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AZ Rev Stat § 48-595 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-595 - Issuance of improvement bonds; fund for payment of bonds

48-595.  Issuance of improvement bonds;  fund for payment of bonds A. The governing body may determine that improvement bonds be issued to represent the cost and expense of the work or improvement constructed. The bonds shall be issued in the name of the municipality but shall be made payable only from the special fund collected by the municipality from special assessments levied and assessed upon the lots fronting upon the street improved and those situated in the quarter block and irregular blocks adjoining and cornering upon the crossings,  or where there is a termination in the two quarter blocks adjoining and cornering upon them halfway to the next main street crossing,  and all the way to a boundary line of the municipality when no cross street intervenes,  or,  if an assessment district has been created by the resolution of intention for the work,  upon the lots included within the limits of the assessment district. B. All sums collected from the special assessments shall be placed in the special fund and shall be used for no other purpose than payment of the principal and interest of the bonds.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-596 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-596 - Description of improvement bonds in resolution and notices

48-596.  Description of improvement bonds in resolution and notices A. When the governing body determines that improvement bonds be issued,  it shall so declare in the resolution of intention for the work and shall specify the maximum rate of interest which they shall bear. A like description of the bonds shall be inserted in all notices of the proceedings required to be published or posted,  and a notice that the bonds will be paid from a special fund collected in not to exceed twenty-five annual installments from the assessments of twenty-five dollars or over remaining unpaid at the date of the bonds. A like description of the bonds shall be included in the warrant. B. All other proceedings for the work up to and including the approval of the assessment by the governing body,  and including delivery of the assessment to the contractor or treasurer,  demand of payment of the several assessments and the return and record thereof,  shall be in all respects as provided in this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-598 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-598 - Form of bonds

48-598.  Form of bonds A. The bonds shall be signed by the mayor,  attested by the clerk and sealed with the corporate seal of the city or town,  and the interest coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of the mayor and clerk. B. The bonds shall be substantially in the following form: " City (or town) of . . . . . . . . . improvement bond. Know all men by these presents: That the city (or town) of . . . . . . . . . ,  Arizona,  a duly organized municipal corporation,  promises to pay as hereinafter stated to the bearer hereof,  on the . . . . day of . . . . . . . . .,  the sum of . . . . . . . . . dollars,  together with interest on said sum,  at the rate of . . . . per cent per annum,  payable semiannually on the first days of January and July of each year,  as evidenced by and upon the presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. Both principal and interest are payable at the office of the city (or town) of . . . . . . . or at . . . . . . . ,  at the option of the holder. This bond is issued in pursuance of law,  and is one of a series of . . . . . . . . bonds of like tenor and date for the total sum of . . . . . . . . . . dollars issued for that certain improvement in said municipality consisting of (briefly describing improvement),  initiated by resolution no. . . . . . of (name of municipality),  and is payable only out of the special fund to be collected from special assessments imposed on the lots,  or parcels of land fronting on or benefited by said improvement. Said special fund is set apart by law for the payment of said bonds,  and can be used for no other purpose. It is hereby certified and declared that the improvement for which this series of bonds is issued is authorized by law,  that all the acts,  conditions and things required to be done,  precedent to and in the issuing of this series of bonds,  have been done and performed in regular and due form as required by the laws of the state of Arizona,  the charter of (name of municipality),  and all ordinances and resolutions thereof,  that the special assessments out of which said bonds are to be paid are first liens on the property assessed,  subject only to the lien for general taxes and prior special assessments,  and any bona fide purchaser for value of this bond has the right to rely on the recitals herein contained. For the assessment or reassessment,  collection and payment of said special assessments,  the full faith and diligence of said municipality are hereby irrevocably pledged."
AZ Rev Stat § 48-600 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-600 - Collection of assessment installments; notice; delinquent installments

48-600.  Collection of assessment installments;  notice;  delinquent installments A. All assessments not certified to the clerk shall remain collectable by the contractor as provided by this article,  but the superintendent shall promptly collect all installments of principal and interest on the assessments so certified to the clerk. The superintendent shall,  thirty days before any installment of principal or interest becomes due,  give notice by mail to every person interested who has filed his name and address with the superintendent,  and by publication in not smaller than eighteen point type at least two times in a daily newspaper published and circulated in the municipality,  or at least two successive insertions in a weekly or semiweekly newspaper so published and circulated. B. The notice shall serve for all assessments in the municipality becoming due on the date specified therein,  and shall be substantially in the following form: " Notice of special assessments due on improvements. All persons owning property heretofore assessed for improvements,  will take notice that an installment of _______________ becomes due and payable on or before the ______ day of _____________ 19____ and if not so paid on or before said date the same will become delinquent and five per cent penalty will be added to the amount thereof."  C. The governing body may publish a more detailed notice,  in smaller type,  but the heading of the notice shall not be smaller type than eighteen point. The first publication of notice shall be at least thirty days before the installment is payable. The method of publication of notice provided for in this section shall apply to and govern all bonds and assessments heretofore issued and levied,  and all notices of special assessments due on improvements shall be given and published in accordance herewith. D. When an installment is paid,  the superintendent shall note in his record the date of the payment,  the name of the person by or for whom it is paid and shall,  if requested,  give receipt therefor. E. On the day succeeding the date on which the installment becomes due all installments unpaid shall become delinquent,  and the superintendent shall certify such fact on his records and mark each installment delinquent and add five per cent to the amount of each installment.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-602 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-602 - Payment after delinquency and before sale

48-602.  Payment after delinquency and before sale At any time prior to the sale of any lot assessed,  any person may pay the delinquent installment on the lot together with the penalty and costs then due,  including the cost of advertising,  whereupon the superintendent shall note on his records the date of payment,  the name of the person by or for whom it is paid,  and the amount paid.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-604 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-604 - Certificate of sale; lien

48-604.  Certificate of sale;  lien A. After making the sale,  the superintendent shall execute,  in duplicate,  a certificate of sale stating the description of the property sold,  the name of the owner thereof as given on the record of the assessment,  that the property was sold for a delinquent assessment,  specifying the improvement for which the assessment was made,  the amount for which the property was sold,  the date of sale,  the name of the purchaser,  and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed. The superintendent shall file one copy of the certificate in his office,  and deliver the other to the purchaser,  or if the municipality is the purchaser,  to the clerk,  who shall file it in his office. B. On filing the copy of the certificate in the office of the superintendent,  the lien of the assessment shall vest in the purchaser,  and is only divested by a redemption of the property,  as provided in this article. C. The superintendent shall also enter on the record of the assessment,  opposite the description of each lot offered for sale,  a description of the part thereof sold,  the amount for which it was sold,  the date of sale,  and the name of the purchaser.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-605 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-605 - Redemption

48-605.  Redemption A. Redemption may be made by any party having an interest in the lot at any time before the execution and delivery of a deed therefor by paying to the superintendent the amount for which the property was sold and five per cent thereon if paid within three months from the date of sale,  ten per cent if paid within six months,  twelve per cent if paid within nine months,  fifteen per cent if paid within twelve months,  or twenty per cent if paid after twelve months. B. When redemption is made,  the superintendent shall note that fact on the duplicate certificate of sale in his office and deposit the amount paid with the treasurer,  who shall credit the purchaser named in the certificate of sale with the amount,  and pay the amount to such purchaser or his assignee,  upon the surrender of the certificate of sale. C. When the municipality is the purchaser,  the treasurer shall notify the clerk of the redemption,  and the clerk shall thereupon cancel the certificate of sale in his office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-606 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-606 - Deed to purchaser; notice to owner; redemption after notice; effect of deed

48-606.  Deed to purchaser;  notice to owner;  redemption after notice;  effect of deed A. After the expiration of twelve months from the date of sale,  the superintendent shall execute to the purchaser,  or his assignee,  on his application,  if he has fully complied with this section,  a deed to the property sold in which shall be recited substantially the matters contained in the certificate,  any assignment thereof,  and that no person has redeemed the property. The superintendent shall receive from the applicant for a deed,  one dollar for making the deed,  unless the municipality is the purchaser. B. The purchaser shall,  at least thirty days before he applies for a deed,  serve by first class mail to the owner,  all lien claimants of record,  all persons of record with an interest in the property and,  if occupied,  the occupant of the property,  a written notice that the property,  giving the description,  has been sold for a delinquent assessment,  specifying the improvement for which the assessment was made,  the amount for which it was sold,  the amount necessary to redeem at the time of giving notice,  the time when the purchaser or assignee will apply to the superintendent for a deed and that,  on issuance of the deed,  all interest in the property,  whether of record before or after the assessment lien,  will be extinguished,  except for the lien for general property taxes and prior special assessments. If the owner cannot be found after due diligence,  the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property at least thirty days before the time stated therein of the application for a deed. C. The applicant shall file with the superintendent an affidavit showing that notice of the application has been given,  and if the owner could not be found,  that due diligence was used to find the owner. If redemption of the property is made after the affidavit is filed,  and more than eleven months from the date of sale,  the person making redemption shall pay,  in addition,  for payment to the purchaser,  three dollars for the service of notice and the making of the affidavit. D. The deed of the superintendent shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all matters recited therein,  and of the regularity of all proceedings prior to the execution thereof,  and of title in the grantee. The deed of the superintendent shall convey to the purchaser fee title to the lands described therein,  free and clear of all interests,  liens,  claims and encumbrances whether of record before or after the assessment lien,  except for the lien for general property taxes and prior special assessments.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-607 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-607 - Disposition of sale proceeds

48-607.  Disposition of sale proceeds The superintendent shall promptly pay to the treasurer all monies collected by him from sales. The treasurer,  on receipt thereof,  shall place the monies in the special fund hereby created for the payments of the bonds issued for the improvement.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-608 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-608 - Ordinance for collection of assessments by taxation

48-608.  Ordinance for collection of assessments by taxation A. The governing body may by ordinance passed before or after issuance of the bonds,  provide that the assessments for the payment of the bonds shall be collectable in the manner and by the officers provided by law or by the charter of the municipality for the collection and enforcement of the general taxes levied by the municipality. The ordinance shall be general in terms and shall apply to assessments for all improvement bonds issued whether issued before or after passage of the ordinance. B. The time for payment of the respective installments of principal and interest under the ordinance shall be the last regular date for the payment of general taxes of the municipality before the date at which the installment of principal or interest would become delinquent,  and the delinquency and the penalties incurred for delinquency and the method of collection under the ordinance shall be the same as for general taxes of the municipality. C. The governing body adopting such method of collection may at any time repeal the ordinance providing therefor,  and upon repeal the provisions for the collection of the assessments provided in this article shall again become effective. D. When any installment of an assessment is not collected when due,  it may be added to and collected with any succeeding installment. E. Notwithstanding any provision of this section,  the governing body,  by ordinance or resolution,  may provide that assessments securing a loan repayment agreement authorized by section 48-622,  be collected by taxation. F. If the municipality's ad valorem taxes are collected by the county or if the municipality has no ad valorem taxes,  assessments collected by taxation as provided in this section shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as state and county ad valorem taxes are collected and enforced,  and the collection of all such assessments shall be added to,  and become a part of,  tax rolls and tax bills issued by the county treasurer. G. Neither the county nor the county treasurer shall charge the municipality for collection of such assessments.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-609 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-609 - Deficiency in collections

48-609.  Deficiency in collections If there is a deficiency in the funds collected from the special assessments by reason of the inadequacy of the method of collection adopted by the municipality under section 48-608,  the municipality shall make good the deficiency,  reimbursing itself from the funds collected from the installments when they are received. If such method has not been adopted and the deficiency has not been funded by monies from a reserve,  the municipality may,  but is not so obligated,  make good the deficiency by a temporary loan first from any reserve and any additional,  similar fund and then from the general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-609.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-609.01 - Special provisions pertaining to loan agreements

48-609.01.  Special provisions pertaining to loan agreements A. Each municipality that has entered into,  or enters into,  a loan agreement with the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona pursuant to section 48-622,  if the municipality adopts an ordinance for collection of assessments by taxation pursuant to section 48-608,  shall remain contingently liable for all amounts to be paid pursuant to the loan agreement. B. To implement contingent liability the municipality,  no later than ten days before it is required to pay any amounts under a loan agreement from special assessments,  shall transfer from its general fund to the county treasurer an amount equal to any then due and unpaid special assessments securing a loan agreement being collected pursuant to section 48-608. The municipality shall determine if the special assessments are delinquent. If,  due to the timing of collections made pursuant to section 48-608,  the municipality is unable to pay any amounts due on a loan agreement,  the municipality shall advance the amounts from its general fund and reimburse itself from later special assessment collections that are not needed to make payments on the loan agreement. C. The payment by the municipality to the county treasurer pursuant to subsection B of this section shall not satisfy the amount of taxes due but shall operate as an assignment of all rights to taxes collected thereafter,  including penalties and interest,  to the municipality,  and the taxes shall remain subject to collection in the same manner as all other general taxes. On the payment of taxes or sale of the property assessed,  the county treasurer shall return the portion paid by the municipality,  plus a pro rata share of all penalties and interest to reimburse amounts paid from the municipality's general fund. D. The municipality may also enforce all delinquent assessments securing a loan agreement through the summary sale provisions of title 35,  chapter 3,  article 4.1 and may refund the special assessments in the manner provided in title 35,  chapter 3,  article 4.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-610 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-610 - Procedure when assessment declared void

48-610.  Procedure when assessment declared void A. When the assessment on a lot levied for the improvement,  or part thereof,  or the entire assessment,  is adjudged void for any reason,  the governing body shall cause to be levied and assessed upon the lot on which the assessment has been held void,  or upon all the lots included within the limits assessed for the work,  a new assessment sufficient to provide for the payment of principal and interest on all bonds then unpaid. The reassessment shall be made as nearly as practicable in the same manner,  and with like effect,  as the original assessment. B. In case of partial deficit the governing body may pay the deficit from the general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-611 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-611 - Failure to hold or adjourn scheduled hearing; provision for subsequent hearing

48-611.  Failure to hold or adjourn scheduled hearing;  provision for subsequent hearing When the time and place for a hearing is fixed by a governing body under this article,  and for any reason the hearing is not then and there held or regularly adjourned to a time and place fixed,  the authority of the governing body shall not thereby be divested or lost,  but it may thereafter fix a time and place for the hearing and cause notice thereof to be given by publication by at least one insertion in a newspaper published and circulated in the municipality and designated by the governing body. The publication shall be at least five days before the date of the hearing,  and thereupon the governing body may act as in the first instance.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-612 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-612 - Proof of publication and posting

48-612.  Proof of publication and posting Unless otherwise provided,  proof of publication,  or of posting resolutions or notices shall be made by the affidavit of the person required to make publication or do the posting. The affidavit shall state the manner of publication or posting and the dates thereof,  and shall have attached thereto a copy of the publication or notice posted,  and shall be filed in the office of the clerk.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-613 - Public records; duties of engineer

48-613.  Public records;  duties of engineer A. The superintendent shall keep the records required by this article in his office in the municipality and they shall be open to inspection during office hours. B. The engineer shall do the surveying and all other engineering work necessary under this article. He shall do the surveying and measuring of work to be done under contracts for grading and macadamizing streets,  and the estimating of costs and expenses thereof. Every certificate signed by the engineer in his official capacity shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of its contents. He shall keep a record of all surveys made by him. In municipalities where there is no engineer,  the governing body may appoint a suitable person to discharge such duties and fix the compensation therefor.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-615 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-615 - Special provisions relating to improvement districts for purchasing electricity for lighting public streets or parks

48-615.  Special provisions relating to improvement districts for purchasing electricity for lighting public streets or parks A. If a petition for the formation of an improvement district to purchase electricity for street or public park lighting is presented to the governing body,  which purports to be signed by all of the real property owners in the proposed district,  exclusive of mortgagees and other lienholders,  the governing body,  after verifying such ownership and making a finding of such fact,  shall adopt a resolution of intention to order the improvement pursuant to the provisions of section 48-576 and shall have immediate jurisdiction to adopt the resolution ordering the improvement pursuant to provisions of section 48-581,  without the necessity of publication and posting of the resolution of intention provided for in section 48-578. B. If a petition for the formation of an improvement district for off-street parking purposes,  and for the leasing of sites and improvement,  operation and maintenance thereof is presented to the governing body,  signed by the owners of a majority of the frontage of the property proposed to be contained within the limits of the assessment district,  the governing body shall adopt a resolution of intention ordering the proposed improvement and cause same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of section 48-578.