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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-391 - Incurring long-term obligations; public hearing

11-391.
Incurring long-term obligations;  public hearing
A. In addition to any other requirements prescribed by law,  in a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons if the board of supervisors approves incurring any long-term obligation that is not secured by the full faith and credit of the county,  the board of supervisors must:
1. Publish a notice of a hearing on the proposal to incur the long-term obligation in a newspaper of general circulation in the county,  issue a press release to print and electronic media and post the notice on the county's official web site. The notice must:
(a) Be published and posted at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.
(b) Include the date,  time and place of the hearing,  the dollar amount of the proposed long-term obligations and the estimated total financing costs,  the purpose of the proposed long-term obligations,  including the project or projects that are proposed to be financed by long-term obligations,  and that the board will receive:
(i) Oral comments at the hearing.
(ii) Written comments at any time before adopting the resolution of intention to incur long-term obligations,  including the board's mailing address. The notice posted on the county's web site shall include an electronic link for commenting electronically.
2. Hold the public hearing,  as announced in the notice,  at least fifteen days before adopting the resolution for incurring the long-term obligations. At the hearing,  the board shall present an analysis of the need for the project,  the need to use long-term financing and any other available options to accomplish the project. Any member of the public must be allowed to speak on the issue of incurring the long-term obligations to finance the proposed project.
B. At least fifteen days after the hearing the governing body must hold a public meeting to adopt findings and,  following the public comments received at and after the hearing,  by roll call vote,  either:
1. Adopt and enter a resolution of intention to incur long-term obligations to finance the project,  stating the public need for the project,  the estimated cost and the amount of the long-term obligations to be incurred.
2. Reject long-term financing of the project and abandon further proceedings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-392 - Coordinated reentry planning services programs; cross-system recidivism tracking database; planning committee

11-392.
Coordinated reentry planning services programs;  cross-system recidivism tracking database;  planning committee
A. A county may establish a coordinated reentry planning services program within a county jail for the purpose of screening and assessing persons who are booked into a county jail and connecting those persons with behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment providers at the earliest possible stage in the criminal justice process.
B. Subject to available monies,  a coordinated reentry planning services program must:
1. Allow entities to access and use a cross-system recidivism tracking database that incorporates data obtained from prearrest diversion programs,  reentry screenings that occur during the booking process,  reentry planning that occurs before and during release and postrelease treatment engagement.
2. Allow entities to work in conjunction with counties,  cities,  towns and other political subdivisions of this state and with superior courts to establish an information exchange mechanism that includes reentry planning efforts.
3. Allow county and community-wide collaborative efforts to be established and maintained for jail reentry planning services that include treatment,  peer support,  housing,  transportation and employment services and all branches of the criminal justice and court systems by developing a new coalition or extending an existing coalition.
4. Establish working agreements with coalition partners in which treatment providers use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record postrelease treatment engagement.
5. Use the cross-system recidivism tracking database to record baseline and ongoing statistics for identified needs,  referrals and future recidivism of reentry coordination participants.
C. A county that establishes a coordinated reentry planning services program shall establish a planning committee to develop the program's policies and procedures,  including eligibility criteria,  program implementation and operation. At a minimum the planning committee shall consist of the following persons:
1. Representatives of the law enforcement agencies participating in the program.
2. A representative of the program services provider.
3. A public defender or the public defender's designee.
4. A prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee.
5. A presiding superior court judge or the superior court judge's designee.
6. A clerk of the court or the clerk's designee.
7. Other stakeholders.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-401 - Enumeration of officers

11-401.
Enumeration of officers
A. The officers of the county are:
1. Sheriff.
2. Recorder.
3. Treasurer.
4. School superintendent.
5. County attorney.
6. Assessor.
7. Supervisors.
8. Clerk of the board of supervisors.
9. Tax collector.
B. The county treasurer shall be ex officio tax collector.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-402 - Qualifications

11-402.
Qualifications
A person shall not be eligible for a county office,  whether elective or appointive,  nor shall a certificate of election or commission issue to any person,  unless he is,  at the time of his election or appointment,  eighteen years of age or over,  a resident of the state,  an elector of the county or precinct in which the duties of the office are to be exercised and able to read and write the English language. The board of supervisors shall be the sole judge of such qualifications,  subject to review by certiorari in the superior court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-403 - Private practice of law prohibited; certain county attorneys; exceptions

11-403.
Private practice of law prohibited;  certain county attorneys;  exceptions
A. The sheriff,  the constable and the constable's deputies are prohibited from practicing law or forming a partnership with an attorney-at-law.
B. In a county having a population of sixty thousand or more persons,  the county attorney or the county attorney's deputies shall not engage in the private practice of law,  except:
1. With consent of the board of supervisors,  a special deputy county attorney may be appointed on a fee basis in like manner as a special assistant attorney general.
2. Deputy county attorneys may,  but in no circumstances shall be required to,  represent private clients in pro bono,  private civil matters under the following circumstances:
(a) The representation will be conducted exclusively during off hours or while on leave and the attorney will not receive any compensation for such services.
(b) The client is not seeking an award of attorney fees for the services.
(c) The services are for an individual in need of personal legal services who does not have the financial resources to pay for the professional services or for a nonprofit,  tax exempt charitable organization formed for the purpose of providing social services to individuals and families.
(d) The representation will not interfere with the performance of any official duties.
(e) The subject matter of pro bono representation is outside of the area of practice to which the attorney is assigned in the county attorney's office and the activity will not appear to create a conflict of interest.
(f) The activity will not reflect adversely on this state,  the county or any of their agencies.
(g) The deputy county attorney's position will not influence or appear to influence the outcome of any matter.
(h) The activity will not involve assertions that are contrary to the interest or position of this state,  the county or any of their agencies.
(i) The activity does not involve a criminal matter or proceeding or any matter in which this state or the county is a party or has a direct or substantial interest.
(j) The activity will not use resources that will result in a cost to this state,  the county or any of their agencies.
(k) The attorney's supervisor may require the attorney to submit a prior written request to engage in pro bono work that includes a provision holding the agency harmless from any of the work undertaken by the attorney.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary,  representation by an attorney of a pro bono client under subsection B,  paragraph 2 of this section shall not disqualify the office from subsequently participating in any action affecting the client.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-404 - Residence of county officers

11-404.
Residence of county officers
The following officers shall reside within the county:
1. Judge of the superior court.
2. Treasurer and ex officio tax collector.
3. Clerk of the board of supervisors.
4. Sheriff.
5. Assessor.
6. County attorney.
7. Recorder.
8. School superintendent.
9. Public defender.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-406 - Term of office

11-406.
Term of office
A. County and precinct officers for whose election and term of office no other provision is made,  shall be elected at the regular general election and shall hold office for a term of two years from the first day of January subsequent to their election.
B. One person only shall be elected to an office to which are attached other offices ex officio.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-407 - Duties of successors to office

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-409 - Deputies and employees; appointment

11-409.
Deputies and employees;  appointment
The county officers enumerated in section 11-401,  by and with the consent of,  and at salaries fixed by the board,  may appoint deputies,  stenographers,  clerks and assistants necessary to conduct the affairs of their respective offices. The appointments shall be in writing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-411 - Performance of duties at place other than county seat; record filing

11-411.
Performance of duties at place other than county seat;  record filing
When,  in the opinion of the chief officer of any county office,  the public interest requires the performance of any duties of the office at a place other than the county seat,  the duties may be performed at such place by a duly appointed and qualified deputy of the county officer,  in the same manner,  and with like effect as if performed at the county seat. Records of all duties so performed shall be filed in the office of the county officer at the county seat.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-413 - County offices; business periods

11-413.
County offices;  business periods
A. Every county officer,  except the sheriff,  shall keep the officer's office open for at least forty hours each week or at least thirty-two hours each week if the week contains a day that is a legal holiday. Notwithstanding section 1-301,  for the purposes of opening county offices for the transaction of business,  the board of supervisors of any county by resolution may designate the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November as a legal holiday in place of the second Monday in October. If the board of supervisors makes such a designation,  every county officer,  except the sheriff,  shall keep the officer's office open for at least twenty-four hours for that November week.
B. The criminal division of the sheriff's office shall be open at all times.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-414 - Monthly statement of fees earned; disposition of fees

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-419 - County salaries

11-419.
County salaries
A. In counties having a population of five hundred thousand or more persons,  the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
Through Beginning
Officer December 31,  2024 January 1,  2025
Attorney $123, 678 $143, 678
Assessor 76, 600 96, 600
Recorder 76, 600 96, 600
Sheriff 100, 824 120, 824
Superintendent
of schools 76, 600 96, 600
Supervisor 76, 600 96, 600
Treasurer 76, 600 96, 600
B. In counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand persons,  the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
Through Beginning
Officer December 31,  2024 January 1,  2025
Attorney $123, 678 $143, 678
Assessor 63, 800 83, 800
Recorder 63, 800 83, 800
Sheriff 100, 824 120, 824
Superintendent
of schools 63, 800 83, 800
Supervisor 63, 800 83, 800
Treasurer 63, 800 83, 800
C. Each of the officers named in subsections A and B of this section,  other than the board of supervisors and the county attorney,  may appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed on by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the deputy.
D. The county attorney shall devote full time to the county attorney's official duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law. The county attorney shall appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed on by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the chief deputy.
E. In any county included under subsection B of this section,  a chief deputy county attorney shall not be appointed unless authorized by the board of supervisors who may authorize or prohibit the chief deputy from engaging in the private practice of law. The annual salary of the chief deputy shall be in an amount agreed on by the county attorney and the board of supervisors.
F. In case of a vacancy in office of any elected county officer included in subsections A and B of this section,  the salary of the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be the same for the balance of the unexpired term as that being paid the previous officeholder.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-422 - Salary of clerk of the board

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-423 - Assessor; treasurer; confidentiality; email addresses

11-423.
Assessor;  treasurer;  confidentiality;  email addresses
A. The county assessor and treasurer shall maintain the confidentiality of email addresses provided by county residents who request to receive information and notices from these county offices by email.
B. This section does not limit or prohibit the public from inspecting or copying other records pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2 that contain the email addresses provided by county residents.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-424.01 - Salaries of constables; definitions

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-424.02 - Receipt of salary by justices of the peace; affidavit; pending and undetermined causes; violation; classification

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-442 - Ranger deputies; appointment and compensation

11-442.
Ranger deputies;  appointment and compensation
By and with the advice and consent of the board of supervisors,  the sheriff may appoint ranger deputies whose compensation shall be fixed by the board,  not to exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per month for each deputy for salary and expenses incurred. Every ranger deputy shall provide and keep at his own expense a means of travel to be used by him in the discharge of his duty.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-444 - Expenses of sheriff as county charge; expense fund

11-444.
Expenses of sheriff as county charge;  expense fund
A. The sheriff shall be allowed actual and necessary expenses incurred by the sheriff in pursuit of criminals,  for transacting all civil or criminal business and for service of all process and notices,  and such expenses shall be a county charge,  except that the allowable expenses of service of process in civil actions shall be as provided in section 11-445.
B. The board shall,  at the first regular meeting in each month,  set apart from the expense fund of the county a sum sufficient to pay the estimated traveling and other expenses of the sheriff during the month,  which shall be not less than the amount paid for the expenses for the preceding month. The sum so set apart shall thereupon be paid over to the sheriff for the payment of such expenses.
C. At the end of each month the sheriff shall render a full and true account of such expenses,  and any balance remaining unexpended shall be paid by the sheriff into the county treasury. If the sum so paid over is insufficient to pay the expenses incurred during the month,  the excess shall be allowed and paid as other claims against the county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-449 - Liability relating to writs, levies or sales

11-449.
Liability relating to writs,  levies or sales
If a sheriff neglects to make due return of a writ or paper delivered to him to be served or executed,  or is guilty of any misconduct in the service or execution thereof,  he is liable to the party aggrieved for damages sustained,  and,  in addition,  for a penalty of two hundred dollars. If the sheriff to whom a writ of execution is delivered neglects or refuses,  after demand by the creditor,  to levy upon or sell property of the party named in the writ which is subject to levy or execution,  he is liable to the creditor for the value of the property.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-450 - Effect of directions of party upon liability of sheriff in execution of process

11-450.
Effect of directions of party upon liability of sheriff in execution of process
No direction or authority by a party to a sheriff in respect to the execution of process or return thereof,  or to any act or omission relating thereto,  shall discharge or excuse the sheriff from liability for neglect or misconduct,  unless in writing and signed by the party or his attorney.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-451 - Proceedings upon failure to pay over money

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-454 - Service on sheriff

11-454.
Service on sheriff
Service of a paper,  other than process,  upon the sheriff may be made by delivering it to him or to one of his deputies,  or to a person in charge of the office during office hours. When the sheriff is a party to an action or proceeding,  the process and orders therein,  which it would otherwise be the duty of the sheriff to execute,  shall be executed by a constable,  or a person appointed by the court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-455 - Employment of prisoners; work projects

11-455.
Employment of prisoners;  work projects
The sheriff may employ prisoners,  inside or outside the county jail,  who have been sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail to such labor or occupation as he deems necessary,  including,  but not limited to,  agricultural work projects or the production of articles needed for construction,  operation,  maintenance or use of a county department,  office,  institution or agency.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-456 - Delivery of property and papers to successor; return of executed process

11-456.
Delivery of property and papers to successor;  return of executed process
A. The sheriff shall deliver to his successor in office:
1. The jail of the county,  or of a county jail district,  with all its appurtenances,  and all the property of the county therein.
2. All prisoners then confined in the jail.
3. All process,  commitments or other papers or documents in his custody authorizing or relating to the confinement of the prisoners,  and if any process has been returned,  a statement in writing of the contents thereof and when returned.
4. All writs and other original process,  and all documents for the summoning of a grand or petit jury,  then in his hands which have not been fully executed by him.
5. All executions,  attachments and final process,  and all property in his hands or possession by virtue of the levy of any writ.
B. Upon such delivery,  the former sheriff shall execute in duplicate an instrument reciting the property,  process,  documents and prisoners delivered,  specifying particularly the process or other authority by which each prisoner was committed and is detained,  and whether such process or authority is returned or delivered to the new sheriff. The instrument shall be delivered to the new sheriff,  who shall in writing upon the duplicate copy,  acknowledge receipt of the property,  process,  documents and prisoners therein specified,  and shall deliver the duplicate and acknowledgment to the former sheriff.
C. The former sheriff shall return in his own name all original process,  attachments and executions which he has fully executed.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-457 - Refusal to deliver property or papers to successor

11-457.
Refusal to deliver property or papers to successor
If a former sheriff neglects or refuses to deliver to his successor the jail,  process,  documents and prisoners in his charge,  as required by section 11-456,  the successor may take possession of the jail,  take custody of the prisoners therein confined,  and may compel the delivery of the process and documents in the manner provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-458 - Refusal by sheriff to pay or disburse fine or forfeiture received; classification

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-459.01 - County prisoner complaints to entities; procedure

11-459.01.
County prisoner complaints to entities;  procedure
A. If a county operates a facility that provides medical and health services to inmates and the facility has been accredited by the national commission on correctional health care or the American correctional association,  the board of supervisors of that county may require that a prisoner under the supervision of the county sheriff's office exhaust all internal grievance procedures before filing a complaint with any regulatory entity regulating health professions as defined in section 32-3101.
B. If a prisoner files a complaint with an entity pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the prisoner shall attach a copy of the county sheriff's office final grievance response to the complaint.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-462 - Enumeration of indices

11-462.
Enumeration of indices
A. Every recorder shall keep indices to the instruments that have been recorded. There shall be at least one entry in the indices for each instrument recorded and this entry shall show at least the date of recording,  the docket and page number where recorded,  the grantor or the equivalent,  if any,  and the grantee or the equivalent,  if any.
B. The recorder may elect to keep some or all of the indices by categories according to the type of instrument. In this case,  he must establish at least the following categories in which each instrument shall be indexed both by the grantor or the equivalent and by the grantee or the equivalent: conveyances of real property,  mortgages,  releases of mortgages,  miscellaneous,  leases,  secured transactions,  assignments of mortgages and leases,  governmental liens,  nongovernmental liens,  attachments,  judgments,  and agreements. In addition the recorder,  under this option,  shall maintain at least the following additional categories: powers of attorney,  official bonds,  executions,  lis pendens,  mine location notices and partnerships.
C. The recorder may elect to keep some or all of the indices by grantor and by grantee. In this case,  the entry in the indices for each instrument shall also include a description or code indicating the type of instrument recorded.
D. No other provisions of law shall prevent a recorder from indexing as specified in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-463 - Manner of keeping indices

11-463.
Manner of keeping indices
A. The recorder may keep single or multiple indices of official records. The indices may be kept in distinctly marked volumes or may be stored by electronic or other storage and retrieval media.
B. The names of the grantor or the equivalent or the grantee or the equivalent in the several indices which are kept in volumes shall be arranged in alphabetical order.
C. Indices which are recorded or generated by computer shall have adequate safeguards for the preservation and integrity of the indices and shall allow for reasonable access by the public.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-464 - Master forms

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-465 - Discharge papers of service personnel

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-467 - Recorded documents; notice to named party

11-467.
Recorded documents;  notice to named party
Not later than January 1,  2025,  the recorder shall provide a system for notifying a person or entity when any document is recorded in which the person or entity is a named party to the instrument. The system shall allow a person or entity to choose to participate and is voluntary for the person or entity,  and the notice shall be provided promptly by email,  text message or other similar means.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-468 - Place of recording instrument

11-468.
Place of recording instrument
When any instrument is authorized or required by law to be recorded,  it shall be recorded,  unless otherwise expressly provided,  in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property or thing,  or part thereof,  affected by the instrument is located,  but if only personal rights are affected thereby,  then in the county where the parties thereto reside.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-469 - Time instrument deemed recorded; certificate; copies

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-471 - Manner of recording

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-473 - Inspection of records

11-473.
Inspection of records
All books of record and indices in the recorder's office,  and all instruments and papers on file therein,  shall during office hours be open for inspection by any person,  and may be inspected without charge. The recorder shall arrange the books of record and indices,  or copies of the books and indices,  in his office in suitable places to facilitate their inspection.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-474 - Copies of records; certification

11-474.
Copies of records;  certification
A. The recorder shall,  upon the application and payment of the fees provided therefor,  make copies of instruments recorded or filed in his office and furnish a certificate stating:
1. The names of the parties to the instrument.
2. The dates thereof.
3. The book and page or record location number of the recording.
B. In lieu of attaching the certificate the recorder may affix a recorder certification stamp and seal directly to the record copy.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-475 - Fees; exemptions

11-475.
Fees;  exemptions
A. The county recorder shall receive the following fees:
1. For recording papers required or authorized by law to be recorded,  if the fee is not otherwise specified in this section,  $30 per instrument.
2. For recording papers to which the United States,  this state or a political subdivision of this state,  including cities,  towns and irrigation,  drainage and electrical districts,  is a party,  when recorded at the request of the United States,  this state or the political subdivision,  $15 per instrument.
3. For preparing and certifying copies of a record in the recorder's office,  $1 for each page or partial page. In addition for attaching the recorder's certificate and seal,  $3.
4. For issuing a certificate pursuant to section 47-9523,  $10 for each name,  plus $1 for each financing statement or statement of assignment reported therein.
B. The fees provided in subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section include the amount charged pursuant to section 11-475.01.
C. Notwithstanding subsection A,  paragraph 3 of this section,  the recorder shall prepare and furnish copies and certifications at one-half of the established fee when requested by any state agency for official purposes.
D. The county recorder shall not receive a fee for performing the duties prescribed by this section for an office,  agency or department of the county where the document is to be recorded. This exemption shall apply only when the fees would otherwise be paid from public monies.
E. Notwithstanding any other law,  the county recorder shall not receive a fee for performing the duties prescribed by this section or any act necessary to record or release a restitution lien filed pursuant to section 13-806 or any lien necessary to enforce a support order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-475.01 - Document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund; purpose

11-475.01.
Document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund;  purpose
A. The document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund is established in each county consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection C of this section.
B. The board of supervisors shall administer the fund and,  in cooperation with the county recorder,  expend monies in the fund in order to defray the cost of converting the county recorder's document storage and retrieval system to micrographics or computer automation. Monies in the fund may only be used for purchasing hardware and software,  training employees to operate the system,  maintaining the system,  purchasing equipment maintenance agreements and updating the system hardware or software for the county recorder's office. Monies in the fund shall not be expended for expenses other than for the support of the county recorder's automation system. If the expenditures are determined by the auditor general to be improper and inconsistent with this section,  the county general fund shall reimburse the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund for all improper and inconsistent expenditures.
C. In addition to any other fee charged pursuant to this article,  the board of supervisors may assess a special recording surcharge of not to exceed four dollars for each instrument,  paper or notice filed with the county recorder. All monies received pursuant to this subsection shall be transmitted to the county treasurer and placed in the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund.
D. The special recording surcharge prescribed in subsection C of this section is included in the amount charged pursuant to section 11-475,  subsection A.
E. The county recorder shall annually submit to the board of supervisors the amount of projected revenues to be raised for the document storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund pursuant to this section. If projected revenues of the fund are deemed insufficient to pay for conversion costs,  fund monies may accumulate until sufficient monies are available in the fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-476 - Preservation of county records; transcription and certification

11-476.
Preservation of county records;  transcription and certification
A. When county records or indexes become defaced,  worn or in a condition endangering their preservation,  the board of supervisors shall procure appropriate books and require the recorder to transcribe such records and indexes with a standard permanent black ink,  provided,  the recorder may choose otherwise to preserve the records as provided in section 11-478 which procedure may be used in lieu of the provisions of this section at the option of the recorder.
B. The books or records when transcribed or reproduced shall conform to the original records as indexed. The designation of the transcribed books or records shall not be changed from the original. They shall be compared to the original and when found to be correctly transcribed or reproduced,  the recorder and deputies transcribing,  verifying or reproducing them shall officially certify at the end of the record,  with the seal of the office affixed on the same page,  the correctness of the transcriptions or reproductions,  reciting the number of pages in the book or record,  from one to the highest number.
C. Records so transcribed and certified shall be of the force and effect of the original records.
D. This section shall apply to all records of the county recorders,  boards of supervisors and courts of record,  including records of registration and official maps and plats. The clerk of the court or board shall perform the duties required by this section of the county recorder so far as such duties pertain to the records of their respective offices.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-477 - Liability for neglect or misfeasance

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-478 - Reproduction and microphotography of records

11-478.
Reproduction and microphotography of records
The county recorder may cause any or all files or records in his official custody to be microphotographed or otherwise reproduced on film as in the case of original filings or recordings or both. Every such reproduction shall be deemed and considered an original,  and a transcript,  exemplification or reproduction thereof may be certified to by the recorder in like manner as the original.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-479 - Destruction of records; requirements; exception

11-479.
Destruction of records;  requirements;  exception
A. The county recorder may destroy,  under sections 41-151,  41-151.09,  41-151.11,  41-151.12,  41-151.13,  41-151.14,  41-151.15,  41-151.16,  41-151.17 and 41-151.19,  all of the filed papers or record books created by handwriting,  by typing on printed forms,  by typewriting,  by photostatic or photographic methods or by any electronic means in the recorder's official custody,  except federal tax lien notices,  if all of the following conditions exist:
1. The record,  paper or document is photographed or reproduced by any other method under the direction and control of the county recorder on electronic media or film of a type approved for permanent record by the Arizona state library,  archives and public records.
2. The device used to reproduce the record,  paper or document on film or electronic media is one that accurately and legibly reproduces the original in all details.
3. The photographs or other reproductions on film or electronic media are made as accessible for public reference as the book records were.
4. A true copy of archival quality of such film or electronic media reproduction is kept in a safe and separate place for security purposes.
B. A page of any record,  paper or document shall not be destroyed if any such page cannot be reproduced on film or electronic media with full legibility. Every such unreproducible page shall be permanently preserved in a manner that will afford easy reference.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Counties › § 11-480 - Requirements for form of instruments

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.