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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.02 - Emergency medical aid; assistance to other public bodies; limitation on liability

9-500.02.
Emergency medical aid;  assistance to other public bodies;  limitation on liability
A. A city or town or its officers and employees,  a private fire or ambulance company whose services are procured by a city or town or its officers and employees,  a property owner or its officers or employees,  a tenant or a licensed health care provider as defined in section 12-561 or an emergency medical care technician certified pursuant to title 36,  chapter 21.1 who performs emergency medical aid,  when rendering emergency medical aid provided by an emergency medical care technician,  and who is certified by the director of the department of health services pursuant to section 36-2205,  is not liable for civil or other damages to the recipient of the emergency medical aid as the result of any act or omission in rendering such aid or as the result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the sick or injured person. This subsection does not apply if the person providing emergency medical aid is guilty of gross negligence or intentional misconduct. The immunity provided for in this subsection does not extend to an emergency medical care technician while operating a motor vehicle.
B. A city or town,  an employee of a city or town or a licensed health care provider if requested by a public body to assist at a traffic accident on a public right-of-way or to render emergency aid at an emergency occurrence outside of the corporate limits of such city or town is not liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by the city or town or an employee of the city or town at the traffic accident,  rendering emergency care or as the result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for an injured person. This subsection does not apply if the city or town,  an employee of the city or town or a licensed health care provider,  while providing assistance at such a traffic accident,  rendering such emergency care or acting or failing to act to provide such further medical treatment or care,  is guilty of gross negligence.
C. This section does not abrogate the right of an employee who is injured while performing services as provided in subsection A of this section to recover benefits for which the employee may be eligible under title 23,  chapter 6 from the city or town.
D. This section does not limit a plaintiff's right to recover civil damages from any applicable uninsured motorist coverage or underinsured motorist coverage.
E. This section does not apply to services provided in an emergency room.
F. This section applies to all actions brought under sections 46-455 and 46-456,  regardless of whether the action is brought by the recipient of the emergency medical aid or by some other authorized person,  organization or governmental entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.03 - Maintenance and protection of parks; park rangers

9-500.03.
Maintenance and protection of parks;  park rangers
A. A city or town may appoint park rangers.
B. A park ranger may be empowered to issue citations for violations of ordinances and park rules and regulations.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant park rangers other powers or benefits to which peace officers are entitled.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.08 - Enforcement of water conservation plumbing requirements

9-500.08.
Enforcement of water conservation plumbing requirements
A. The governing body of a city or town may designate an appropriate official to enforce all or a portion of title 45,  chapter 1,  article 12,  relating to water conservation plumbing requirements. If a city or town designates an official pursuant to this subsection,  it shall notify the department of water resources,  in writing,  of its intent to do so. An election under this subsection divests the department of water resources of jurisdiction to enforce those provisions,  except that the department may enforce those provisions against any person who manufactures or distributes to a wholesaler or retailer any plumbing fixture for use in this state.
B. The city or town may retain the revenues from all civil penalties and assessments collected by the city or town under this section and title 45,  chapter 1,  article 12 as reimbursement for the costs of past enforcement actions and to fund future enforcement efforts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.10 - Escort and escort agency advertising requirements; civil penalty; definitions

9-500.10.
Escort and escort agency advertising requirements;  civil penalty;  definitions
A. An escort or escort agency shall not advertise escort services unless the advertisement includes either:
1. The escort license number of the escort if the advertisement is for the services of a specific escort.
2. The business license number of the escort agency where the services are offered if the advertisement does not offer the services of a specific escort.
B. An escort or escort agency shall retain on file,  for at least one year,  proof of the age of any escort whose services are offered in any advertisement of escort services.
C. An escort or escort agency that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of:
1. Five hundred dollars for a first violation.
2. One thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation.
3. Five thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation.
D. The attorney general,  county attorney or city or town attorney may bring an action to enforce this section.
E. The court shall deposit any civil penalties collected pursuant to subsection C of this section into the human trafficking victims assistance fund established by section 41-114.
F. It is an affirmative defense in a civil action for a first violation of subsection A of this section that the escort or escort agency possessed a valid license at the time the advertisement was published.
G. It is an affirmative defense in a civil action for a violation of subsection B of this section that the escort whose services were offered in an advertisement for escort services was eighteen years of age or older at the time the advertisement was published.
H. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Advertisement"  means any message in any medium that offers or solicits any person to retain the services of the escort or escort agency depicted in the advertisement.
2. " Escort"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1422.
3. " Escort agency"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1422.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.11 - Expenditures for economic development; definitions

9-500.11.
Expenditures for economic development;  definitions
(L05,  Ch. 105,  sec. 2)
A. In addition to any other powers granted to a city or town,  the governing body of a city or town may appropriate and spend public monies for and in connection with economic development activities.
B. To fund economic development activities under this section,  a city or town subject to the requirements of section 9-500.06 shall not impose a new fee or tax on a single specific industry or type of business.
C. Notwithstanding section 19-142,  subsection B,  a decision by the governing body involving an expenditure pursuant to this section may not be enacted as an emergency measure and that decision is not effective for at least thirty days after final approval of the expenditure.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Economic development activities"  means any project,  assistance,  undertaking,  program or study,  whether within or outside the boundaries of the city or town,  including acquisition,  improvement,  leasing or conveyance of real or personal property or other activity,  that the governing body of the city or town has found and determined will assist in the creation or retention of jobs or will otherwise improve or enhance the economic welfare of the inhabitants of the city or town.
2. " Expenditure"  includes any waiver,  exemption,  deduction,  credit,  rebate,  discount,  deferral or other abatement or reduction of the normal municipal tax liability that otherwise applies to similar existing business entities and properties in that city or town,  however denominated,  computed or applied,  and that is generally understood as an inducement to locate a business facility or other operation in the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.13 - Compliance with court decisions

9-500.13.
Compliance with court decisions
A city or town or an agency or instrumentality of a city or town shall comply with the United States supreme court cases of Dolan v. City of Tigard,  _____ U.S. _____ (1994),  Nollan v. California Coastal Commission,  483 U.S. 825 (1987),  Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council,  _____ U.S. _____ (1992),  and First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles,  482 U.S. 304 (1987),  and Arizona and federal appellate court decisions that are binding on Arizona cities and towns interpreting or applying those cases.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.15 - Referral of public transportation questions to voters

9-500.15.
Referral of public transportation questions to voters
By resolution,  the governing body of a city or town,  including a charter city,  may voluntarily refer an advisory question relating to public transportation to a vote of the qualified electors of the city or town at a special or general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.16 - Clean burning fireplace ordinance

9-500.16.
Clean burning fireplace ordinance
A. By December 31,  1998,  a city or town that is located in area A as defined in section 49-541 shall adopt,  implement and enforce an ordinance that complies with the clean burning fireplace standards adopted by the metropolitan planning organization that is responsible for air quality planning in area A. The ordinance shall prohibit the installation or construction of a fireplace or wood stove unless it is one of the following:
1. A fireplace that has a permanently installed gas or electric log insert.
2. A fireplace,  a wood stove or any other solid fuel burning appliance that is any of the following:
(a) Certified by the United States environmental protection agency as in compliance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 60,  subpart AAA in effect on July 1,  1990.
(b) A wood stove tested and listed by a nationally recognized testing agency to meet performance standards equivalent to those in 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 60,  subpart AAA in effect on July 1,  1990.
(c) Determined by the county air quality control officer to meet performance standards equivalent to those in 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 60,  subpart AAA in effect on July 1,  1990.
3. A fireplace that has a permanently installed wood stove insert that complies with paragraph 2,  subdivision (a),  (b) or (c) of this section.
B. The ordinance shall prohibit the subsequent conversion or alteration of a permitted fireplace or wood stove to a nonpermitted use.
C. The ordinance may provide for exemptions from regulation for heating or industrial equipment,  cooking devices and outdoor fireplaces.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.17 - Acceleration agreements; loan repayment agreements

9-500.17.
Acceleration agreements;  loan repayment agreements
A. Pursuant to section 28-7677,  a city or town may enter into agreements with the department of transportation for the acceleration of right-of-way acquisition,  design or construction of an eligible highway project or an eligible transit capital project as defined in section 28-7671 and may advance monies to the department of transportation pursuant to those agreements.
B. A loan repayment agreement as defined in section 28-7671 entered into by a city or town may be paid from and may be secured by a pledge of highway user revenues received by the city or town from this state pursuant to title 28,  chapter 18,  article 2 and section 42-6107. The pledge may be on a parity with any pledge previously or hereafter made by the city or town pursuant to section 48-690. If a city or town pledges those highway user revenues to a loan repayment agreement,  the principal and interest requirements on the loan repayment agreement may be treated as if they were principal and interest on bonds issued under title 48,  chapter 4,  article 4 for all purposes of sections 48-689 and 48-691.
C. Pursuant to title 28,  chapter 21,  article 7,  a city or town may do both of the following:
1. Enter into agreements with the department of transportation,  a regional planning agency,  metropolitan planning organization or council of governments,  a regional public transportation authority established pursuant to section 48-5102 or a designated grant recipient for the acceleration of a transportation project as defined in section 28-7671.
2. Advance monies to the department of transportation,  a regional planning agency,  metropolitan planning organization or council of governments,  a regional public transportation authority or a designated grant recipient pursuant to the agreements described in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.18 - School district construction fees; prohibition

9-500.18.
School district construction fees;  prohibition
Notwithstanding any other law,  a city or town shall not assess or collect any fees or costs from a school district or charter school for fees pursuant to section 9-463.05. This prohibition does not include fees assessed or collected for streets and water and sewer utility functions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.19 - Vehicle refueling apparatus

9-500.19.
Vehicle refueling apparatus
Notwithstanding any other law and because the legislature finds it is a matter of statewide concern,  a city or town shall not effectively prohibit the installation or use of a vehicle refueling apparatus as defined in section 43-1086.01. This section does not preclude a city or town from ensuring the proper installation of a vehicle refueling apparatus to protect public health and safety.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.20 - Outside emergency services; costs

9-500.20.
Outside emergency services;  costs
A city or town may provide or assist in providing emergency fire or emergency medical services outside of its corporate limits,  if those services are otherwise unavailable or are provided at the request of any law enforcement agency,  fire district,  fire department or private person,  and may receive reimbursement for the costs of providing the emergency services. The person receiving the services,  or on whose behalf the services are provided,  is liable to the city or town for the costs,  and these costs constitute a debt of that person and may be collected by the city or town. In this section the costs of providing emergency fire or medical services are those costs set forth in resolutions adopted by a city or town establishing fee schedules for emergency response,  standby charges,  fees for fire cause determination or any other fee that may be required or appropriate to provide emergency fire and medical services outside of its corporate limits.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.21 - Civil enforcement of municipal ordinances

9-500.21.
Civil enforcement of municipal ordinances
A city or town that classifies ordinance violations as civil offenses shall establish procedures to hear and determine these violations that may include:
1. Filing of a complaint before a hearing officer. The city or town magistrate may serve as a hearing officer or the city or town may appoint a separate hearing officer.
2. Timely notice of the citation to the violator. If the city or town is unable to personally serve the notice,  the notice may be served in the same manner prescribed for alternative methods of service by the Arizona rules of civil procedure or by certified or registered mail,  return receipt requested.
3. Procedures for the hearing,  record on appeal,  default by a defendant and rules of evidence that generally comply with those for civil traffic offenses.
4. Imposition of a civil penalty. At the conclusion of the hearing,  the hearing officer shall determine whether a violation exists and,  if so,  may impose civil penalties of up to the maximum amount specified in section 9-240 for ordinance violations for each day a violation exists beyond the initial notice constituting a separate offense. The hearing officer may also order abatement of the violation pursuant to section 9-499.
5. A provision that if the violator does not comply with a civil enforcement action,  the city or town may file a criminal charge. A civil enforcement action is not a prerequisite to the filing of a criminal charge.
6. Judicial review of the final decisions of the hearing officer pursuant to section 12-124.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.22 - Prosecution diversion programs

9-500.22.
Prosecution diversion programs
A. The chief prosecuting officer of a city or town may establish a diversion program that provides for the dismissal of a criminal complaint on successful completion of the program's requirements. Diversion shall not be available to persons accused of a crime involving the discharge,  use or threatening exhibition of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
B. The prosecutor has sole discretion to decide whether to divert prosecution of an offender when the diversion occurs before a guilty plea or trial. The diversion program may be structured to require a guilty plea before entry into the program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.23 - Authority to provide fire protection and emergency services outside corporate limits

9-500.23.
Authority to provide fire protection and emergency services outside corporate limits
In addition to the powers provided by section 9-500.20 if approved by a municipal resolution,  a city or a town may provide fire and emergency medical services outside its corporate limits to a county island as provided by section 11-251.12 or 48-853. A city or town that provides fire and emergency medical services outside its corporate limits pursuant to section 11-251.12 or 48-853 and the county treasurer for the county in which the municipality is located may enter into an agreement for the county treasurer to collect municipal fire and emergency services fees from owners of record in that area of the county. The municipality and the county treasurer may provide by agreement for the payment of the county treasurer's collection expenses from these fees,  and if so provided,  the fees shall include an amount for compensation of the county treasurer. Any compensation received by the county treasurer pursuant to this section shall be deposited pursuant to section 11-496.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.24 - Federal patent easements; city and town abandonment

9-500.24.
Federal patent easements;  city and town abandonment
A city or town,  by its own motion or at the request of a property owner,  may abandon a federal patent easement established by the small tract act of 1938 that the city or town determines,  after notifying and obtaining the consent of all affected utilities,  is not being used by the public or is no longer necessary in the same manner as other easements are abandoned.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.26 - Authority to regulate the entry of minors into Mexico; exemption from liability

9-500.26.
Authority to regulate the entry of minors into Mexico;  exemption from liability
A. The governing body of an incorporated city or town may adopt an ordinance pursuant to chapter 7 of this title allowing a peace officer of a city or town to prevent the entry from this state into the republic of Mexico at the border by any resident of this state who is under eighteen years of age if the minor is unaccompanied by a parent or guardian or does not have written consent for entry from a parent or guardian. The authority of the peace officer is only to prevent entry and not to otherwise detain the minor.
B. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of a peace officer pursuant to any other law.
C. A city or town is not civilly or criminally liable for not adopting an ordinance pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.27 - Off-road vehicle ordinance; applicability; violation; classification

9-500.27.
Off-road vehicle ordinance;  applicability;  violation;  classification
A. No later than March 31,  2008,  in area A,  as defined in section 49-541,  a city or town shall adopt,  implement and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the operation of any vehicle,  including an off-highway vehicle,  an all-terrain vehicle or an off-road recreational motor vehicle,  on an unpaved surface that is not a public or private road,  street or lawful easement and that is closed by the landowner by rule or regulation of a federal agency,  this state,  a county or a municipality or by proper posting if the land is private land.
B. This section does not apply to the operation of vehicles used in the normal course of business or the normal course of government operations.
C. This section does not prohibit or preempt the enforcement of any similar ordinance that is adopted by a city or town in area A,  as defined in section 49-541,  before March 31,  2008 for purposes of dust abatement.
D. A person who violates an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
E. In addition to or in lieu of a fine pursuant to this section,  a judge may order the person to perform at least eight but not more than twenty-four hours of community restitution or to complete an approved safety course related to the off-highway operation of motor vehicles,  or both.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.28 - Disclosure of filings; military electronics range; definition

9-500.28.
Disclosure of filings;  military electronics range;  definition
A. A city or town that contains any portion of a military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 shall notify the office of the installation commander when an application is deemed complete by the city or town to do any of the following within any portion of the military electronics range:
1. Rezone the property.
2. Issue a building or other development permit,  including an application for construction or installation of a publicly or privately operated utility,  for the property.
3. Subdivide the property or otherwise divide the property,  including any land division into five or fewer lots,  whether for residential,  industrial,  commercial or any other use.
B. If the installation chooses to make official comments on the proposed land use change,  those comments shall be made in writing and received by the city or town seven days before the first public hearing on the proposed land use change. If the proposed land use change described in subsection A of this section does not require a public hearing,  this subsection shall not be construed to allow or require a public hearing by the city or town on written comments by the installation. If the installation chooses not to submit official comments,  and if there is a hearing,  the city or town shall note at the public hearing on the proposed land use change that the installation has not indicated an objection to the proposed land use change.
C. The city or town shall provide notice to the office of the installation commander pursuant to this section by providing a copy of the application and the relevant documentation that is necessary to adequately describe the proposed land use change as it relates to the military operations at the installation. This documentation shall include a basic outline of the procedures the city or town uses when processing land use change applications and deadlines for submitting official comments.
D. This section shall not be construed to allow or require a city or town to deny any use or occupancy permit,  building permit,  zoning approval or any other permit,  approval or other authorization based on the existence of the military electronics range or its proximity to a parcel of real estate.
E. This section shall not be construed to require a city or town to meet the notification requirements of this section if the state land department has not prepared a map of the military electronics range.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " military electronics range"  means the geographically defined area in which electronic communication,  monitoring or other devices are routinely tested as a part of the military mission of a military installation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.29 - Federal and state regulations; local coordination; standing; definitions

9-500.29.
Federal and state regulations;  local coordination;  standing;  definitions
A. If a city or town has laws,  regulations,  plans or policies that are less restrictive than a federal or state regulation,  rule,  plan or policy,  the city or town shall demand by any lawful means that the federal or state government coordinate with the city or town before the federal or state government implements,  enforces,  expands or extends the federal or state regulation,  rule,  plan or policy within the city's or town's jurisdictional boundaries. This subsection is mandatory unless the city or town specifically votes to not demand coordination.
B. If the federal or state government fails to coordinate in good faith with the city or town,  the city or town shall hold public hearings,  consider the evidence and vote on whether to authorize litigation to enforce the city's or town's coordination rights.
C. If a person who resides or does business in this state serves each member of the city's or town's governing body with a written demand that the city or town comply with this section and,  within sixty days after service of the written demand,  the city or town governing body fails to comply with this section in a manner that causes injury to the person,  the person may submit a written demand for a response. The written demand must specify the city or town law,  regulation,  plan or policy with which the federal or state government failed to coordinate. Within thirty days after receiving the written demand for a response,  the city or town shall hold a public hearing to present information on the decision not to demand coordination.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Coordinate"  means the action necessary to achieve coordination.
2. " Coordination"  means the process by which the federal or state government seeks in good faith to reach consistency between a federal or state regulation,  rule,  plan or policy and a city or town law,  regulation,  plan or policy that is less restrictive than the federal or state regulation,  rule,  plan or policy.
3. " Less restrictive"  means a city or town law,  regulation,  plan or policy imposes or would impose less of a burden on the exercise of rights,  privileges or immunities enjoyed by individuals,  organizations and businesses within the city's or town's jurisdictional boundaries.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.31 - Prohibition on adopting landlord tenant bedbug control requirements

9-500.31.
Prohibition on adopting landlord tenant bedbug control requirements
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,  a city or town shall not adopt requirements by ordinance or otherwise for landlords or tenants that relate to the control of bedbugs as defined in section 33-1319,  other than the requirements prescribed by section 33-1319.
B. A city or town may adopt requirements relating to the proper disposal of items that are infested with bedbugs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.32 - License fees for dogs; prohibition; violation; classification

9-500.32.
License fees for dogs;  prohibition;  violation;  classification
A. A city or town may not charge an individual who has a disability and who uses a service animal as defined in section 11-1024,  a person that trains a service animal as defined in section 11-1024 or an individual who uses a search and rescue dog a license fee for that dog.
B. An applicant for a license for a search and rescue dog shall provide adequate proof satisfactory to the enforcement agent that the dog is a search and rescue dog.
C. An applicant for a license for a service animal shall sign a written statement that the dog is a service animal as defined in section 11-1024. A person who makes a false statement pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a petty offense and is subject to a fine that does not exceed fifty dollars. The statement to be signed shall be substantially in the following form:
By signing this document,  I declare that the dog to be licensed is a service animal as defined in section 11-1024,  Arizona Revised Statutes,  and I understand that a person who makes a false statement pursuant to section 9-500.32,  Arizona Revised Statutes,  is guilty of a petty offense and is subject to a fine that does not exceed fifty dollars.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.33 - County island sewer connection; prohibition; state preemption

9-500.33.
County island sewer connection;  prohibition;  state preemption
Notwithstanding any other law,  a city or town may not require the owner of a property located in the city's or town's municipal planning area to connect to the city's or town's sewer system if the property is located in a county island as defined in section 11-251.12 unless the department of environmental quality has determined that connection is necessary to abate an environmental nuisance as defined in title 49,  chapter 1,  article 3 or to eliminate a threat to a water quality standard established pursuant to title 49,  chapter 2,  article 2. The property rights of property owners in this state are of statewide concern. This section preempts all local laws,  ordinances and charter provisions to the contrary.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.34 - Prohibition on retail business security requirements; state preemption

9-500.34.
Prohibition on retail business security requirements;  state preemption
A. A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that requires a retail business to comply with specific security requirements,  including the installation of security cameras or security lights,  based on the size of the retail business,  the type of the retail business or the number of calls the retail business made to law enforcement per year. For the purposes of this section,  retail business does not include a bar,  hotel,  restaurant or a business that has live entertainment,  dispenses or cultivates medical marijuana or that requires age verification for admission.
B. The legislature finds that the imposition of security requirements on retail businesses in a uniform and consistent manner is a matter of statewide concern. The imposition of security requirements on retail businesses as provided in this section is not subject to further regulation by a city,  charter city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.35 - Garbage collection services; payment responsibility

9-500.35.
Garbage collection services;  payment responsibility
For residential property of four or fewer units,  a garbage collection service provider that operates within a city or town may not require payment of garbage collection service rates and charges by anyone other than the person who has contracted with the garbage collection service provider to provide the service,  who physically resides or resided at the property and who receives or received the service. The property owner,  an immediate family member of the person who does not reside at the property or any other entity,  at their sole discretion,  may establish service in their name with the garbage collection service provider and is responsible for payment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.36 - Prohibition on requirement of energy measuring and reporting; state preemption

9-500.36.
Prohibition on requirement of energy measuring and reporting;  state preemption
A. A city or town may not require an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property to measure and report energy usage and consumption,  including energy consumption benchmarking and building facility energy efficiency audits.
B. The regulation of an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property relating to measuring and reporting energy usage and consumption is a matter of statewide concern. The regulation of measuring and reporting energy usage and consumption by an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property pursuant to this section are not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
C. This section does not prohibit a city or town that operates an electric or gas utility from metering or otherwise measuring and reading energy deliveries,  usage and consumption in the course of providing public utility service to businesses,  commercial buildings and multifamily housing properties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.37 - Improvements to private property not in corporate boundaries; prohibition

9-500.37.
Improvements to private property not in corporate boundaries;  prohibition
A city or town may not require the owner of property that is not located in the city's or town's corporate boundaries to make an improvement as a condition of providing water or wastewater service unless the improvement has a substantial nexus to the water or wastewater service that is to be provided to the owner's property by the city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.38 - Prohibition on regulation of auxiliary containers; state preemption; definition

9-500.38.
Prohibition on regulation of auxiliary containers;  state preemption;  definition
A. A city or town may not:
1. Impose a tax,  fee,  assessment,  charge or return deposit on a consumer or an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property for auxiliary containers.
2. Regulate the sale,  use or disposition of auxiliary containers by an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property.
B. The regulation of the sale,  use and disposition of auxiliary containers is a matter of statewide concern. The regulation of the sale,  use or disposition of auxiliary containers by an owner,  operator or tenant of a business,  commercial building or multifamily housing property pursuant to this section is not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
C. This section does not prevent a city or town from continuing a voluntary recycling and waste reduction program as authorized by section 9-500.07 or ensuring that discarded auxiliary containers defined as solid waste pursuant to section 49-701.01 are disposed of properly.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " auxiliary container"  includes reusable bags,  disposable bags,  boxes,  beverage cans,  bottles,  cups and containers that are made out of cloth,  plastic,  extruded polystyrene,  glass,  aluminum,  cardboard or other similar materials and that are used for transporting merchandise or food to or from a business or multifamily housing property. Auxiliary container does not include a stationary receptacle intended solely for use by the public for voluntary donation of goods and materials intended for subsequent reuse,  sale or recycling.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.41 - 911 telephone calls; medical assistance requests; Good Samaritans

9-500.41.
911 telephone calls;  medical assistance requests;  Good Samaritans
A city or town that receives 911 telephone calls shall report to the department of health services,  in a format prescribed by the department,  the number of telephone calls received under section 13-3423 and any related overdose deaths.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.42 - Prohibition on regulation of running node on blockchain technology; state preemption; definition

9-500.42.
Prohibition on regulation of running node on blockchain technology;  state preemption;  definition
A. A city or town may not prohibit or otherwise restrict an individual from running a node on blockchain technology in a residence.
B. The regulation of the act of running a node on blockchain technology in a residence is of statewide concern and not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " running a node on blockchain technology"  means providing computing power to validate or encrypt transactions in blockchain technology as defined in section 44-7061.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.43 - Prohibition on mandated provision of health insurance; state preemption

9-500.43.
Prohibition on mandated provision of health insurance;  state preemption
A. A city or town may not require an employer to provide health insurance to the employer's employees.
B. The regulation of health insurance is of statewide concern and not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.44 - Communications; accessibility; emergency response interpreters

9-500.44.
Communications;  accessibility;  emergency response interpreters
A. Pursuant to the Americans with disabilities act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336;  104 Stat. 327;  42 United States Code sections 12101 through 12213) and its regulations,  a city or town shall take reasonable steps to ensure that its communications with persons with disabilities,  including online communications and emergency communications,  are equally as effective as the city's or town's communications with persons without disabilities. The city or town shall take reasonable steps to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to communicate with,  receive information from and convey information to the city or town. The city or town shall provide auxiliary aids and services when needed to communicate effectively with persons with communication disabilities.
B. A city or town shall establish a protocol to take reasonable steps to secure an interpreter who is licensed by the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing pursuant to title 36,  chapter 17.1,  article 2,  with preference for an interpreter who is certified through the department of emergency and military affairs' emergency response interpreter credentialing program,  to interpret emergency communications that are presented live to the media for broadcast or delivered through a live online communication,  including an official government statement or press conference relating to an emergency situation.
C. This section does not prevent a city or town from communicating to the public during an emergency situation if an interpreter is unavailable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.45 - Drug disposal programs; business assessments prohibited; restrictions; state preemption; definition

9-500.45.
Drug disposal programs;  business assessments prohibited;  restrictions;  state preemption;  definition
A. A city or town may not:
1. Impose a tax,  fee,  assessment or charge on any consumer or owner or operator of a business to pay for or support a drug disposal program in the city's or town's jurisdiction.
2. Require an owner or operator of a business to establish,  pay for or operate a drug disposal program in the city's or town's jurisdiction.
B. Subsection A of this section does not prohibit a city or town from using other general fund monies for the purpose of operating a drug disposal program.
C. The establishment or regulation of a drug disposal program by an owner or operator of a business that complies with state and federal law and rules adopted pursuant to those laws is a matter of statewide concern and is not subject to further regulation by a city or town.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " drug disposal program"  means a program to collect,  transport or dispose of prescription drugs,  including controlled substances,  nonprescription drugs,  needles or sharps that are no longer wanted by the owner or that have been abandoned or discarded or are intended to be abandoned or discarded by the owner.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.46 - Parking; public service and public safety emergency vehicles; definitions

9-500.46.
Parking;  public service and public safety emergency vehicles;  definitions
A. Notwithstanding any provision in rule or ordinance,  a city,  including a charter city,  or town may not prohibit a resident from parking a motor vehicle on a street or driveway in the city or town if the vehicle is required to be available at designated periods at the person's residence as a condition of the person's employment and either of the following applies:
1. The resident is employed by a public service corporation that is regulated by the corporation commission,  an entity that provides emergency telephone service,  an entity regulated by the federal energy regulatory commission or a municipal utility and the public service corporation,  emergency telephone service provider,  federally regulated utility or municipal utility is required to prepare for emergency deployments of personnel and equipment for repair or maintenance of natural gas,  electrical,  telecommunications,  emergency telephone or water infrastructure,  the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty thousand pounds or less and is owned or operated by the public service corporation,  emergency telephone service provider,  federally regulated utility or municipal utility and the vehicle bears an official emblem or other visible designation of the public service corporation,  emergency telephone service provider,  federally regulated utility or municipal utility.
2. The resident is employed by a public safety agency,  including police or fire service for a federal,  state,  local or tribal agency or a private fire service provider or an ambulance service provider that is regulated pursuant to title 36,  chapter 21.1,  and the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less and bears an official emblem or other visible designation of that agency.
B. This section does not prevent a city,  including a charter city,  or town from enforcing public health,  safety and welfare requirements,  including requirements relating to parking and traffic that are applied on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Emergency telephone service"  means a service that provides voice transmissions to emergency or public safety agencies through 911 or a similarly designated telephone number. Emergency telephone service does not include commercial mobile radio services.
2. " Telecommunications"  means the transmission of information of the user's choosing between or among points specified by the user without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received. Telecommunications does not include commercial mobile radio services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.47 - Firefighter; peace officer; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definitions

9-500.47.
Firefighter;  peace officer;  residency requirement;  prohibition;  exemption;  definitions
A. A city or town shall not impose any residency requirement on any firefighter or peace officer as a condition of employment.
B. This section does not apply to any of the following:
1. Executive-level firefighters and executive-level peace officers.
2. Peace officers employed by a city or town with a population of five thousand persons or less.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Firefighter"  means a professional firefighter who is a member of a city,  town,  county or fire district fire department.
2. " Peace officer"  means a marshal,  police officer and any other city or town officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.48 - Deceased cats and dogs; owner notification

9-500.48.
Deceased cats and dogs;  owner notification
A city or town shall require an employee or a contractor or subcontractor that has contracted with the city or town to remove deceased cats and dogs from a public place to thoroughly scan the cat or dog for the presence of a microchip and make a reasonable effort to contact the owner before disposing of the cat or dog if the disposal will be at a landfill.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-500.49 - Administrative review and approval; self-certification program; expedited approval; definition

9-500.49.
Administrative review and approval;  self-certification program;  expedited approval;  definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  the legislative body of a city or town may by ordinance do the following:
1. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve site plans,  development plans,  land divisions,  lot line adjustments,  lot ties,  preliminary plats,  final plats and plat amendments without a public hearing.
2. Authorize administrative personnel to review and approve design review plans based on objective standards without a public hearing.
3. Adopt a self-certification program allowing registered architects and professional engineers to certify and be responsible for compliance with all applicable ordinances and construction standards for projects that the ordinance identifies as being qualified for self-certification.
4. Allow at-risk submittals for certain on-site preliminary grading and drainage work or infrastructure.
5. Allow applicants with a history of compliance with building codes and regulations to be eligible for expedited permit review.
B. Applications for a license pursuant to this section are subject to chapter 7,  article 4 of this title.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " objective"  means not influenced by personal interpretation,  taste or feelings of a municipal employee and verifiable by reference to an adopted benchmark,  standard or criterion available and knowable by the applicant or proponent.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 9 - Cities and Towns › § 9-501 - Grant of franchise

9-501.
Grant of franchise
A. A municipal corporation shall not grant a franchise for a public utility to be operated by the grantee unless authorized by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the municipal corporation at a regular election or at a special election duly and regularly called by the governing body of the municipal corporation for that purpose.
B. A telecommunications corporation may apply for either a license or a franchise from a municipal corporation under section 9-583,  and the municipal corporation shall not require a franchise for a public utility for its provision of telecommunications services as defined in section 9-581.