maintain and operate facilities and equipment of the video service network, including facilities and equipment for signal carriage, processing, reformatting and interconnection for all of the following:

(i) To connect the video service network or cable system, as it may be relocated from time to time, to transmit programming to and from existing locations of public, educational or governmental access facilities and to allow monitoring of access programming at the facilities.

(ii) To transmit public, educational and governmental access channels to subscribers with the same prevailing quality, functionality and identification as other channels.

(d) May require all video service providers and incumbent cable operators to provide at no initial or recurring charge the basic service tier of video service to one outlet and one receiving device at each building occupied by the county if the building is not more than two hundred feet from the nearest technically and commercially feasible point of connection on the video service network.

2. A county may retain nonreceiving equipment that it owns without charge for the equipment's use and at the county's expense, including equipment previously provided by an incumbent cable operator.

E. A local law may not impose any obligation on a video service provider under subsection D of this section that is more burdensome than the least burdensome requirement under any local license with a service area within the boundaries of the county that was in effect on February 1, 2019.

F. None of the annual fair market value of any channel capacity provided pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 1, subdivision (a), the annual costs and expenses incurred pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 1, subdivision (c) and the annual fair market value of basic service and line extension provided pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 1, subdivision (d) may be offset against the license fee levied or assessed under this section.

G. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, by a nondiscriminatory local law that imposes and enforces the obligations equally and uniformly on all video service providers operating within the boundaries of a county, a county may require that a video service provider bear all of the reasonable costs that are associated with repair and restoration of damage caused to private property or highways by the repair, replacement, installation, construction, maintenance or operation of the video service provider's facilities in the highways and that are imposed on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis in relation to costs borne by telecommunications corporations under section 9-582, subsection C.

H. On application, a county shall issue to a video service provider or its affiliate a permit to attach allowed Wi-Fi radio equipment to the video service network in the highways within the boundaries of the county. The permit shall allow installation, operation and maintenance of allowed Wi-Fi radio equipment.  A county may require that all of the allowed Wi-Fi radio equipment at a single location fit within a fifteen-inch cube and be contained entirely within a ground-mounted pedestal or be connected directly to and mounted at the same height as one of the video service provider's aerial horizontal conductors. This subsection does not do any of the following:

1. Prohibit a county from requiring a video service provider to place underground aerial facilities to which allowed Wi-Fi equipment is attached.

2. Prohibit the imposition of a tax, rent, fee or charge on revenue from services provided through allowed Wi-Fi radio equipment.

3. Affect the authority of a county to manage the highways within its boundaries or to exercise its police powers, including review and approval of an application before issuing a permit.

4. Affect any authority of a political subdivision, including an agricultural improvement district or any other special taxing district, the county or any other person controlling utility poles in the highways to deny, limit, restrict or determine the terms and conditions for the use of or attachment to the utility poles or attachments to other poles of the political subdivision, county or other person by a video service provider.

I. This section does not prohibit a video service provider from agreeing with a county to provide in-kind services or goods or make in-kind payments in the service area that are otherwise prohibited by this section if the agreement with the county is not entered into as a condition of operating in the service area under a uniform video service license issued pursuant to this chapter.  The agreement may authorize the video service provider to retain license fees and taxes collected from its subscribers in the amount of any offset to license fees specified in the agreement.

J. For the purposes of this section, "allowed Wi-Fi radio equipment" means radio equipment that uses only unlicensed radio spectrum and that enables wireless communication with a communications network for unlicensed services such as Wi-Fi service.
A.R.S. § 11-407 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 407
11-407 Duties of successors to office
Status: in_force

11-407. Duties of successors to office

A. When the term of office for which an officer has been elected or appointed is terminated by operation of law, death, resignation or removal, leaving unperformed any duty imposed by law, the successor in office shall perform all acts and complete all unfinished official business commenced by his predecessor.

B. The incoming sheriff shall execute certificates of sale or deeds of sales made by his predecessor.
A.R.S. § 11-623 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 623
11-623 Record of demands and warrants
Status: in_force

11-623. Record of demands and warrants

The board shall cause to be entered separately in the minute book of the board:

1. The number of each demand allowed.

2. By whom presented.

3. The amount of the demand.

4. From what fund the demand is payable.

5. The number of each warrant ordered drawn by them and to whom payable.

6. The amount of each warrant.

7. For what service or supplies the warrant is drawn.
A.R.S. § 11-477 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 477
11-477 Liability for neglect or misfeasance
Status: in_force

11-477. Liability for neglect or misfeasance

If an instrument, proved or acknowledged according to law, or a paper or notice which may by law be recorded, is delivered to the recorder for record, and he neglects or refuses to perform the duties required of him by law relating to recording or filing instruments and papers, or if he neglects or refuses to make the searches and to give the certificate as required by this article, or if such searches or certificate are incomplete and defective in any important particular, or if he alters, changes or obliterates any record deposited in his office, or inserts any new matter therein, he is liable to the party aggrieved for three times the amount of the damages which may be occasioned by the neglect or refusal, or by the incompleteness or defect in the searches and certificate.
A.R.S. § 11-1001 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1001
11-1001 Definitions
Status: in_force

11-1001. Definitions

In section 13-1208 and in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Animal" means any animal of a species that is susceptible to rabies, except man.

2. "At large" means being neither confined by an enclosure nor physically restrained by a leash.

3. "County board of health" means the duly constituted board of health of each county.

4. "County enforcement agent" means that person in each county who is responsible for enforcing this article and the rules adopted under this article.

5. "County pound" means any establishment that is authorized by the county board of supervisors to confine, maintain, safekeep and control dogs and other animals that come into the custody of the county enforcement agent in the performance of the county enforcement agent's official duties.

6. "Department" means the department of health services.

7. "Impound" means the act of taking or receiving into custody by the county enforcement agent any dog or other animal for the purpose of confinement in a county pound in accordance with this article.

8. "Kennel" means an enclosed, controlled area, inaccessible to other animals, in which a person keeps, harbors or maintains five or more dogs under controlled conditions.

9. "Livestock" means neat animals, horses, sheep, goats, swine, mules and asses.

10. "Owner":

(a) Means any person who keeps an animal other than livestock for more than six consecutive days.

(b) Does not include a person who keeps an animal at the request of an animal shelter as defined in section 11-1022.

11. "Rabies quarantine area" means any area in which a state of emergency has been declared to exist due to the occurrence of rabies in animals in or adjacent to this area.

12. "Stray dog" means any dog three months of age or older running at large that is not wearing a valid license tag or microchipped.

13. "Vaccination" means the administration of an antirabies vaccine to animals by a veterinarian or by a rabies vaccinator who is certified pursuant to section 32-2240.02.

14. "Veterinarian", unless otherwise indicated, means any veterinarian who is licensed to practice in this state or any veterinarian who is employed in this state by a governmental agency.

15. "Veterinary hospital" means any establishment that is operated by a veterinarian licensed to practice in this state and that provides clinical facilities and houses animals or birds for dental, medical or surgical treatment. A veterinary hospital may have adjacent to it or in conjunction with it or as an integral part of it pens, stalls, cages or kennels for quarantine, observation or boarding.

16. "Vicious animal" means any animal of the order carnivora that has a propensity to attack, to cause injury to or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings without provocation or that has been so declared after a hearing before a justice of the peace or a city magistrate.
A.R.S. § 11-877 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 877
11-877 Air quality control measures
Status: in_force

11-877. Air quality control measures

A. In order to reduce particulate matter in ambient air, the board of supervisors of any county that contains any portion of area A, as defined in section 49-541, shall develop, implement and enforce in area A the following air quality control measures:

1. Beginning on the effective date of this section, prohibit employees or contractors of that county from operating leaf blowers on any high pollution advisory day forecast by the department of environmental quality except while in vacuum mode and prohibit those employees or contractors from blowing landscape debris into public roadways at any time.

2. No later than March 31, 2008, adopt, implement and enforce an ordinance that bans the blowing of landscape debris into public roadways at any time by any person.

3. No later than March 31, 2008, adopt, implement and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the operation of leaf blowers except on surfaces that have been stabilized with asphaltic concrete, cement concrete, hardscape, penetration treatment of bituminous material and seal coat of bituminous binder and a mineral aggregate, decomposed granite cover, crushed granite cover, aggregate cover, gravel cover, or grass or other continuous vegetative cover, or any combination of those stabilizers.

B. This section does not apply to any site that has a permit issued by a control officer as defined in section 49-471 for the control of fugitive dust from dust generating operations.
A.R.S. § 11-211 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 211
11-211 Membership; qualifications; term
Status: in_force

11-211. Membership; qualifications; term

A. There shall be in each county having a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand or more persons a board of supervisors consisting of five members who shall be qualified electors of their supervisorial district, and who shall be elected at a general election at which the president of the United States is elected.  In each county having a population of less than one hundred seventy-five thousand persons, a board of supervisors shall consist of three members, except as prescribed by subsection B or C of this section, who shall be qualified electors of their supervisorial district and who shall be elected at a general election at which the president of the United States is elected. They shall enter on their duties on January 1 subsequent to their election, and shall hold office for four years. No person holding any other county or precinct office is eligible to the office of supervisor.

B. Any county having a population of less than one hundred fifty thousand persons but more than one hundred thousand persons shall call an election to change from a three-member to a five-member board of supervisors, or from a five-member to a three-member board of supervisors, on receipt by the board of supervisors of a petition containing signatures of qualified electors equal to at least ten percent of the votes cast in the county at the preceding general election at which a president of the United States was elected.  The board shall submit to the electors in the county, at a special election called for that purpose, the question whether or not the county shall elect five members or three members to the board of supervisors.  The election shall be held before the first Monday in January preceding the next general election. The ballots shall contain the words: "Five supervisors, yes.  Five supervisors, no." or "Three supervisors, yes.  Three supervisors, no."  If the majority of the qualified electors voting on the question votes in the affirmative, the board of supervisors shall redistrict the county in accordance with section 11-212. The county shall thereafter elect the prescribed number of members to the board of supervisors who shall be elected in the manner provided in subsection A of this section and have the same qualifications as provided in subsection A of this section for a board of supervisors with a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand or more persons, and shall hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1.

C. Any county having a population of at least one hundred fifty thousand persons but not more than one hundred seventy-five thousand persons and having a county board of supervisors that consists of three persons shall submit to the electors in the county, at the next general election after the release of the population estimate from the office of economic opportunity, the question of whether the county shall elect five members to the board of supervisors. The ballots must contain the words: "Five supervisors, yes.  Five supervisors, no."  If approved by a majority of the qualified electors of that county who voted on the question, the board of supervisors shall redistrict the county pursuant to section 11-212. The county thereafter shall elect at the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved the prescribed number of members to the board of supervisors who shall have the same qualifications as provided in subsection A of this section. The following apply to the election for the county board of supervisors prescribed in this subsection:

1. If the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved is held in a year that is the last year of the four-year term of the three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office, the five persons elected to the county board of supervisors hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1 immediately following their election.

2. If the next general election immediately following the election at which the question is approved is held in a year that is not the last year of the four-year term of the three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office, the two additional persons elected to the county board of supervisors hold office for a term of four years to commence on January 1 immediately following their election. The three members of the county board of supervisors who are already holding office continue to serve their four-year terms of office without regard to whether they are residents of the newly redrawn supervisorial districts for the remainder of those four-year terms. Thereafter, members of the board of supervisors must be residents of their supervisorial district and the term of office for members of that county board of supervisors shall be staggered four-year terms.

3. For the election at which the question of whether the county shall elect five members to the board of supervisors is on the ballot, the county shall include in the publicity pamphlet an estimate of the cost to the county for each additional member to the board of supervisors.

4. For the purposes of this subsection, "population" means the population according to the annual population estimate provided by the office of economic opportunity.
A.R.S. § 11-815 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 815
11-815 Enforcement; county zoning inspector; deputies; building permits; violations; classification; civil penalties; hearing officers and procedures
Status: in_force

11-815. Enforcement; county zoning inspector; deputies; building permits; violations; classification; civil penalties; hearing officers and procedures

A. The county zoning ordinance shall provide for its enforcement within a zoned territory by means of withholding building permits, and for those purposes may establish the position of county zoning inspector and deputy inspectors as may be required, who shall be appointed by the board.

B. After the establishment and filling of the position, it is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter or use any building or other structure within a zoning district covered by the ordinance without first obtaining a building permit from the inspector and for that purpose the applicant shall provide the zoning inspector with a sketch of the proposed construction containing sufficient information for the enforcement of the zoning ordinance.  A permit is not required for repairs or improvements of a value not exceeding five hundred dollars.  Reasonable fees may be charged for the issuance of a permit. The inspector shall recognize the limitations placed on the inspector's authority by sections 11-804 and 11-811, and shall issue the permit when it appears that the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration or use fully conforms to the zoning ordinance.  In any other case the inspector shall withhold the permit.

C. It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, maintain or use any land in any zoning district in violation of any regulation or any ordinance pertaining to the land and any violation constitutes a public nuisance.  Any person, firm or corporation violating an ordinance, or any part of an ordinance, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. Each day during which the illegal erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance or use continues is a separate offense.

D. A county may establish civil penalties for a violation of any zoning regulation or ordinance. Civil penalties shall not exceed the amount of the maximum fine for a class 2 misdemeanor. Each day of continuance of the violation constitutes a separate violation. If an alleged violator is served with a notice of violation pursuant to subsection E of this section, the alleged violator is not subject to a criminal charge arising out of the same facts.

E. A county that establishes a civil penalty for a violation of a zoning regulation or ordinance may appoint hearing officers to hear and determine zoning violations. If the zoning inspector reports a zoning violation to the hearing officer, the hearing officer shall hold a hearing after notice of the hearing has been served on the alleged violator. The zoning inspector shall cause the notice to be personally served on the alleged violator at least five days before the hearing. Personal service may be made by a zoning inspector or by any person authorized to perform personal service by the Arizona rules of civil procedure.  If it is impracticable for the zoning inspector to cause the notice to be personally served, the notice may be served in the same manner prescribed for alternative methods of service by the Arizona rules of civil procedure.  A notice served on the alleged violator other than by personal service shall be served at least thirty days before the hearing.  For the purposes of this subsection, "impracticable" includes service of the notice outside the boundaries of the county or in situations in which the hearing officer reasonably determines that personal service on the alleged violator would jeopardize the safety of the zoning inspector or other persons authorized to perform personal service by the Arizona rules of civil procedure.

F. At the hearing, the zoning inspector shall present evidence showing the existence of a zoning violation and the alleged violator or the alleged violator's attorney or other designated representative shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present evidence. The county attorney may present evidence on behalf of the zoning inspector. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall determine whether a zoning violation exists and, if a violation is found to exist, may impose civil penalties pursuant to subsection D of this section.

G. A hearing officer may be an employee of the county and shall be appointed by the board of supervisors. A review of decisions of the hearing officer by the board of supervisors shall be available to any party to the hearing.  The board of supervisors may delegate this review to a county board of adjustment.  If the board of supervisors elects to delegate this review, the board of supervisors shall delegate all requested reviews to the board of adjustment.  The board of supervisors shall adopt written rules of procedure for the hearing and review of hearings, which shall be adopted in the same manner as zoning ordinances.  Judicial review of the final decisions of the board of supervisors or a board of adjustment shall be pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.  A county that establishes civil penalties for a violation of a zoning regulation or ordinance is not precluded from pursuing the remedies as provided for in subsection H of this section.

H. If any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, maintained or used or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this chapter or any ordinance, regulation or provision enacted or adopted by the board under the authority granted by this chapter, the board, the county attorney, the inspector or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who is specially damaged by the violation, in addition to the other remedies provided by law, may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement or any other appropriate action or proceedings to prevent, abate or remove the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance or use.
A.R.S. § 11-1901 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 1901
11-1901 Definitions
Status: in_force

11-1901. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a video service provider.

2. "Agreement" means any agreement or contract.

3. "Boundaries of a county" or "boundaries" means all of the area of the county that is not within the corporate limits of any city or town, including unincorporated territory that is surrounded on all sides by a combination of one or more cities, towns or Indian reservations.

4. "Cable operator" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 522.

5. "Cable service" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 522.

6. "Cable system" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 522.

7. "Commercial mobile service provider" means a person that provides commercial mobile service as defined in 47 United States Code section 332(d) or commercial mobile radio service as described in 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 20.3.

8. "Day" means a calendar day, except a Saturday or Sunday or a holiday prescribed in section 1-301.

9. "Gross revenue":

(a) Means all cash, credits, property of any kind or nature or other consideration that is received directly or indirectly by a video service provider, its affiliates, or any person, firm or corporation in which the video service provider has a financial interest or that has a financial interest in the video service provider and that is derived from the video service provider's operation of its video service network to provide video service in the service area.

(b) Includes all revenue from charges for video service to subscribers and all charges for installation, removal, connection or reinstatement of equipment necessary for a subscriber to receive video service and any other receipts from subscribers derived from the video service provider's operation of the video service network to provide video service, including receipts from forfeited deposits, sale or rental of equipment to provide video service, late charges, interest and sale of program guides.

(c) Does not include:

(i) Any revenue not received, even if billed, such as bad debt net of any recoveries of bad debt or any refunds, rebates, credits, allowances or discounts to subscribers to the extent that the refund, rebate, credit, allowance or discount is attributed to video service.

(ii) Revenue from commercial advertising on the video service network, the use or lease of studio facilities of the video service network, internet access service, the use or lease of its facilities located in the highways, the use or lease of leased access channels or bandwidth, the use or lease of towers, the production of video programming by the video service provider, the sale, exchange, use or cablecast of any programming by the video service provider in the service area, sales to the video service provider's subscribers by programmers of home shopping services, reimbursements paid by programmers for launch fees or marketing expenses, license fees, taxes or other fees or charges that the video service provider collects and pays to any governmental authority, any increase in the value of any stock, security or asset or any dividends or other distributions made from any stock or securities.

10. "Highway" means all roads, streets and alleys and other dedicated public rights-of-way that are operated and maintained by the county.

11. "Holder" means a video service provider that has been issued a uniform video service license pursuant to this chapter.

12. "Holdover cable operator" means an incumbent cable operator that elects under sections 11-1912 and 11-1913 to continue to operate within its service area pursuant to its local license.

13. "Incumbent cable operator" means a cable operator or other video service provider that on December 31, 2019 is providing video service in this state pursuant to a local license.

14. "Information service" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 153.

15. "Interactive computer service" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 230(f).

16. "License" means a franchise as defined in 47 United States Code section 522.

17. "License fee" means a license fee imposed by a county on a video service provider for using the highways to provide and for the privilege of providing video service.

18. "Local law" means any code, ordinance, resolution, regulation or other law of a county.

19. "Local license" means any license, agreement, permit or similar authorization that meets all of the following:

(a) Allows a person to construct or operate a video service network within the boundaries of a county.

(b) Is issued, granted, approved, extended or renewed by the county before January 1, 2020 pursuant to the authority of any federal, state or local law in effect at the time of the issuance, grant, approval, extension or renewal.

(c) Is effective under federal, state or local law on December 31, 2019 for the person to continue to construct or operate a video service network within the boundaries of a county.

20. "Multichannel video programming distributor" has the same meaning prescribed in 47 United States Code section 522.

21. "Service area" means that part of the boundaries of a county within which a video service provider is authorized to provide video service pursuant to a uniform video service license or a local license.

22. "Subscriber":

(a) Means any person in this state that purchases video service.

(b) Does not include any person that purchases video service for resale and that, on resale, is required to pay a license fee pursuant to this chapter or the terms of a local license.

23. "Telecommunications":

(a) Means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information sent and received, regardless of the facilities, equipment or technology used.

(b) Does not include commercial mobile radio service, pay phone service, interstate service or cable service.

24. "Telecommunications provider" means a person that is required to obtain from the corporation commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide telecommunications service.

25. "Telecommunications service" means the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the equipment, facilities or technology used.

26. "Uniform video service license" means a license that is issued by a county in the form of a uniform video service license agreement as adopted pursuant to section 11-1911.

27. "Video service":

(a) Means the provision by a video service provider of multichannel video programming generally considered comparable to video programming delivered by a television broadcast station, video service or other digital television service, whether provided as part of a tier, on demand or on a per-channel basis, without regard to the technology used to deliver the video service, including internet protocol technology or any successor technology.

(b) Includes cable service.

(c) Does not include any of the following:

(i) Video programming accessed through a service that enables users to access content, information, email, messaging or other services that are offered via the internet, including streaming content.

(ii) Direct-to-home satellite services as defined in 47 United States Code section 303(v).

(iii) Wireless multichannel video programming that is provided by a commercial mobile service provider.

28. "Video service network":

(a) Means a wireline network, or any component of a wireline network, that is located in this state, constructed in whole or in part in, on, under or over any highway and used to provide video service.

(b) Includes a cable system.

29. "Video service provider":

(a) Means any person that provides or offers to provide video service over a video service network to subscribers in this state.

(b) Includes an incumbent cable operator that elected pursuant to sections 11-1912 and 11-1913 to terminate its local license and a multichannel video programming distributor.

(c) Does not include any of the following:

(i) A holdover cable operator.

(ii) A provider of video programming accessed through a service that enables users to access content, information, email, messaging or other services that are offered via the internet, including streaming content.

(iii) A provider of direct-to-home satellite services as defined in 47 United States Code section 303(v).
A.R.S. § 11-1015 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1015
11-1015 Unlawful interference with county enforcement agent
Status: in_force

11-1015. Unlawful interference with county enforcement agent

It is unlawful for any person to interfere with the county enforcement agent in the performance of his duties.
A.R.S. § 11-464 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 464
11-464 Master forms
Status: in_force

11-464. Master forms

A. On presentation, the recorder shall record master forms in the official records, indexing the forms in such manner that they can be easily located.

B. A recorded master form, or a numbered portion of a master form, may be incorporated by reference in any subsequent recorded instrument. If the entire form is not applicable, the reference shall state which portion or portions are to be included.

C. Any instrument which references a recorded master form shall contain an acknowledgment by the person executing the instrument that he has received a copy of the recorded master form or applicable portion of it as part of the instrument which he is executing.

D. This section does not affect contractual relations of parties to any transaction.
A.R.S. § 11-625 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 625
11-625 Consideration of claim
Status: in_force

11-625. Consideration of claim

A demand shall not be considered by the board unless prepared as prescribed in section 11-622 and filed by the clerk at least one day prior to the session at which it is to be considered. Demands so filed shall be considered and passed upon at the next regular session after they are presented, unless for good cause the board postpones consideration of them to a future session.
A.R.S. § 11-1442 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 1442
11-1442 Annual audit and report
Status: in_force

11-1442. Annual audit and report

The operating agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall require:

1. The board of directors to cause an audit to be made of the funds, revenues and expenditures of the nonprofit corporation. The audit shall be conducted within sixty days after the close of the corporation's fiscal year.

2. The nonprofit corporation to prepare and publish an annual report within three months after the end of the corporation's fiscal year containing a full and complete account of its transactions and proceedings for the preceding year and other facts and recommendations that are considered to be of public value. The annual report may also include a copy of the audit under paragraph 1.

3. The corporation to provide copies of the annual report and audit to each member of the sponsoring county's board of supervisors, to the auditor general and, on request, to any member of the public.
A.R.S. § 11-494 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 494
11-494 Receipts for monies received; violation; classification
Status: in_force

11-494. Receipts for monies received; violation; classification

A. The treasurer shall issue either an electronic or hard copy of a receipt for all monies the treasurer receives as treasurer or as tax collector except tax payments made by check, which shall be received pursuant to section 42-18055. The receipts shall be in a standard format, numbered consecutively, issued in their serial order and signed or electronically validated by the treasurer. At the time of issuance, the treasurer shall deliver one copy of the electronic or hard copy receipt to the person paying the money, one copy to the clerk of the board or the clerk's designee, who shall immediately charge the treasurer with the amount of the receipt, and, in the case of school district deposits, one copy to the county school superintendent.  The treasurer shall retain the original receipt.

B. An officer violating this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 11-446 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 446
11-446 Payment of fees into county treasury
Status: in_force

11-446. Payment of fees into county treasury

The sheriff shall pay into the county treasury, on the first Monday of each month, all fees and mileage earned and collected by him.
A.R.S. § 11-365 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 365
11-365 Diversion and deferred prosecution of offenders
Status: in_force

11-365. Diversion and deferred prosecution of offenders

The county attorney has sole discretion to decide whether to divert or defer prosecution of an offender. This section does not preclude the ability of another prosecuting agency to divert or defer the prosecution of an offender as otherwise provided by law.
A.R.S. § 11-871 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 871
11-871 Emissions control; no burn; exemptions; penalty
Status: in_force

11-871. Emissions control; no burn; exemptions; penalty

A. A county that contains any part of area A, as defined in section 49-541, shall develop, implement and enforce in area A, as defined in section 49-541, an ordinance relating to residential wood burning restrictions, including a no burn restriction when monitoring or forecasting by the department of environmental quality predicts the carbon monoxide standard is likely to be exceeded.

B. On or before October 31, 2007, a county that contains any part of area A, as defined in section 49-541, shall amend the ordinance prescribed by subsection A of this section to include a no burn restriction for any high pollution advisory day forecast by the department of environmental quality for particulate matter.

C. The ordinance shall provide an exemption for the use of residential wood stoves, wood fireplaces or gas fired fireplaces that comply with any of the following:

1. Provides the sole or primary source of heat or fuel for cooking for a residence.

2. Meets performance standards for new residential wood heaters manufactured on or after July 1, 1990 or sold at retail on or after July 1, 1992 as prescribed by 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 60, subpart AAA.

3. Burns gaseous fuels, including gas logs.

4. Meets rules adopted by the board of supervisors as prescribed in section 49-479 for burning wood in approved appliances.

D. The ordinance shall provide that a person who violates an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section is subject to:

1. A warning for the first violation.

2. The imposition of a civil penalty of fifty dollars for the second violation.

3. The imposition of a civil penalty of one hundred dollars for the third violation.

4. The imposition of a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for the fourth or any subsequent violation.

E. For violations of ordinances adopted pursuant to this section, the control officer shall use a uniform civil ticket and complaint substantially similar to a uniform traffic ticket and complaint prescribed by the rules of procedure in civil traffic cases adopted by the supreme court.  The control officer may issue citations to persons in violation of ordinances adopted pursuant to this section.
A.R.S. § 11-265 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 265
11-265 Authority to provide allowances
Status: in_force

11-265. Authority to provide allowances

Counties may expend public funds to provide clothing allowances for county officers, agents and employees who are engaged in public safety work, when such clothing is regarded as a condition of employment, and the county may reimburse such officers, agents and employees for clothing damaged or destroyed in the line of duty.
A.R.S. § 11-681 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 681
11-681 Definitions
Status: in_force

11-681. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Board" means the county board of supervisors.

2. "Bond related expenses" means any expenses incurred by the county to issue and administer bonds issued under this article, including underwriting fees and costs, trustee fees, financial consultant fees, printing and advertising costs, paying agent fees, transfer agent fees, legal, accounting, feasibility consultant and other professional fees and expenses, credit enhancement fees, attorney and accounting fees and expenses related to credit enhancement, bond insurance or liquidity enhancement, remarketing fees, rating agency fees and costs, travel and telecommunications expenses and all other expenses considered necessary by the county board of supervisors in order to market and administer the bonds.

3. "Bonds" means the bonds issued pursuant to this article.

4. "County judgment purpose" includes the following purposes:

(a) The payment of obligations of the county resulting from a final court judgment against the county, court costs and attorney fees, including outside legal counsel retained by the county, but not costs incurred by the county attorney in connection with the judgment.

(b) The payment of bond related expenses.
A.R.S. § 11-1408 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 1408
11-1408 Other powers
Status: in_force

11-1408. Other powers

This chapter does not restrict, limit or preclude the nonprofit corporation from exercising any rights or powers or performing any duties provided or prescribed by any other law of this state. This chapter provides a complete, additional and alternative method for doing the things that it authorizes and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
A.R.S. § 11-1023 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6.1 / Section 1023
11-1023 Unauthorized release of animals; classification; damages
Status: in_force

11-1023. Unauthorized release of animals; classification; damages

A person who intentionally releases an animal that is lawfully confined for scientific, research, commercial, educational or for public event, display or exhibition purposes without the consent of the owner or custodian of the animal is guilty of a class 6 felony and in addition is liable for all of the following:

1. To the owner of the animal for damages including the costs of restoring the animal to confinement and to its health condition before the release.

2. For damages to real and personal property caused by the released animal.

3. If the release causes the failure of an experiment or loss of market value, for all costs of repeating the experiment and the loss of value, including replacement of the animals, labor and materials.
A.R.S. § 11-940 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 940
11-940 Violations; classification
Status: in_force

11-940. Violations; classification

A person who violates any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 11-1403 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 1403
11-1403 Request for expressions of interest
Status: in_force

11-1403. Request for expressions of interest

A. Before entering into an operating agreement, the board of supervisors shall publish, four times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, a request for expressions of interest from existing nonprofit corporations and others. The request shall include the date on which expressions of interest must be submitted to the board.

B. Expressions of interest shall contain the names of parties that wish to enter into the operating agreement and a statement of their ability to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 11-271 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 271
11-271 Authority to erect county buildings; bond issue; limitation
Status: in_force

11-271. Authority to erect county buildings; bond issue; limitation

When the aggregate indebtedness of a county does not exceed six per cent of the value of the taxable property within the county as ascertained by the last property tax assessment, and the county has no suitable courthouse, jail or other county buildings, the board may erect them, and for that purpose and for purchasing the land for such buildings, may issue on behalf of the county bonds not exceeding in the aggregate an amount which, when added to the then existing indebtedness of the county, does not exceed six per cent of the value of the taxable property of the county. The board shall first adopt and enter a resolution of intention to issue the bonds and erect the building, stating the public need for the building, the estimated cost and the amount of the bonds to be issued.
A.R.S. § 11-1014.01 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1014.01
11-1014.01 Aggressive dogs; reasonable care requirements; violation; classification; definitions
Status: in_force

11-1014.01. Aggressive dogs; reasonable care requirements; violation; classification; definitions

A. A person who owns or who is responsible for the care of an aggressive dog shall take reasonable care to:

1. Prohibit the dog from escaping to the outside of a residence or an enclosed area, yard or structure.

2. Control the dog in a manner that prevents the dog from biting or attacking a person or domestic animal at all times while the dog is off the owner's or responsible person's property.

B. This section does not apply to any of the following:

1. A dog that is owned by a governmental agency and that is being used in military or police work.

2. A service animal as defined in section 11-1024.

3. A dog that is involved in an otherwise lawful act of hunting, ranching, farming or other agricultural purpose.

C. A violation of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section is a class 1 misdemeanor.  A violation of subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is a class 3 misdemeanor.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Aggressive dog" means any dog that has bitten a person or domestic animal without provocation or that has a known history of attacking persons or domestic animals without provocation.

2. "Reasonable care" means the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in the same or similar circumstances.
A.R.S. § 11-1611 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 1611
11-1611 Limitation on regulatory actions; health, safety and welfare; goods and services; definitions
Status: in_force

11-1611. Limitation on regulatory actions; health, safety and welfare; goods and services; definitions

A. Unless authorized by federal, state or local law a county may not take any action that materially increases the regulatory burdens on a business unless there is a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public that has not been addressed by legislation or industry regulation within the proposed regulated field.

B. Unless authorized by federal, state or local law, a county may not apply a regulation to a qualified marketplace platform if the purpose of that regulation is to regulate a business that provides goods or services directly to the customer.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Qualified marketplace contractor" means any person or organization, including an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietor or other entity, that enters into an agreement with a qualified marketplace platform to use the qualified marketplace platform's digital platform to provide goods or services to third-party individuals or entities seeking those services.

2. "Qualified marketplace platform" means an organization, including a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietor or any other entity, that operates a digital platform that facilitates the provision of goods or services by qualified marketplace contractors to third-party individuals or entities seeking those goods or services.
A.R.S. § 11-139 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 139
11-139 Compliance with federal law
Status: in_force

11-139. Compliance with federal law

If the formation of new counties is approved by an election pursuant to section 11-137, the attorney general shall immediately initiate proceedings to determine compliance with applicable federal laws. The commission, with the concurrence of the attorney general, may correct minor deficiencies in order to achieve compliance, but if it is finally determined that the formation of the new county or counties does not comply with applicable federal laws, the proceedings under this article regarding those counties are terminated, the new county or counties shall not be formed and the affected county or counties shall continue in existence.
A.R.S. § 11-256.01 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 256.01
11-256.01 Lease or sublease of county lands and buildings to governmental entity, county fair association or nonprofit corporation; exception
Status: in_force

11-256.01. Lease or sublease of county lands and buildings to governmental entity, county fair association or nonprofit corporation; exception

A. Notwithstanding section 11-256, the board may lease or sublease any land or building owned by or under the control of the county to this state, a county fair association that qualifies to conduct a racing meeting under section 5-111, subsection D or to receive county monies as provided in section 11-258, a nonprofit corporation, other than a municipal or public finance corporation, organized pursuant to title 10, chapters 24 through 40, an incorporated city or town, a school district or any other political subdivision of this state without holding a public auction and for less than the fair rental value. The board may specify the uses to which the land or building must be devoted and any terms and conditions for the use that the board determines are in the best interests of the county.

B. Notice of the proposed lease or sublease shall be given by publication once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall state all material conditions of the proposed lease, including, if appropriate, the uses to which the land or building must be devoted and any terms and conditions for the use that the board establishes.

C. If a bid is offered by a person other than the state, a county fair association, a nonprofit corporation, other than a municipal or public finance corporation, or a political subdivision during the notice period, and the bid equals or exceeds the fair rental value of the land or building, the board shall not enter the proposed lease with the state, the county fair association, the nonprofit corporation or the political subdivision and shall offer the land or building for lease in accordance with section 11-256.
A.R.S. § 11-1612 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 1612
11-1612 Regulation of occupation, trade or profession; notice; hearing; exemptions; definition
Status: in_force

11-1612. Regulation of occupation, trade or profession; notice; hearing; exemptions; definition

A. A county may not impose an occupational licensing requirement on any occupation, trade or profession unless the new occupational licensing requirement is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.

B. Beginning August 3, 2018, a county may not impose an occupational licensing requirement on any occupation, trade or profession on which the county has not previously imposed a fee, requirement or other regulation unless the county adopts the occupational licensing requirement pursuant to the procedures prescribed in subsection C of this section and demonstrates that the new occupational licensing requirement is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.

C. Before adopting an occupational licensing requirement on any occupation, trade or profession, a county shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed occupational licensing requirement. The county shall publish notice of the time and place of the public hearing on the occupational licensing requirement, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, as provided by section 39-204. In cases of occupational licensing requirements enacted on behalf of a private person, the private person shall pay the expense of publication and may designate the newspaper.

D. If the county adopts an occupational licensing requirement pursuant to this section, the county shall determine and establish administrative rules and procedures for the application and enforcement of the occupational licensing requirement.  The county may:

1. Assign or delegate administrative powers and duties to any agency, as necessary.

2. Create administrative agencies.

3. Provide for officials and for monies for the compensation of officers, employees and agencies and for the support of their work.

E. A county that does not adopt an occupational licensing requirement is not prohibited from adopting an occupational licensing requirement in the future if the county follows the procedures in subsection C of this section when reconsidering the requirement.

F. An occupational licensing requirement adopted pursuant to this section shall terminate five years after its adoption unless the county continues the occupational licensing requirement after following the procedures prescribed in subsection C of this section at least three months before the occupational licensing requirement expires.

G. An occupational licensing requirement that is in effect on August 3, 2018 shall terminate August 3, 2023 unless the county continues the occupational licensing requirement after following the procedures prescribed in subsection C of this section at least three months before the occupational licensing requirement expires and demonstrates the occupational licensing requirement is necessary to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.

H. This section does not apply to an occupational licensing requirement on an individual who works or seeks employment in a lawful occupation, trade or profession at:

1. A structured sober living home as defined in section 11-269.18.

2. An establishment that provides an adult service as defined in section 11-811.

3. An adult oriented business as defined in section 11-811.

4. A public airport under title 28, chapter 25.

I. For the purposes of this section, "occupational licensing requirement":

1. Means:

(a) A rule, regulation, practice or policy that is adopted by a county and that allows an individual to use an occupational title or work in a lawful occupation, trade or profession or a regulatory requirement that prevents an individual from using an occupational title or working in a lawful occupation, trade or profession.

(b) A fee or tax that a county imposes on an individual to use an occupational title or work in a lawful occupation, trade or profession.

2. Does not include:

(a) A business license, facility license, building permit or zoning and land use regulation.

(b) Any license or regulation that is required by federal law.
A.R.S. § 11-107 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 107
11-107 Graham county
Status: in_force

11-107. Graham county

Graham county, the county seat of which is Safford, is bounded as follows:

Commencing at a point on the east line of range eighteen east, six miles south of the intersection of such line with the second standard parallel south, being the northwest corner of Cochise county; thence due north on the east line of range eighteen east, being the eastern boundary of Pinal county, to the point where such line intersects the Gila river; thence along the Gila river to the mouth of the San Carlos river; thence up the San Carlos river to the point where such river intersects the north line of township one north; thence east along the north line of township one north which is the southern boundary of Gila county to the one hundred tenth meridian of west longitude; thence north along such meridian to the Black river; thence up the Black river to its intersection with the east boundary of the White Mountain or San Carlos Indian reservation as defined by the resurvey of 1915; thence due south along the east boundary line of such Indian reservation to the southeast corner of the reservation, as established under instructions from the United States surveyor general of Arizona in the year 1883; thence in a south southeasterly direction in a direct line to the highest point of Thumb Butte; thence in a southerly direction following the boundary survey of 1912 to the summit of the north end of the Peloncillo range of mountains; thence in a general southeasterly direction along the summit of such range, as defined by the survey of 1912, to its intersection with the north boundary line of Cochise county, the point of intersection being the township line between townships eleven and twelve south, Gila and Salt River Guide meridian; thence west along the northern boundary line of Cochise county to the place of beginning.
A.R.S. § 11-222 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 222
11-222 Pecuniary interest as bar to vote of supervisor
Status: in_force

11-222. Pecuniary interest as bar to vote of supervisor

A supervisor shall not vote upon any measure in which he, any member of his family or his partner, is pecuniarily interested.
A.R.S. § 11-1026 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6.1 / Section 1026
11-1026 Lawful presence on private property defined
Status: in_force

11-1026. Lawful presence on private property defined

A person is lawfully in or on the private property of the owner of a dog within the meaning of this article when an invitee or guest, or when in the performance of a duty imposed upon him by law of the state or United States, or by ordinances of a municipality in which such property is located.
A.R.S. § 11-269.07 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 269.07
11-269.07 Annexation to city or town; small county islands
Status: in_force

11-269.07. Annexation to city or town; small county islands

A board of supervisors may require annexation to a city or town of any territory of the county that consists of an entire parcel that is ten acres or less and that is completely surrounded by the city or town in accordance with the following procedures:

1. Written notice of the proposed annexation and the public hearing required by paragraph 2, together with a document setting forth a description and an accurate map of the exterior boundaries of the territory to be annexed, shall be given to the city or town and mailed by first class mail to each owner of real property in the territory proposed for annexation. Notice to each owner of railroad property must be mailed to the address on file with the county assessor's office for property tax purposes.  The notice shall also be posted in three conspicuous public places in the territory proposed for annexation.

2. Unless a petition is filed pursuant to paragraph 3 or a resolution is passed pursuant to paragraph 4, the board of supervisors shall hold a public hearing not less than ninety days after the notices are provided pursuant to paragraph 1 and the annexation shall become final after an affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the board members to annex the territory.

3. If a majority of the real property owners in the territory proposed for annexation file a written petition containing their signatures and objecting to the annexation within sixty days after the notices are provided pursuant to paragraph 1, the annexation shall not proceed.

4. If an affected city or town passes a resolution objecting to the annexation within sixty days of the mailing required by paragraph 1 of this section, the annexation shall not proceed.  If a city or town passes a resolution objecting to the annexation, the city or town shall file with the clerk of the board of supervisors a copy of the resolution and shall notify the real property owners in the territory by first class mail that the annexation shall not proceed.
A.R.S. § 11-465 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 465
11-465 Discharge papers of service personnel
Status: in_force

11-465. Discharge papers of service personnel

The recorder shall record without fee the discharge papers of officers and enlisted personnel of the military and naval forces of the United States. Information contained in the military service record DD-214 or its equivalent shall not be disclosed to the general public if stored in electronic format. The county recorder shall provide access to a military service record DD-214 or its equivalent only to an official of the United States, a claimant or the guardian, attorney or personal representative of a claimant as needed in accordance with section 39-122 to be used in connection with a claim for a pension, an allotment, an allowance, compensation, insurance or other benefits that is to be presented to a department or bureau of the United States government.
A.R.S. § 11-1607 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 1607
11-1607 Directory of documents
Status: in_force

11-1607. Directory of documents

The county shall publish, or prominently place on the county website, at least annually a directory summarizing the subject matter of all currently applicable ordinances, regulations, rules, and substantive policy statements. The county shall keep copies of this directory and all substantive policy statements at one location. The directory, ordinances, regulations, rules, substantive policy statements and any materials incorporated by reference in these documents shall be open to public inspection at the office of the county or the county website.
A.R.S. § 11-628 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 628
11-628 Allowance of demands; limitation; hearing
Status: in_force

11-628. Allowance of demands; limitation; hearing

A. A demand shall not be allowed by the board in favor of a person indebted to the county without first deducting such indebtedness, or in favor of an officer whose accounts have not been rendered and approved, or who has neglected or refused to make his official returns or report in writing, as required by law, or in favor of any officer who wilfully neglects or refuses to perform the duties of his office. The board may examine the claimant on oath, or any other person, to determine the justness of the demand.

B. A citizen or taxpayer of the county may appear before the board and oppose the allowance of any demand.
A.R.S. § 11-484 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 484
11-484 Records maintained by county assessor and county treasurer; redaction; definitions
Status: in_force

11-484. Records maintained by county assessor and county treasurer; redaction; definitions

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in any county an eligible person may request that the general public be prohibited from accessing that person's identifying information, including any of the following:

1. That person's documents, instruments, writings and information maintained by the county assessor and the county treasurer.

2. If the person is a public official, the address of a property held in trust by the public official.

B. An eligible person may request this action by filing an affidavit that states all of the following on an application form developed by the administrative office of the courts in agreement with an association of counties, an organization of peace officers and the motor vehicle division of the department of transportation:

1. The person's full legal name and residential address.

2. The full legal description and parcel number of the person's property.

3. Unless the person is the spouse of a peace officer or the spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer or the person is a former public official or former judge, the position the person currently holds and a description of the person's duties, except that an eligible person who is protected under an order of protection or injunction against harassment shall attach a copy of the order of protection or injunction against harassment or an eligible person who is a participant in the address confidentiality program shall instead attach a copy of the participant's current and valid address confidentiality program authorization card issued pursuant to section 41-163 and a statement of certification provided by the secretary of state's office.

4. The reasons the person reasonably believes that the person's life or safety or that of another person is in danger and that redacting the person's identifying information, including the residential address and telephone number, will serve to reduce the danger.

C. If an eligible person is also requesting pursuant to section 11-483 that the general public be prohibited from accessing records maintained by the county recorder, the eligible person may combine the request pursuant to subsection B of this section with the request pursuant to section 11-483 by filing one affidavit.  The affidavit and subsequent action by the appropriate authorities shall meet all of the requirements of this section and section 11-483.

D. The affidavit shall be filed with the presiding judge of the superior court in the county in which the affiant resides. To prevent multiple filings, an eligible person who is a peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member or law enforcement support staff member shall deliver the affidavit to the peace officer's commanding officer, or to the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, who shall file the affidavits at one time.  In the absence of an affidavit that contains a request for immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier presentation, the commanding officer, or the head of the prosecuting, public defender, code enforcement, law enforcement, corrections or detention agency, as applicable, or that person's designee, shall not file affidavits more often than quarterly.

E. On receipt of an affidavit or affidavits, the presiding judge of the superior court shall file with the clerk of the superior court a petition on behalf of all requesting affiants. Each affidavit presented shall be attached to the petition. In the absence of an affidavit that contains a request for immediate action and that is supported by facts justifying an earlier consideration, the presiding judge may accumulate affidavits and file a petition at the end of each quarter.

F. The presiding judge of the superior court shall review the petition and each attached affidavit to determine whether the action requested by each affiant should be granted. If the presiding judge of the superior court concludes that the action requested by the affiant will reduce a danger to the life or safety of the affiant or another person, the presiding judge of the superior court shall order the redaction of the affiant's identifying information, including any of that person's documents, instruments, writings and information maintained by the county assessor and the county treasurer. The redaction shall be in effect for five years.

G. On motion to the court, if the presiding judge of the superior court concludes that an instrument or writing maintained by the county assessor or the county treasurer has been redacted or sealed in error, that the original affiant no longer lives at the address listed in the original affidavit, that the cause for the original affidavit no longer exists or that temporary access to the instrument or writing is needed, the presiding judge may temporarily stay or permanently vacate all or part of the court order prohibiting public access to the instrument or writing.

H. On entry of the court order, the clerk of the superior court shall file the court order and a copy of the affidavit required by subsection B of this section with the county assessor and the county treasurer.  Not more than ten days after the date on which the county assessor and the county treasurer receive the court order, the county assessor and the county treasurer shall restrict access to the information as required by subsection F of this section.

I. If the court denies an affiant's request pursuant to this section, the affiant may request a court hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by the court in the county where the petition was filed.

J. The county assessor and the county treasurer shall remove the restrictions on all records that are redacted pursuant to this section by January 5 in the year after the court order expires.  The county assessor or the county treasurer shall send by mail one notice to either the health professional, election officer, public official, former public official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment or the employing agency of the peace officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, corrections or detention officer, corrections support staff member, law enforcement support staff member or employee of adult protective services who was granted an order pursuant to this section of the order's expiration date at least six months before the expiration date.  If the notice is sent to the employing agency, the employing agency shall immediately notify the person who was granted the order of the upcoming expiration date.  The county assessor or county treasurer may coordinate with the county recorder to prevent multiple notices from being sent to the same person.

K. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Code enforcement officer" means a person who is employed by a state or local government and whose duties include performing field inspections of buildings, structures or property to ensure compliance with and enforce national, state and local laws, ordinances and codes.

2. "Commissioner" means a commissioner of the superior court or municipal court.

3. "Corrections support staff member" means an adult or juvenile corrections employee who has direct contact with inmates.

4. "Election officer" means a state, county or municipal employee who holds an election officer's certificate issued pursuant to section 16-407.

5. "Eligible person" means a health professional, election officer, public official, former public official, peace officer, spouse of a peace officer, spouse or minor child of a deceased peace officer, justice, judge, commissioner, hearing officer, public defender, prosecutor, code enforcement officer, adult or juvenile corrections officer, corrections support staff member, probation officer, member of the commission on appellate court appointments, member of the board of executive clemency, law enforcement support staff member, employee of the department of child safety or employee of adult protective services who has direct contact with families in the course of employment, national guard member who is acting in support of a law enforcement agency, person who is protected under an order of protection or injunction against harassment, person who is a participant in the address confidentiality program pursuant to title 41, chapter 1, article 3, or firefighter who is assigned to the Arizona counter terrorism information center in the department of public safety.

6. "Former public official" means a person who was duly elected or appointed to Congress, the legislature or a statewide office, who ceased serving in that capacity and who was the victim of a dangerous offense as defined in section 13-105 while in office.

7. "Health professional" means an individual who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 15, 17, 19.1, 25 or 33.

8. "Hearing officer" means a hearing officer who is appointed pursuant to section 28-1553.

9. "Judge" means a judge or former judge of the United States district court, the United States court of appeals, the United States magistrate court, the United States bankruptcy court, the United States immigration court, the Arizona court of appeals, the superior court or a municipal court.

10. "Justice" means a justice of the United States or Arizona supreme court or a justice of the peace.

11. "Law enforcement support staff member" means a person who serves in the role of an investigator or prosecutorial assistant in an agency that investigates or prosecutes crimes, who is integral to the investigation or prosecution of crimes and whose name or identity will be revealed in the course of public proceedings.

12. "Peace officer":

(a) Means any person vested by law, or formerly vested by law, with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests.

(b) Includes a federal law enforcement officer or agent who resides in this state and who has the power to make arrests pursuant to federal law.

13. "Prosecutor" means a current or former county attorney, municipal prosecutor, attorney general or United States attorney and includes a current or former assistant or deputy United States attorney, county attorney, municipal prosecutor or attorney general.

14. "Public defender" means a federal public defender, county public defender, county legal defender or county contract indigent defense counsel and includes an assistant or deputy federal public defender, county public defender or county legal defender.

15. "Public official" means a person who is duly elected or appointed to Congress, the legislature, a statewide office or a county, city or town office.
A.R.S. § 11-469 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 469
11-469 Time instrument deemed recorded; certificate; copies
Status: in_force

11-469. Time instrument deemed recorded; certificate; copies

A. An instrument shall be considered recorded from the time it is accepted for record, as provided by sections 11-461 and 11-480. The recorder shall certify every instrument so recorded, indicating the hour, day, month and year of recording and the record identification of the instrument. When the instrument is recorded the recorder shall return it to the party designated in the instructions. If no such instructions are given, the instrument shall be returned to the party who presented it for recording.

B. The recorder upon demand shall make and deliver certified copies of instruments recorded in his office.
A.R.S. § 11-542 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 542
11-542 County assessor; oath
Status: in_force

11-542. County assessor; oath

The assessor and the assessor's deputies shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will well and truly discharge the duties of assessor of the county of _________, and will, to the best of my knowledge and ability, truly and fairly determine the valuation, without favor or partiality, of all the taxable property in said county at its full cash value."
A.R.S. § 11-706 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 706
11-706 Termination of the authority
Status: in_force

11-706. Termination of the authority

The board of supervisors may terminate an authority established under this chapter if it determines that the authority is no longer in the public interest, convenience or necessity. The termination procedures are the same as prescribed in section 11-701 for establishing the authority. The termination is effective from and after the following June 30. On termination the county assumes all outstanding liabilities and obligations and acquires all assets of the authority.
A.R.S. § 11-1810 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 1810
11-1810 Applicability
Status: in_force

11-1810. Applicability

This article does not:

1. Affect the authority of a special taxing district, investor-owned electric utility or electric cooperative that owns, controls or operates utility poles or wireless support structures to deny, limit, restrict or determine the rates, fees, terms and conditions for the use of or attachment to its utility poles or wireless support structures by a wireless provider.

2. Confer on any county any zoning, land use, planning, permitting or other regulatory authority over the utility poles, wireless support structures or small wireless facilities owned, controlled or operated by a special taxing district or the installation of such utility poles, wireless support structures or small wireless facilities by a special taxing district.

3. Amend, modify or otherwise affect any private easement.  Any and all rights for the use of a right-of-way are subject to the rights granted pursuant to any private easement.
A.R.S. § 11-681.09 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 681.09
11-681.09 Investment of monies in the bond proceeds fund and the debt service fund
Status: in_force

11-681.09. Investment of monies in the bond proceeds fund and the debt service fund

A. The board may authorize the county treasurer to invest monies in the bond proceeds fund in the manner prescribed by this section.  The order directing an investment shall state a date on which the proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be needed for use, and the treasurer shall make the investment in such a way as to mature at the specified date. All monies earned as interest or otherwise derived from the investment of the monies in the bond proceeds fund shall be credited to the debt service fund.

B. The board may authorize the county treasurer to invest and reinvest any monies in the debt service fund as provided by this section.  All monies earned as interest or otherwise derived from the investment of the monies in the debt service fund shall be credited to that fund.

C. The monies in either the bond proceeds fund or the debt service fund may be invested and reinvested in any of the following:

1. United States treasury obligations.

2. Consolidated farm loan bonds.

3. Obligations issued by the federal intermediate credit banks or by bonds for cooperatives on authority of the farm credit act of 1933.

4. Any other obligations guaranteed by the United States government.

5. Any investments that are authorized by any other agencies of the United States government and that are authorized to secure public deposits.

6. State and local government series United States treasury securities.

7. The pooled investment funds established by the state treasurer pursuant to section 35-326.

8. State, county or municipal bonds issued in this state and on which the payments of interest have not been deferred.

9. Investment agreements and repurchase agreements collateralized by investments described in paragraphs 1 through 5.

D. The board may place any restrictions on reinvestment yield on the bonds or on any monies pledged to pay the bonds if necessary to comply with federal income tax laws and regulations to gain any federal tax benefits available with respect to the bonds.  Monies shall be invested under this section in a manner that avoids arbitrage penalties prescribed by federal law.

E. The purchase of the securities shall be made by the county treasurer on authority of a resolution of the board.  The treasurer shall act as custodian of all securities purchased.
A.R.S. § 11-414 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 414
11-414 Monthly statement of fees earned; disposition of fees
Status: in_force

11-414. Monthly statement of fees earned; disposition of fees

A. County and precinct officers entitled to receive or collect fees, except notaries public, shall file on the first day of the month an itemized statement of all fees earned during the last month in the conduct of their official duties with the clerk of the board and the county treasurer, and all fees earned, as shown by the statement, shall be paid into the county treasury at the time of filing the statement.

B. The sheriff of a county in which prisoners of the United States are received or kept shall in like manner pay into the county treasury the money received therefor.
A.R.S. § 11-451 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 451
11-451 Proceedings upon failure to pay over money
Status: in_force

11-451. Proceedings upon failure to pay over money

If a sheriff or deputy fails to pay over to the county, according to law, any money collected or received by the sheriff or deputy for the county, or fails to pay over to the person entitled thereto any money collected or received by the sheriff or deputy by virtue of the sheriff's or deputy's office, the county attorney of the county, or such person entitled thereto, may proceed against the sheriff or deputy in the superior court, by an order to show cause why the sheriff or deputy should not pay over the money. Upon the hearing, the court may order the sheriff or deputy to pay to the county or person the amount found due, with not to exceed twenty-five per cent thereof as damages for the failure, together with the costs of the proceeding. Upon failure to comply with the order the sheriff or deputy may be committed to jail as for contempt. When the sheriff is so committed, and remains committed for sixty days, the sheriff's office is vacant.
A.R.S. § 11-664 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 664
11-664 Suspension of county assessor or county treasurer; due process
Status: in_force

11-664. Suspension of county assessor or county treasurer; due process

A. The board of supervisors may suspend the county assessor or county treasurer for defalcation or neglect of duty. The board shall give notice to the affected officer including reasons for the suspension at least five calendar days before the meeting at which the matter is to be considered. If the action of the board is a unanimous vote of the entire board, the suspension shall be immediate. If the action of the board is not a unanimous vote of the entire board, the suspension shall not be effective until either ten days after the action of the board if no hearing is requested by the affected officer or the conclusion of a hearing if one is requested, and the board sustains its prior action.

B. Either prior to an action for a suspension of a county treasurer or county assessor or upon a request for hearing after an affirmative vote to suspend, the board of supervisors may request the county attorney to conduct an investigation. If an investigation is requested, the county attorney shall provide a written notice and report of findings, including a statement of charges, to the assessor or treasurer and the board.

C. If the board of supervisors votes to suspend the county assessor or county treasurer, the assessor or treasurer has the right to a hearing before the board upon filing a written request with the board within ten days after action by the board. The assessor or treasurer may be represented by counsel at the hearing. The board shall allow the assessor or treasurer, counsel, witnesses and members of the public to testify on the assessor's or treasurer's behalf. At the conclusion of the hearing the board may sustain or reverse its prior suspension. If the prior action has not become effective, the suspension shall become effective upon a majority vote of the board.

D. Upon the earlier of a unanimous vote of the entire board of supervisors, expiration of the time to request a hearing after an affirmative vote of a majority of the board or the affirmation of the suspension at the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall immediately appoint a person to fill the office. The appointed person shall immediately give bond and qualify as provided by law.

E. No suspension of the county assessor or county treasurer under this section shall be for a period of longer than one hundred twenty days unless within that period removal of the officer is sought pursuant to title 38, chapter 2, article 8. If removal of the suspended officer is not sought within the period of suspension, the suspended officer shall be reinstated. The person appointed by the board of supervisors shall provide an account of activities during the period of suspension and vacate the office.
A.R.S. § 11-681.11 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 681.11
11-681.11 Effect of changing circumstances on bonds; agreement of state
Status: in_force

11-681.11. Effect of changing circumstances on bonds; agreement of state

A. Bonds issued under this article remain valid and binding obligations of the county notwithstanding that before the delivery of the bonds any of the persons whose signatures appear on the bonds cease to be officers of the county.

B. An amendment of any provision in this article does not diminish or impair the validity of bonds issued under this article or the remedies and rights of bondholders.

C. This state pledges to and agrees with the bondholders that this state will not limit, alter or impair the rights vested in the county to collect the monies, including county excise tax revenues under section 42-6112, or an equivalent source, necessary to produce sufficient revenue to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders, until all bonds issued under this article, together with interest on the bonds, interest on any unpaid installments of principal or interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders, are fully met and discharged.  The board may include this pledge and undertaking in its resolutions and indentures authorizing and securing its bonds.
A.R.S. § 11-106 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 106
11-106 Gila county
Status: in_force

11-106. Gila county

Gila county, the county seat of which is Globe, is bounded as follows:

Commencing at the point where the Mazatzal range of mountains intersects the centerline of the Salt river; thence up the Salt river to the mouth of Tonto creek; thence in a direct line to a mountain known as the "Water Shed;" thence in a direct line to a point two hundred fifty yards west of the place where the "Mineral Creek Mill" stood on February 8, 1881; thence in a direct line to the junction of the San Pedro and Gila rivers; thence up the Gila river to the mouth of the San Carlos river; thence northeasterly up the San Carlos river to a point where the river intersects the northern line of township one north; thence east on such line to the point where such line intersects the one hundred tenth meridian west longitude; thence north on such meridian to the point where it intersects the thirty-fourth parallel north latitude; thence west on such parallel to the point where such parallel intersects the meridian of one hundred ten degrees forty-five minutes west longitude; thence north on such meridian to the Mogollon Rim; thence westerly along the Mogollon Rim and the southern boundary of Coconino county to the east line of range seven east of the Gila and Salt River Guide meridian; thence south to the center of the channel of Fossil creek; thence southwesterly along the center of the channel of Fossil creek to the point where the center of such channel intersects the center of the channel of the Verde river; thence southerly along the center of the channel of the Verde river to a point due west of a point or peak on the summit of the Mazatzal mountains, known as and called North Peak; thence due east to the North Peak summit of the Mazatzal range of mountains; thence southerly along the summit of the Mazatzal range of mountains to the point where the Mazatzal range of mountains intersects the centerline of the Salt river, the place of beginning.
A.R.S. § 11-480 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 480
11-480 Requirements for form of instruments
Status: reserved

11-480. Requirements for form of instruments

A. Only an instrument that, on presentation to a county recorder for recordation, fails to meet any of the following conditions may be rejected for recordation at the time of presentation for recordation:

1. Each instrument shall have a caption briefly stating the nature of the instrument, such as warranty deed, release of mortgage and like captions. The county recorder shall have no obligation to index any instrument under any subject index category maintained by the county recorder unless that category is included in the caption to the instrument.

2. Each instrument shall be an original and shall be sufficiently legible for the recorder to make certified copies from the photographic or micrographic record.

3. Each instrument shall have original signatures except when otherwise provided by law.

4. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1, 1991, shall be not larger than eight and one-half inches in width and not longer than fourteen inches and shall have a print size not smaller than ten-point type.

B. Each instrument dated and executed on or after January 1, 1991, shall have at least a one-half inch margin across the top, bottom and the left and right sides from the top to the bottom. Any markings, entries or text that are within the one-half inch margin shall be deemed not to impart the notice otherwise imparted by recordation unless such markings, entries or text appear in the reproduction produced under the direction and control of the county recorder. Failure to meet the one-half inch margin requirement of this subsection may affect notice imparted by the document but shall not constitute grounds for rejection for recordation pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. The first page shall have a top margin of at least two inches, which shall be reserved for recording information. The left three and one-half inches of the top margin of the first page or sheet may be used by the public to show the name of the person requesting recording and the name and address to which the document is to be returned following recording. If the first page of the instrument does not comply with the top margin requirements, a separate sheet that meets the requirements and that reflects the title of the document as required by subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section shall be attached to the front of the document by the party requesting recording.

D. Any instrument presented to a county recorder for recordation that modifies in any way the provisions of a previously recorded document must state the date of recordation and the docket and page of the document being modified.

E. Any instrument accepted for recordation is not subject to a later claim of invalidity for failure to comply with the requirements of this section.
A.R.S. § 11-264 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 264
11-264 Authority to operate a sewage system; liens; sewage system user fees
Status: in_force

11-264. Authority to operate a sewage system; liens; sewage system user fees

A. Any county with a population between one million and two million persons may purchase, construct or operate a sewage system, including the collection, transportation, pumping, treatment and disposal of sewage, and charge fees and levy taxes therefor, if the county secures the assent by resolution of the governing bodies of those incorporated cities and towns representing not less than one-half of the population of the county before purchase, construction or operation of a sewage system. Once an initial assent is given no further assent is necessary to operate or improve the system.

B. The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law and shall not affect the validity of the authorization or issuance of any bonds by a county for sewage purposes.

C. A county may file a lien on property for the nonpayment of sewage system user fees for services provided to the property if the payment of the fees is delinquent for more than ninety days.

D. Before filing the lien, the county shall provide written notice to the owner of the property. The notice shall be given at least thirty days before filing the lien and shall include an opportunity for a hearing with a designated county official. The notice shall be either personally served or mailed to the property owner, at the last known address by certified mail, or to the address to which the tax bill for the property was last mailed. If the owner does not reside on the property, the notice shall be sent to the last known address.

E. The unpaid sewage system user fees, from the date of recording in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the property is located, are a lien on the property until the fees are paid. The lien is subject and inferior to the lien for general taxes and to all prior recorded mortgages and encumbrances of record. A sale of the property to satisfy a lien obtained under this section shall be made on judgment of foreclosure and order of sale. A county may bring an action to enforce the lien in the superior court in the county in which the property is located at any time after the recording, but failure to enforce the lien by this action does not affect its validity. The recorded unpaid sewage system user fees are prima facie evidence of the truth of all matters recited in the recording and of the regularity of all proceedings before the recording.

F. Unpaid sewage system user fees pursuant to this section accrue interest at the rate prescribed by section 44-1201.

G. A prior assessment of unpaid sewage system user fees for the purposes provided in this section does not bar a subsequent assessment for these purposes and any number of liens on the same lot or tract of land may be enforced in the same action.

H. Subsection C of this section does not apply to residential property occupied by a lessee where the lessee is responsible for payment of the sewage system user fees. The county shall determine the status of leased residential property before filing the lien.
A.R.S. § 11-1952 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 1952
11-1952 Statute of limitations; costs and attorney fees; federal subscriber service requirements
Status: in_force

11-1952. Statute of limitations; costs and attorney fees; federal subscriber service requirements

A. Except as provided in section 11-1945, subsections F, G and H, a complaint under this article must be filed within two years after the complainant realizes it has been damaged and knows or reasonably should know the cause, source, act, event, instrumentality or condition that caused or contributed to the alleged violation.

B. Each party to a dispute under this chapter shall bear its own attorney fees and costs.

C. This article does not apply to claims that a video service provider has failed to meet subscriber service standards prescribed by section 11-1933, subsection B, paragraph 5 or has violated title 44, chapter 10, article 7.  Claims of violations of federal subscriber service standards shall be made pursuant to the procedure established under federal law.
A.R.S. § 11-408 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 408
11-408 Consolidation of offices
Status: in_force

11-408. Consolidation of offices

Where offices are consolidated, the person elected or appointed to fill the offices consolidated shall take the oath of office and give the bond required for each, discharge the duties and receive the compensation of each office.
A.R.S. § 11-1019 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1019
11-1019 Violation; classification
Status: in_force

11-1019. Violation; classification

Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this article, or violates any of its provisions, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this article.
A.R.S. § 11-269.04 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 269.04
11-269.04 Condemnation actions; interest
Status: in_force

11-269.04. Condemnation actions; interest

Interest on a judgment in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the county, including interest that is payable pursuant to section 12-1123, subsection B, shall be calculated for each month or portion of a month that interest is owed and shall be either:

1. The prime rate charged by banks on short-term business loans as determined for publication in the bulletin of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, as of the first day of that month.

2. In the absence of a determination by the board of governors of the federal reserve system, calculated in the same manner based on comparable data as determined by the United States department of commerce, bureau of economic analysis, for publication in "survey of current business".

3. If the prime rate cannot be determined from publication as provided in paragraph 2, determined by a federal agency that is annually designated by the board of supervisors and that makes and publishes data sufficient to determine the prime rate of interest.
A.R.S. § 11-260 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 260
11-260 Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property
Status: in_force

11-260. Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property

A. If a county acquires real or personal property, whether by purchase, exchange, condemnation, gift or otherwise, the board of supervisors shall pay to the county treasurer any taxes on the property that were unpaid as of the date of acquisition, including penalties and interest.

B. The lien for unpaid delinquent taxes, penalties and interest on property acquired by a county:

1. Is not abated, extinguished, discharged or merged in the title to the property.

2. Is enforceable in the same manner as other delinquent tax liens.
A.R.S. § 11-381 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 381
11-381 County housing trust fund; board; purpose; administration
Status: in_force

11-381. County housing trust fund; board; purpose; administration

A. A county board of supervisors, by resolution, may establish a county housing trust fund for the purposes  prescribed in this section that is administered by a housing trust fund board comprised of five members appointed by the board of supervisors, or the board of supervisors acting as the housing trust fund board.

B. The fund shall consist of:

1. Monies appropriated by a county board of supervisors to the fund.

2. Any private, federal, state or local government grants, gifts, appropriations and monies designated by law for deposit in the fund.

3. Investment earnings of the fund.

C. On recommendation of the housing trust fund board and approval of the board of supervisors, fund monies shall be used for projects and programs that provide affordable housing opportunities for low income households as determined by the United States department of housing and urban development.  Eligible projects and programs include development of affordable rental housing, property developed for sale to low income buyers and rent-to-own programs.

D. In recommending and approving the expenditure of monies from the fund, the housing trust fund board and the board of supervisors shall give priority to funding projects that provide for operating, constructing or renovating facilities for housing for low income families and that provide housing and shelter to families that have children.

E. The housing trust fund board shall report twice each year to the board of supervisors on the status of the housing trust fund.  The report shall include a summary of facilities for which funding was provided during the preceding fiscal year, showing the cost of each facility and the number of individuals benefiting from the operation, construction or renovation of the facility.  The report shall be submitted to the board of supervisors by September 1 and April 1 of each year.

F. Monies in the housing trust fund shall be accounted for separately from other monies of the county.
A.R.S. § 11-272 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 272
11-272 Bonds; interest limitation; form
Status: in_force

11-272. Bonds; interest limitation; form

A. The bonds authorized to be issued by section 11-271 shall bear interest at a rate or rates set forth in the accepted bid, payable semiannually, and shall be issued in such denominations, not less than one hundred dollars each, as the board may direct. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman and attested by the clerk of the board, and shall be in substantially the following form:

"No. _______ The county of ________ in the state of Arizona, for value received, promises to pay to _________ or order, at the office of the treasurer of said county in __________, on the first day of ________, or at any time before that date, at the pleasure of the county, the sum of __________ dollars, with interest at the rate of ___________ per cent, per annum, payable at the office of said treasurer semiannually on the first days of ___________ and _________ in each year on presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached. This bond is issued by the board of supervisors under the provisions of sections ____________ to ____________, inclusive, revised statutes of Arizona, 19__, and in conformity with a resolution of said board, dated ____________ day of __________, 19__ (Seal.)

In testimony whereof the said county, by its board of supervisors has caused this bond to be signed by the chairman of the board and attested by the clerk of the board, with the county seal attached, this __________ day of ___________, 19__."

B. The interest coupons shall be in the following form:

"$____________ The treasurer of __________ county, Arizona, will pay to the holder hereof, on the ____________ day of ____________, 19__, at his office _____________, ___________ dollars for interest on county bond no. ___________."
A.R.S. § 11-176 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 176
11-176 Canvass of votes; determination of election result
Status: in_force

11-176. Canvass of votes; determination of election result

The board shall meet on the second Monday after the special election, or at the time fixed by law after a general election, and canvass the votes upon the questions. If sixty per cent or more of the votes cast upon the question favor the change, and if a city or town has received a majority of the votes cast at the election, the board shall thereupon issue its order declaring the county seat removed, that the city or town so receiving the majority of the votes cast shall thereafter be the county seat of the county, and that as soon as practicable, all public records be removed thereto.
A.R.S. § 11-823 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 823
11-823 Water supply; adequacy; exemptions
Status: in_force

11-823. Water supply; adequacy; exemptions

A. To protect the public health and safety, the general regulations adopted by the board pursuant to section 11-821, subsection B, if approved by unanimous vote of the board of supervisors, may provide that, except as provided in subsection C and subsection D, paragraph 1 of this section, the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance shall not approve a final plat for a subdivision composed of subdivided lands, as defined in section 32-2101, located outside of an active management area, as defined in section 45-402, unless one of the following applies:

1. The director of water resources has determined that there is an adequate water supply for the subdivision pursuant to section 45-108 and the subdivider has included the report with the plat.

2. The subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an adequate water supply by the director of water resources pursuant to section 45-108.

B. If the board unanimously adopts the provision authorized by subsection A of this section:

1. The board may include in the general regulations an exemption from the provision for a subdivision that the director of water resources has determined will have an inadequate water supply because the water supply will be transported to the subdivision by motor vehicle or train if all of the following apply:

(a) The board determines that there is no feasible alternative water supply for the subdivision and that the transportation of water to the subdivision will not constitute a significant risk to the health and safety of the residents of the subdivision.

(b) If the water to be transported to the subdivision will be withdrawn or diverted in the service area of a municipal provider as defined in section 45-561, the municipal provider has consented to the withdrawal or diversion.

(c) If the water to be transported is groundwater, the transportation complies with the provisions governing the transportation of groundwater in title 45, chapter 2, article 8.

(d) The transportation of water to the subdivision meets any additional conditions imposed by the county.

2. The board shall promptly give written notice of the adoption of the provision to the director of water resources, the director of environmental quality and the state real estate commissioner.  The notice shall include a certified copy of the provision and any exemptions adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection. Water providers may be eligible to receive monies in a water supply development fund, as otherwise provided by law.

3. The board shall not rescind the provision or amend it in a manner that is inconsistent with subsection A of this section. If the board amends the provision, it shall give written notice of the amendment to the director of water resources, the director of environmental quality and the state real estate commissioner.  The board may rescind an exemption adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.  If the board rescinds the exemption, it shall give written notice of the rescission to the director of water resources, the director of environmental quality and the state real estate commissioner, and the board shall not readopt the exemption for at least five years after the rescission becomes effective.

4. If the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance approves a subdivision plat pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 or 2 of this section, the board shall note on the face of the plat that the director of water resources has reported that the subdivision has an adequate water supply or that the subdivider has obtained a commitment of water service for the proposed subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an adequate water supply pursuant to section 45-108.

5. If the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance approves a subdivision plat pursuant to an exemption authorized by paragraph 1 of this subsection or granted by the director of water resources pursuant to section 45-108.02 or 45-108.03:

(a) The board shall give written notice of the approval to the director of water resources and the director of environmental quality.

(b) The board shall include on the face of the plat a statement that the director of water resources has determined that the water supply for the subdivision is inadequate and a statement describing the exemption under which the plat was approved, including a statement that the board or the director of water resources, whichever applies, has determined that the specific conditions of the exemption were met. If the director of water resources subsequently informs the board that the subdivision is being served by a water provider that has been designated by the director as having an adequate water supply pursuant to section 45-108, the board shall record in the county recorder's office a statement disclosing that fact.

C. Subsection A of this section does not apply to:

1. A proposed subdivision that the director of water resources has determined will have an inadequate water supply pursuant to section 45-108 if the director grants an exemption for the subdivision pursuant to section 45-108.02 and the exemption has not expired or the director grants an exemption pursuant to section 45-108.03.

2. A proposed subdivision that received final plat approval from the county before the requirement for an adequate water supply became effective in the county if the plat has not been materially changed since it received the final plat approval.  If changes were made to the plat after the plat received the final plat approval, the director of water resources shall determine whether the changes are material pursuant to the rules adopted by the director to implement section 45-108.  If the county approves a plat pursuant to this paragraph and the director of water resources has determined that there is an inadequate water supply for the subdivision pursuant to section 45-108, the county shall note this on the face of the plat.

D. If the subdivision is composed of subdivided lands as defined in section 32-2101 outside of an active management area and the board has not adopted a provision pursuant to subsection A of this section:

1. If the director of water resources has determined that there is an adequate water supply for the subdivision pursuant to section 45-108 or if the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an adequate water supply by the director of water resources pursuant to section 45-108, the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance shall note this on the face of the plat if the plat is approved.

2. If the director of water resources has determined that there is an inadequate water supply for the subdivision pursuant to section 45-108, the board or a county employee who is authorized by the adopted county ordinance shall note this on the face of the plat if the plat is approved.
A.R.S. § 11-220 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 220
11-220 Administration of oaths by board or clerk
Status: in_force

11-220. Administration of oaths by board or clerk

Any member of the board or the clerk may administer oaths, but no fees shall be charged therefor.
A.R.S. § 11-297 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 297
11-297 Seriously mentally ill; county responsibility; definition
Status: in_force

11-297. Seriously mentally ill; county responsibility; definition

A. Notwithstanding section 11-291:

1. A county that has a population of less than six hundred thousand persons must provide the benefit levels and categories of services for the behavioral health treatment, behavioral health hospitalization and behavioral health medical care of persons who are seriously mentally ill as required by law as of January 1, 2001.

2. A county that has a population of more than six hundred thousand persons but less than two million persons and that has an intergovernmental agreement with the department of health services in effect as of January 1, 2001 for the delivery of behavioral health and mental health care services must maintain an agreement with this state to provide for the integration of the system at the same funding amount, except for the funding for court-ordered screening and evaluation pursuant to title 36, chapter 5, article 4.

3. A county that has a population of more than two million persons and that has an intergovernmental agreement with the department of health services in effect as of January 1, 2001 for the delivery of services to the seriously mentally ill must maintain an agreement with this state to provide for the integration of the system at the same terms and funding amount and with a mutually agreed on annual adjustment for inflation.

B. For the purposes of this section, "seriously mentally ill" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-550.
A.R.S. § 11-251.11 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 251.11
11-251.11 Appointed county officers; severance pay
Status: in_force

11-251.11. Appointed county officers; severance pay

The board of supervisors may provide severance pay for appointed county officers by ordinance or by contract with an individual officer.
A.R.S. § 11-1951 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 1951
11-1951 Enforcement; office of administrative hearings; fees
Status: in_force

11-1951. Enforcement; office of administrative hearings; fees

A. A county may file a written complaint against a video service provider and a video service provider may file a written complaint against a county alleging a violation of this chapter or the uniform video service license agreement. Unless the matter arises under the constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States, including the communications act of 1934 (P.L. 73-416; 47 United States Code sections 151 through 615b) and all other applicable federal law, the office of administrative hearings has original jurisdiction over all matters under this chapter. Unless otherwise provided in section 11-1945, subsections F, G and H or this section:

1. To the extent allowed by federal law, all complaints must be filed with the office of administrative hearings. If a matter arises under the constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States, the complaint may be brought before the federal communications commission or a federal court of competent jurisdiction.

2. The complainant must serve a copy of the complaint on the party that is the subject of the complaint by personal delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other method reasonably calculated to effect actual notice to the county's last address of record for the party that is the subject of the complaint.

3. The party that is the subject of the complaint may file a response to the complaint with the office of administrative hearings within twenty days after service pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection. Responses shall be served pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection.

B. Before filing a complaint pursuant to this section both of the following apply:

1. The complainant must provide notice of the alleged violation of this chapter to the party that is the subject of the complaint.

2. The party that is the subject of the complaint must have a period of not less than twenty days after the date it receives the notice to resolve the alleged violation.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a complaint made in a written demand pursuant to section 11-1945, subsection G.

D. A hearing before the office of administrative hearings shall be held if a complaint that complies with this section is filed with the office of administrative hearings. Unless other deadlines are established for a particular complaint, all of the following apply:

1. The hearing shall be held within two months after the date that the complaint is filed and service is completed pursuant to subsection A of this section.

2. The date scheduled for the hearing may be advanced or delayed on the agreement of the parties or on a showing of good cause.

E. The office of administrative hearings shall prepare and serve a notice of hearing on all parties at least one month before the hearing that states the time and place of the hearing.

F. A prehearing conference may be held pursuant to section 41-1092.05.

G. Unless it conflicts with the requirements of this section, the hearing shall be conducted pursuant to section 41-1092.07.

H. The complainant has the burden of persuasion at a hearing under this section.

I. The decision of the administrative law judge is the final administrative decision with respect to the complaint. The office of administrative hearings shall serve a copy of the administrative law judge's decision on all parties. The final administrative decision may be appealed to the superior court pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.  The superior court proceeding shall be a trial de novo.

J. A party may move for rehearing pursuant to section 41-1092.09, and the office of administrative hearings shall rule on the motion.  Moving for rehearing or review is not necessary for the party to seek judicial review of the decision of the administrative law judge under subsection I of this section.

K. Service is complete on personal service or five days after the date that the office of administrative hearings mails the final administrative decision to each party's last known address of record with the county.

L. The office of administrative hearings shall adopt rules pursuant to title 41, chapter 6 to administer hearings under this chapter and title 9, chapter 13. The rules shall apply uniformly to hearings involving local governments as defined in section 9-1401 and counties.

M. The office of administrative hearings shall establish, administer and collect fees in an amount to be determined by the director of the office of administrative hearings. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all monies in the video service provider complaint fund established by section 9-1451, subsection N.
A.R.S. § 11-1610 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 1610
11-1610 Exemptions
Status: in_force

11-1610. Exemptions

This article does not apply to:

1. A county function, power or duty to the extent that it is subject to title 49, chapter 3, article 3.

2. An ordinance, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to only the internal management of a county and that does not directly and substantially affect the procedural or substantive rights or duties of any segment of the public.

3. An ordinance, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to only the physical servicing, maintenance, operation or care of county owned or operated facilities or property.

4. An ordinance, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to inmates or committed youth, a correctional or detention facility under the jurisdiction of the county or a patient admitted to an institution or treatment center pursuant to court order.

5. An ordinance, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to a county contract.

6. A design-build project in which, at the request of the applicant, the county agrees to exempt the project from this article. If there is no such agreement, all of the requirements of this article apply.
A.R.S. § 11-172 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 172
11-172 Hearing on petition; notice
Status: in_force

11-172. Hearing on petition; notice

When the petition is filed, the board shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the petition and the clerk shall give notice thereof by publication in such newspapers published in the county as designated by the board, not exceeding three, at least once in each week for two weeks, the first publication to be at least two weeks before the date of hearing, and by posting a copy of the notice in the post office in each incorporated city or town in the county, and at some public place in each election precinct of the county.
A.R.S. § 11-1609 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 1609
11-1609 Clarification of interpretation
Status: in_force

11-1609. Clarification of interpretation

A. An applicant for a license subject to this article may request a county to clarify its interpretation or application of a statute, ordinance, regulation, delegation agreement or authorized substantive policy statement affecting the procurement of that license by providing the county with a written request that states:

1. The name and address of the applicant requesting the clarification.

2. The statute, ordinance, regulation, delegation agreement or authorized substantive policy statement or part of the statute, ordinance, regulation, delegation agreement or authorized substantive policy statement that requires clarification.

3. Any facts relevant to the requested ruling.

4. The  applicant's proposed interpretation of the applicable statute, ordinance, regulation, delegation agreement or authorized substantive policy statement or part of the statute, ordinance, regulation, delegation agreement or authorized substantive policy statement that requires clarification.

5. Whether, to the best knowledge of the applicant, the issues or related issues are being considered by the county in connection with an existing license or license application.

B. On receipt of a request that complies with subsection A, the county may meet with the applicant to discuss the written request and shall respond within thirty days of the receipt of the written request with a written explanation of its interpretation or application as raised in the written request.  The county shall provide the applicant with an opportunity to meet and discuss the county's written explanation.

C. The county may modify a written explanation provided under subsection B on written notice to the applicant if required by a change in the law that was applicable at the time the clarification of interpretation was issued, including changes caused by legislation, administrative rules formally adopted by the board of supervisors or a court decision.
A.R.S. § 11-601 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 601
11-601 County charges
Status: in_force

11-601. County charges

County charges are:

1. Charges against the county incurred by virtue of any provision of this title.

2. Salaries of county and precinct officers, deputies and employees and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of their offices.

3. Expenses necessarily incurred in the support of persons charged with or convicted of crime and committed therefor to the county jail.

4. Sums required by law to be paid to grand and trial jurors and indigent witnesses in criminal actions.

5. Compensation of interpreters in the prosecution or defense of criminal actions who have been appointed by the presiding judge of the superior court as official interpreters for justice courts and courts of record of their county. Such interpreters shall be paid such salaries as the board of supervisors may determine.

6. Necessary expenses for the support of county hospitals and indigent sick whose support is chargeable to the county.

7. Compensation of physicians for making examinations in insanity cases upon the request or order of the superior court.

8. Contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county.

9. Every other sum directed by law to be raised for a county purpose or declared to be a county charge.
A.R.S. § 11-101 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 101
11-101 Division of state into counties
Status: in_force

11-101. Division of state into counties

The state is divided into counties, named and bounded as provided in this article.
A.R.S. § 11-299 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 299
11-299 Contagious cases
Status: in_force

11-299. Contagious cases

A contractor or person having charge of the county hospital shall not be required to admit and care for any person afflicted with cholera, yellow fever or smallpox, but the board shall make temporary rules, regulations and contracts for such persons.
A.R.S. § 11-471 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 471
11-471 Manner of recording
Status: in_force

11-471. Manner of recording

The recorder shall, without delay, record each instrument authorized to be recorded which is deposited with him for record, except where otherwise provided, with the acknowledgments, proofs, affidavits and certificates thereon, and other papers thereto annexed, in the order and as of the time when they are deposited for record, by entering them for record word for word and letter for letter, and the hour, day, month and year when the instrument recorded was deposited in his office for record.
A.R.S. § 11-269.02 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 269.02
11-269.02 Public facilities; voter approval; exemptions
Status: in_force

11-269.02. Public facilities; voter approval; exemptions

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a county with a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census shall not spend public monies, grant tax concessions or relief, incur debt or exchange property in any combined amount or value totaling more than three million dollars to construct or aid in the construction of an amphitheater, a sports facility, arena or complex or a convention facility, arena or complex without presenting the proposed expenditure to the qualified electors of the county with a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census and approval of the expenditure by a majority of those voting in the election.  If revenue from a secondary property tax levy is the designated source of payment or if the project is constructed with an improvement district, the question shall be submitted to the qualified electors at an election held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.

B. This section does not apply to an expenditure for a park, parkway, trail, recreational area or playground that is established, maintained or administered by a county with a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census and that was not developed primarily for the commercial use of a private enterprise or group of private enterprises.
A.R.S. § 11-251.01 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 251.01
11-251.01 Conveyance to nonprofit housing corporation
Status: in_force

11-251.01. Conveyance to nonprofit housing corporation

The board of supervisors may convey any land and improvements thereon owned by the county directly and without compliance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of section 11-251 to a nonprofit corporation which operates housing units limited to those which are federally financed or sponsored. Such title so conveyed shall remain with the nonprofit corporation until such time as the bonded indebtedness incurred and due to the United States government or an agency thereof, is paid and at which time title to such land and the improvements thereon shall revert to the county.
A.R.S. § 11-142 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 142
11-142 Organization of new county; powers and duties of county officers pending organization
Status: in_force

11-142. Organization of new county; powers and duties of county officers pending organization

A. A new county approved pursuant to this article is officially organized and exists and the affected county or counties are officially terminated from and after December 31 following the election of county officers pursuant to section 11-140. The affected county or counties shall continue to provide necessary services through December 31.

B. After the canvass of the election of county officers the initial board of supervisors and other officers of each new county shall begin the organization of their respective counties. Any action taken before January 1 is merely preparatory in nature but shall be confirmed on the official organization of the county. For these purposes, and according to the determination of the commission, the county officers may arrange for:

1. Employing and terminating personnel.

2. Purchasing or otherwise acquiring and disposing of property.

C. Before January 1 the boards of supervisors of the new counties may enter into contracts, including intergovernmental agreements pursuant to chapter 7, article 3 of this title, to become effective January 1.

D. The budgets of the new counties for the period before the first full fiscal year after the establishment of the new county governments shall be set by the distribution board, derived from the budget of the affected county or counties and apportioned among the new counties according to their respective populations.

E. The governor shall appoint a clerk of the superior court in each new county to hold office until the time provided by general law for the next election and qualification of an elected clerk of the court. Legal actions pending at the time of organizing new counties shall be transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to sections 12-402 and 12-403.

F. All ordinances, codes and rules of the affected county continue in effect, apply to and shall be enforced by the new county until revoked or superseded by ordinances, codes or rules adopted by the new county.
A.R.S. § 11-273 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 273
11-273 Sale of bonds; disposition of proceeds
Status: reserved

11-273. Sale of bonds; disposition of proceeds

A. When the bonds are executed, numbered consecutively and sealed, they shall be delivered to the county treasurer, and his receipt taken therefor, and he shall stand charged with all bonds delivered to him and the proceeds thereof.

B. The treasurer shall sell the bonds under the direction and with the approval of the board for not less than par and accrued interest, and the proceeds of the sale shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which issued and as stated in the resolution.

C. The bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder for any part of them after advertising for bids therefor for not less than three weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county and in such other newspapers as the board may direct, the right being reserved to reject any or all of the bids.
A.R.S. § 11-487.03 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3.1 / Section 487.03
11-487.03 Recording of documents; definition
Status: in_force

11-487.03. Recording of documents; definition

A. A county recorder:

1. Who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with adopted standards.

2. May receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents.

3. May provide for access to, and for search and retrieval of, documents and information by electronic means.

4. Who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index.

5. May convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form.

6. May convert into electronic form information recorded before the county recorder began to record electronic documents.

7. May accept electronically any fee that the county recorder is authorized to collect.

8. May agree with other officials of a state or a political subdivision of a state or of the United States, on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees.

B. For the purposes of this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by a county recorder in a form that is not electronic.
A.R.S. § 11-116 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 116
11-116 Yuma county
Status: in_force

11-116. Yuma county

Yuma county, the county seat of which is Yuma, is bounded as follows:

Commencing at the point where a meridian line one hundred thirteen degrees twenty minutes west longitude, as defined by the Atwood survey of 1918, intersects the southern boundary line of the state of Arizona, being the southwestern corner of Pima county; thence north on the meridian, as defined, and along the western boundaries of Pima and Maricopa counties to the Gila and Salt river base line; thence west along said base line to a line common to ranges 16 and 17 west, Gila and Salt river base and meridian; thence north along said range line to the line common to townships 1 and 2 north; thence west along said township line to the line common to ranges 19 and 20 west; thence south along said range line to the line common to townships 4 and 5 south; thence west along said line to the west boundary of the state of Arizona; thence south along the west boundary of the state of Arizona to the southwest corner of the state of Arizona; thence easterly and southerly along the southern boundary line of the state of Arizona to the point of beginning.
A.R.S. § 11-122 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 122
11-122 Survey of boundary
Status: in_force

11-122. Survey of boundary

At any time before the final hearing of the action, the court may order a survey to be made of the disputed boundary line by the state engineer or by such other surveyor as it designates, and it may direct maps and drawings of the survey to be made, the expense to be borne by the two counties equally, or in such proportion as the court directs. The court may direct a further survey to be made if necessary.
A.R.S. § 11-813 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 813
11-813 Zoning ordinance; adoption; amendments; notice; hearing
Status: in_force

11-813. Zoning ordinance; adoption; amendments; notice; hearing

A. The commission shall formulate and draft the zoning ordinance. Before recommending the zoning ordinance to the board of supervisors for adoption, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing, after giving at least fifteen days' notice of the hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county seat.

B. After the commission recommends the zoning ordinance, the zoning ordinance shall be submitted to the board of supervisors for its consideration and official action. After the board considers the commission's recommendation, the board shall hold at least one public hearing at which residents of the county shall be heard concerning the zoning ordinance.  At least fifteen days' notice of the hearing shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county seat.  The board shall consider protests and objections to the zoning ordinance and may change or alter any portion of the zoning ordinance.

C. A property owner or authorized agent of a property owner desiring a zoning regulations amendment shall file an application for the amendment.

D. The commission, on its own motion, may propose a zoning regulations amendment and, after holding a public hearing as required by this chapter, may transmit the proposal to the board, which shall proceed as prescribed in this chapter for any other amendment.

E. On receipt of the application the board shall submit the application to the commission for a report.  Before reporting to the board, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing after giving at least fifteen days' notice of the hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county seat. The following specific notice provisions also apply:

1. In proceedings involving one or more of the following proposed changes or related series of changes in the standards governing land uses, notice shall be provided in the manner prescribed by paragraph 2 of this subsection:

(a) A ten per cent or more increase or decrease in the number of square feet or units that may be developed.

(b) A ten per cent or more increase or reduction in the allowable height of buildings.

(c) An increase or reduction in the allowable number of stories of buildings.

(d) A ten per cent or more increase or decrease in setback or open space requirements.

(e) An increase or reduction in permitted uses.

2. In proceedings governed by paragraph 1 of this subsection, the county shall provide notice to real property owners pursuant to at least one of the following notification procedures:

(a) Notice shall be sent by first class mail to each real property owner, as shown on the last assessment, whose real property is directly affected by the changes.

(b) If the county issues utility bills or other mass mailings that periodically include notices or other informational or advertising materials, the county shall include notice of the changes with the utility bills or other mailings.

(c) The county shall publish the changes before the first hearing on the changes in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.  The changes shall be published in a display advertisement covering not less than one-eighth of a full page.

3. If notice is provided pursuant to paragraph 2, subdivision (b) or (c) of this subsection, the county shall also send notice by first class mail to persons who register their names and addresses with the county as being interested in receiving the notice.  The county may charge a fee not to exceed five dollars per year for providing this service and may adopt procedures to implement this paragraph.

4. Notwithstanding the notice requirements prescribed in paragraph 2 of this subsection, the failure of any person or entity to receive notice does not constitute grounds for any court to invalidate the actions of a county for which the notice was given.

F. After the commission has held a public hearing, the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment at least fifteen days' notice of which shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county seat.  After holding the hearing, the board may adopt the amendment.

G. Notwithstanding title 19, chapter 1, article 4, a decision by the governing body that changes the zoning standards of land that is not owned by the county as prescribed in subsection E, paragraph 1 of this section may not be enacted as an emergency measure and such a change shall not be effective for at least thirty days after final approval of the change in classification by the board.  Unless a resident files a written objection with the board of supervisors, the change may be enacted as an emergency measure that becomes effective immediately by a four-fifths majority vote of the board for those counties with five or more supervisors or a two-thirds majority vote of the board for those counties with fewer than five supervisors.
A.R.S. § 11-223 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 223
11-223 Misconduct by supervisor; penalty
Status: in_force

11-223. Misconduct by supervisor; penalty

A supervisor who neglects or refuses to perform any duty imposed on him without just cause, or who wilfully violates any law provided for or relating to the office of supervisor, or fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed upon him by law, or wilfully, fraudulently or corruptly attempts to perform an act as supervisor unauthorized by law, in addition to other penalties or punishment prescribed, shall forfeit to the county five hundred dollars for every such act, which may be recovered on his official bond, and is further liable on his official bond to any person injured thereby for all damages sustained.
A.R.S. § 11-424.01 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 424.01
11-424.01 Salaries of constables; definitions
Status: in_force

11-424.01. Salaries of constables; definitions

A. At the regular June meeting of the several boards of supervisors preceding a general election, the boards shall fix the salaries of constables to be elected for the four-year period commencing on the first day of the following January.

B. In precincts with an average of one hundred or fewer documents served per year by a constable over the previous four years, as reported on the constable standardized daily activity logs, a constable is entitled to receive an annual salary of not more than $20,000.

C. In precincts with an average of more than one hundred documents served per year by a constable over the previous four years, as reported on the constable standardized daily activity logs, the constables shall be paid as follows:

1. In precincts with five thousand or fewer registered voters, annual salaries of not more than $20,000.

2. In precincts with more than five thousand registered voters but fewer than ten thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not more than $30,000.

3. In precincts with ten thousand or more registered voters but fewer than twelve thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $36,000 or more than $45,000.

4. In precincts with twelve thousand or more registered voters but fewer than sixteen thousand registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $41,000 or more than $56,000.

5. In precincts with sixteen thousand or more registered voters, annual salaries of not less than $55,000 or more than $75,000.

D. The board of supervisors shall determine, subject to subsections B and C of this section, the salary of a constable appointed to fill a vacancy caused otherwise than by expiration of the term. This subsection does not authorize an increase or decrease in the salary during the term of office of a constable appointed to fill a vacancy.

E. The board of supervisors shall withhold a constable's salary during the time that a constable is suspended from performing the constable's duties without pay pursuant to section 22-137.

F. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Registered voter" means a qualified elector of a precinct who is registered on June 1 of each year.

2. "Standardized daily activity log" means a log of a constable's work-related activities, including all of the following:

(a) A listing of all processes served.

(b) The number of processes attempted to be served by case number.

(c) The names of the plaintiffs and defendants.

(d) The names and addresses of the persons to be served except as otherwise precluded by law.

(e) The date of process.

(f) The daily mileage.
A.R.S. § 11-1205 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 1205
11-1205 Protected development right; exercise; agreements
Status: in_force

11-1205. Protected development right; exercise; agreements

A. A protected development right obtained under this chapter is not a personal right but attaches to and runs with the applicable property. After approval of a protected development right plan, all successors to the original landowner are entitled to exercise the protected development right.

B. Nothing in this article precludes judicial determination, based on common law principles or statutory provisions, that a vested right exists in a particular case or that a compensable taking has occurred. Except as expressly provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter the existing common law of vested rights.

C. Nothing in this article shall preclude, change, or limit the ability of a county to enter into a development agreement as defined in section 11-1101.
A.R.S. § 11-581 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 581
11-581 Public defender; appointment
Status: in_force

11-581. Public defender; appointment

In any county the board of supervisors may establish the office of public defender and appoint a suitable person to hold that office.
A.R.S. § 11-1804 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 1804
11-1804 Collocation of small wireless facilities; permits
Status: in_force

11-1804. Collocation of small wireless facilities; permits

A. Except as provided in this section and sections 11-1802, 11-1803, 11-1806, 11-1807, 11-1809 and 11-1810, a county may not prohibit, regulate or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities inside a right-of-way.

B. For collocations for which an application is required, an applicant seeking to collocate multiple small wireless facilities within the jurisdiction of a single county may file a consolidated application for the collocation of up to thirty-five small wireless facilities within a right-of-way if the collocations each involve substantially the same type of small wireless facilities and substantially the same type of utility pole or wireless support structure.  The county may remove from the consolidated application and treat separately small wireless facility collocations for which incomplete information has been provided, that do not qualify for consolidated treatment or that are denied.  The county may issue separate permits for each collocation that is approved in a consolidated application. Application fees, if required, shall be capped at one hundred dollars for each small wireless facility for up to five small wireless facilities addressed in a single application and sixty-five dollars for each additional small wireless facility addressed in the application.

C. An application shall include an attestation that the small wireless facilities will be collocated on the utility pole or wireless support structure and that the small wireless facilities will be operational for use by a wireless services provider to provide service within one year after the date on which the permit is issued.
A.R.S. § 11-251.17 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 251.17
11-251.17 Use of county seal restricted; cease and desist order; violation; classification
Status: in_force

11-251.17. Use of county seal restricted; cease and desist order; violation; classification

A. A person may use, display or otherwise employ any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the county seal only after obtaining the approval of the board of supervisors of that county. The board of supervisors may grant a certificate of approval on application by any person showing good cause for the use of the county seal for a proper purpose. No person other than a county department may use the county seal for the purpose of advertising or promoting the sale of any article of merchandise within this state or for promoting any other commercial purpose. The board of supervisors may adopt rules for the use of the county seal or any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the county seal, including rules for the use of the county seal for official county business.

B. If the county maintains a website, it shall display on its website the adopted seal and the text of subsection A of this section.

C. The board of supervisors shall issue a cease and desist order to any person who is in violation of this section.  If the person fails to comply with the cease and desist order, the person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 11-1003 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 1003
11-1003 Powers and duties of department of health services
Status: in_force

11-1003. Powers and duties of department of health services

A. The department of health services shall regulate the handling and disposition of animals other than livestock that have been bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal or are showing symptoms suggestive of rabies.

B. The department of health services may require the county enforcement agent to submit a record of all dog licenses issued and in addition any information deemed necessary to aid in the control of rabies.
A.R.S. § 11-458 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 458
11-458 Refusal by sheriff to pay or disburse fine or forfeiture received; classification
Status: in_force

11-458. Refusal by sheriff to pay or disburse fine or forfeiture received; classification

A sheriff who receives a fine or forfeiture and knowingly fails or refuses to pay or disburse it according to law within thirty days after the receipt thereof, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 11-422 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 422
11-422 Salary of clerk of the board
Status: in_force

11-422. Salary of clerk of the board

A. The board of supervisors in each county shall appoint a clerk and determine his salary.

B. A clerk of a board of supervisors shall not be paid compensation other than the salary determined by the board but the clerk may be reimbursed for his actual necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
A.R.S. § 11-1911 — Arizona Code / Title 11 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 1911
11-1911 Counties; uniform video service license agreement; forms; provisions
Status: in_force

11-1911. Counties; uniform video service license agreement; forms; provisions

A. From and after December 31, 2019, a county has the exclusive authority to issue a uniform video service license to a person to provide video service and to construct and operate a video service network in any service area within its boundaries.

B. Not later than August 27, 2019, each county shall adopt a standard form of uniform video service license agreement for video service providers to be used by the county and a standard form of application and affidavit as described in section 11-1914.  A county shall prescribe other forms only as necessary to implement this chapter.

C. The uniform video service license agreement adopted under subsection B of this section must include all of the following provisions in substantially the following form and may not include any other provisions:

1. The name of the video service provider, its type of entity and its jurisdiction of formation.

2. The address and telephone number of the video service provider's principal place of business.

3. The name and address of the video service provider's principal executive officers or general partners and any persons authorized to represent the video service provider before the county.

4. If the video service provider is not an incumbent cable operator, the date on which the provider expects to provide video service in the area identified under paragraph 5 of this subsection.

5. An exact description of the service area to be served, as identified by a geographic information system digital boundary that meets or exceeds national map accuracy standards.

6. A requirement that the video service provider pay the license fees required under this chapter and all other lawful fees and charges imposed by the county.

7. A requirement that the video service provider file in a timely manner with the federal communications commission all forms required by that agency before offering video service in the service area, including the forms required by 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 76.1801.

8. A requirement that the video service provider agrees to comply with and be subject to all valid and enforceable federal and state laws.

9. A requirement that the video service provider agrees to comply with all generally applicable, nondiscriminatory local laws, including highway use, mapping, insurance, performance bonds, security fund, indemnification or similar requirements that apply to the use and occupation of any highway and that conform to this chapter.

10. A requirement that the video service provider comply with the public, education and government programming requirements of this chapter.

11. A requirement that the video service provider comply with all customer service rules of the federal communications commission under 47 Code of Federal Regulations section 76.309(c) applicable to cable operators.

12. A requirement that the video service provider comply with the consumer privacy requirements of 47 United States Code section 551 applicable to cable operators.

13. A grant of authority by the county to provide video service in the service area as described under paragraph 5 of this subsection.

14. A grant of authority by the county to use and occupy the highways in the delivery of the video service, subject to the laws of this state and the police powers of the county.

15. The term of the uniform video service license.

16. A requirement that the parties to the agreement are subject to and must comply with this chapter.

D. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, from and after December 31, 2019 a person may not act as a video service provider or construct or operate a video service network within the boundaries of a county without first having been issued and continuing to hold a uniform video service license with a service area encompassing the boundaries.

E. A local license shall remain enforceable in accordance with its terms until terminated under section 11-1912, subsection B.