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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-672.01 - Registration of persons who install or service radiation machines; exception; roster of registrants

30-672.01.
Registration of persons who install or service radiation machines;  exception;  roster of registrants
A. A person who is in the business of installing or servicing radiation machines that are required to be registered by the department shall register with the department on a form provided by the department.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  a person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the department and who operates a radiation machine is not required to register with the department.
C. The registration form required pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be limited to the following information:
1. The full business name of the registrant.
2. The names of the owners if the registrant is a corporation or partnership.
3. The names of employees who carry out installation or service work for the registrant.
4. The business address of the registrant.
D. The department shall maintain a roster of all registrants,  including the date of initial registration. The roster shall be available for public inspection.
E. A registrant must reregister with the department if there is a change in the information provided under subsection C of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-681 - Inspections

30-681.
Inspections
A. The department or its duly authorized representatives may enter at all reasonable times on any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether there is compliance with or a violation of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter,  except that entry into areas under the jurisdiction of the federal government shall be effected only with the concurrence of the federal government or its duly designated representative.
B. If the director determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a radiation source is not in compliance with the licensing requirements of this chapter,  the director or the director's designee or agent may enter on and into the premises of any radiation source that is licensed or required to be licensed pursuant to this chapter at any reasonable time to determine compliance with this chapter and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. An application for licensure under this chapter constitutes permission for and complete acquiescence in any entry or inspection of the premises during the pendency of the application and,  if licensed,  during the term of the license. If the inspection shows that the radiation source is not adhering to the licensing requirements of this chapter,  the director may take action authorized by this chapter. A radiation source whose license has been suspended or revoked in accordance with this subsection is subject to inspection when applying for relicensure or reinstatement of the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-683 - Intergovernmental agreements; inspections; training programs; mammography facilities

30-683.
Intergovernmental agreements;  inspections;  training programs;  mammography facilities
A. The department,  subject to the approval of the governor,  may enter into agreements with the federal government,  other states or interstate agencies to perform on a cooperative basis with the federal government,  other states or interstate agencies inspections or other functions relating to control of sources of radiation.
B. The department may institute training programs for the purpose of qualifying personnel to carry out this chapter and make such personnel available for participation in any program of the federal government,  other states or interstate agencies in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
C. The department shall annually inspect facilities that provide diagnostic or screening mammography examinations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-684 - Conflicting ordinances by municipality or county

30-684.
Conflicting ordinances by municipality or county
Ordinances,  resolutions or regulations,  now or hereafter in effect,  of the governing body of a municipality or county or board of health relating to sources of radiation shall not be superseded by this chapter,  provided,  such ordinances or regulations are and continue to be consistent with the provisions of this chapter,  amendments thereto and rules and regulations thereunder.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-686 - Appeal; hearing

30-686.
Appeal;  hearing
A person who is denied licensure or registration under article 2 of this chapter or who is denied an exception from licensure or registration under article 2 of this chapter may appeal the denial by making a written request for a hearing pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. The department shall give notice of such an action pursuant to tile 41,  chapter 6,  article 10,  and the notice shall state the person's right to make a written request for a hearing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-687 - Assessment; civil penality; enforcement; appeals; collection

30-687.
Assessment;  civil penality;  enforcement;  appeals;  collection
A. The director may assess a civil penalty against a person that violates this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. The maximum amount of any assessment is twenty-five thousand dollars for any thirty-day period.
B. The director may issue a notice of assessment that includes the proposed amount of the assessment. In determining the amount of a civil penalty assessed against a person under subsection A of this section,  the department shall consider all of the following:
1. Repeated violations of statutes and rules.
2. Patterns of noncompliance.
3. Types of violations.
4. The severity of the violations.
5. The potential for and occurrences of actual harm.
6. Threats to health and safety.
7. The number of persons affected by the violations.
8. The number of violations.
9. The length of time the violations have been occurring.
C. A person may appeal the assessment by requesting a hearing pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. If the assessment is appealed,  the director may not take further action to enforce and collect the assessment until after the hearing.
D. Actions to enforce the collection of civil penalties assessed pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be brought by the attorney general or the county attorney in the name of the state in the justice court or the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred.
E. The department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  civil penalties collected pursuant to this section in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-688 - Emergency action

30-688.
Emergency action
A. If the director finds that the public health,  safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to that effect in an order,  the director may:
1. Order the summary suspension of a license pending proceedings for revocation or another action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined.
2. Order the impoundment of sources of radiation in the possession of any person that is not equipped to comply with or that fails to comply with this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
B. The director may apply to the superior court for an injunction to restrain a person from violating a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. The court shall grant a temporary restraining order,  a preliminary injunction or a permanent injunction without bond. The person may be served in any county of this state. The action shall be brought on behalf of the director by the attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation is occurring.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-689 - Violation; classification

30-689.
Violation;  classification
A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule,  regulation or order placed in effect pursuant thereto by the commission is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
B. The provisions of subsection A shall not apply to any emergency regulation or order unless or until the person so violating such regulation or order has had actual knowledge of the regulation or order.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-691 - Definition; limitation

30-691.
Definition;  limitation
A. In this article,  " radioactive waste material"  means any residue remaining after the processing of source material.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,  no license shall be granted for disposing of any radioactive waste material that originated as waste from without this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-692 - Acquisition of lands, buildings and grounds

30-692.
Acquisition of lands,  buildings and grounds
A. Any site used for the concentration and storage or disposal of radioactive waste material shall represent a continuing and perpetual responsibility in the interests of the public health,  safety and general welfare,  and shall ultimately be reposed in the state without regard for the existence or nonexistence of any particular state agency,  instrumentality,  department,  division or officer.
B. Lands,  buildings and grounds that are acquired pursuant to this section as sites for the concentrations and permanent storage or disposal of radioactive waste materials may be acquired in fee simple and dedicated in perpetuity to such purpose. All rights,  title and interest in,  of and to any radioactive waste materials accepted by the department for permanent storage or disposal at such facilities,  on acceptance,  shall become the property of the state and shall be administered,  controlled,  and disposed of,  including transfer by sale,  lease or loan or otherwise,  by the department in the name of this state.
C. The department may acquire by purchase,  gift or condemnation under title 12,  chapter 8,  article 2 or 3 any lands,  buildings or grounds where radioactive by-product materials and wastes produced by industrial,  medical,  agricultural,  scientific or other organizations can be concentrated,  stored or otherwise disposed of in a manner consistent with the public health and safety.
D. The department may accept,  receive,  and receipt for monies or lands,  buildings and grounds for and in behalf of this state,  given by the federal government under any federal law to this state or by any other public or private agency,  for the acquisition or operation of any site for the concentration and storage or disposal of radioactive wastes. Such funds received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the radiation regulatory and perpetual care fund. Such funds or properties shall be used only for the purposes for which they are contributed.
E. The department may lease such properties as it may acquire under this section to a private firm or firms for the purpose of operating sites for the concentration and storage or disposal of radioactive wastes or for any other purpose not contrary to the public interests.
F. The operation of any site acquired for the concentration and storage of radioactive wastes shall be under the direct supervision of the department and shall be in accordance with rules adopted and enforced by the department to protect the public health and safety.
G. The department may enter into such contracts as it may deem necessary for carrying out this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-694 - Radiation regulatory and perpetual care fund; investment; purposes; exemption

30-694.
Radiation regulatory and perpetual care fund;  investment;  purposes;  exemption
A. A special fund called the radiation regulatory and perpetual care fund is established in which the department shall deposit all sums and collateral received by it pursuant to sections 30-692,  30-693 and 30-695,  which shall be held in trust for carrying out the purposes of this article.
B. On notice from the department,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and all monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
C. All monies and collateral in the radiation regulatory and perpetual care fund are appropriated to and may be expended by the department as required for the decommissioning,  stabilization,  maintenance,  surveillance,  control,  storage or disposal of radioactive materials acquired by the department for the protection of the public health and safety pursuant to section 30-692,  for any activities deemed necessary under section 30-693 or for the decommissioning of any licensed activity or refunds pursuant to section 30-695.
D. Monies and collateral in the fund shall not be used for normal operating expenses of the department and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-696 - License application; review requirements

30-696.
License application;  review requirements
A. The department,  with the assistance of appropriate state agencies,  shall review the radioactive materials license application. The review shall document,  at a minimum:
1. Alternatives considered for the siting of any uranium milling or mill tailings disposal facilities.
2. Alternative designs or schemes for mill tailings management and disposal.
3. An assessment of the radiological impacts of uranium milling operations and mill tailings management techniques.
4. An assessment of potential impacts on groundwater of uranium milling operations and mill tailings management techniques.
B. Results of the review shall be published and made available to the public and requesting state agencies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-702 - Board member

30-702.
Board member
The member of the western interstate nuclear board or its successor agency representing the state of Arizona shall be appointed by the governor. The member shall be an employee of the state of Arizona and shall report directly to the governor and the department. The member,  with the approval of the governor,  may designate an alternate to represent this state when the member is unable to do so.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-704 - Applicability of workers' compensation and occupation disability laws

30-704.
Applicability of workers' compensation and occupation disability laws
The provisions of title 23,  chapter 6 shall be applicable and any benefits payable thereunder shall be payable to any persons dispatched to another state pursuant to article VI of the compact. If the aiding personnel are officers or employees of subdivisions of this state,  they shall be entitled to the same workers' compensation or other benefits in case of injury or death to which they would have been entitled if injured or killed while engaged in coping with a nuclear incident in their jurisdictions of regular employment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-722 - Administration

30-722.
Administration
A. The department is designated as the agency responsible for performing any administrative and enforcement duties assigned to this state by the southwestern low-level radioactive waste disposal compact,  except those duties specifically assigned to the governor.
B. The payment of any monies by this state to the southwestern low-level radioactive waste commission under the compact shall be from an appropriation made to the department that is not a line item in the department's budget.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-801 - Definitions

30-801.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Electricity"  or " electric service"  means electric energy,  electric capacity or electric capacity and energy.
2. " Public power entity" :
(a) Means any municipal corporation,  city,  town or other political subdivision that is organized under state law,  that generates,  transmits,  distributes or otherwise provides electricity and that is not a public service corporation.
(b) Does not include:
(i) A city or town with a population of less than seventy-five thousand persons.
(ii) A power district,  electrical district,  irrigation and water conservation district or multi-county water conservation district established pursuant to title 48,  chapter 11,  12,  19 or 22.
(iii) The Arizona power authority.
3. " Retail electric customer"  means a person that purchases electricity for that person's own use,  including use in that person's trade or business,  and not for resale,  redistribution or retransmission.
4. " Service territory"  means the geographic area in which a public power entity or public service corporation owns,  operates,  controls or maintains either electric distribution facilities or natural gas distribution facilities and that additional area in which the public power entity or public service corporation has agreed to extend electric distribution facilities or natural gas distribution facilities,  whether established by a certificate of convenience and necessity,  by official action by a public power entity or by contract or agreement.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-803 - Consumer protection; unfair practices; policies; ombudsman; cities and towns

30-803.
Consumer protection;  unfair practices;  policies;  ombudsman;  cities and towns
A. A public power entity shall establish an ombudsman office to investigate retail electric customer service complaints and adopt rules and procedures to protect the public against deceptive,  unfair and abusive business practices. The rules and procedures adopted by the public power entity shall address at least:
1. Deceptive,  unfair and abusive business practices,  including deposit requirements and reconnection fees.
2. Intrusive and abusive marketing practices.
3. Deceptive or untrue advertising practices.
4. Practices prohibited under section 30-806,  subsection C.
B. If a public power entity employs the services of a contractor for interior household energy service,  either directly or through any affiliate,  the contractor and any subcontractors shall be licensed by the registrar of contractors and shall comply with all municipal permit and inspection standards and applicable life safety codes. For the purposes of this subsection,  " contractor"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-1101.
C. The public power entity shall make available to any requesting party all information necessary to demonstrate compliance with this section.
D. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  a public power entity that is a city or town may provide for an alternative structure to address customer service and consumer protection issues.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-805 - Confidential customer information; protection

30-805.
Confidential customer information;  protection
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  a public power entity may not release customer-specific information without specific prior written customer authorization unless the information is reasonably required for legitimate account collection activities or credit analysis activities or when such information aids in providing safe and reliable service to the customer or unless otherwise provided by court order. A public power entity shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures to ensure confidentiality.
B. Notwithstanding any other law,  records and proceedings relating to competitive activity,  including trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information,  if disclosure of the information could give a material advantage to another entity,  are not open to public inspection and may not be made public except by order of the public power entity's governing body. The information protected as confidential under this section is any information that is similar to the information that would be confidential under section 40-204 if reported by a public service corporation to the Arizona corporation commission.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-807 - Application for rehearing; effect; decision

30-807.
Application for rehearing;  effect;  decision
A. After any final order or decision is made by the governing body of the public power entity in the course of a ratemaking or rate design process,  any person or the attorney general on behalf of this state may apply for a rehearing of any matter determined in the action or proceeding regarding the ratemaking or rate design process specified in the application for rehearing within twenty days after entry of the order or decision. Unless otherwise ordered,  filing the application does not stay the decision of the governing body of the public power entity. If the governing body of the public power entity does not grant the application within twenty days,  it is deemed denied. If the governing body of the public power entity grants the application,  within twenty days after granting the application,  the governing body of the public power entity shall hear the matter and make a determination.
B. A claim arising from any order or decision of the governing body of the public power entity made in the course of a ratemaking or rate design process shall not accrue in any court to any party or this state unless the party or this state,  before the effective date of the order or decision,  applies to the governing body of the public power entity for a rehearing.
C. The application shall set forth specifically the grounds on which it is based and a person or this state shall not in any court urge or rely on any ground not set forth in the application.
D. An application for rehearing does not excuse any person from complying with and obeying any order or decision or any requirements of any order or decision of the governing body of the public power entity,  or operate in any manner to stay or postpone the enforcement of a decision,  except in cases and on terms as the governing body of the public power entity by order directs.
E. If,  after a rehearing and a consideration of all the facts,  including those arising since the making of the order or decision,  the governing body of the public power entity finds that the original order or decision or any part of the original order or decision is in any respect unjust or unwarranted or should be changed the governing body of the public power entity may abrogate,  change or modify the order or decision,  and the order or decision has the same force and effect as an original order or decision,  but does not affect any right or the enforcement of any right arising from or by virtue of the original order or decision,  unless decided by the governing body of the public power entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-809 - Action to set aside or modify certain governing body of public power entity orders or decisions; limitation; court of appeals

30-809.
Action to set aside or modify certain governing body of public power entity orders or decisions;  limitation;  court of appeals
A. The attorney general on behalf of this state or any person that is dissatisfied with any order or decision of the governing body of the public power entity made in the course of a ratemaking or rate design process may file,  within thirty days after a rehearing is denied or deemed denied,  a notice of appeal in the court of appeals to vacate,  set aside,  affirm in whole or in part,  reverse in part or remand with instructions to the governing body of the public power entity the order or decision if the court of appeals determines that it is unlawful,  that it is not supported by substantial evidence or that the governing body abused its discretion.
B. If the governing body of the public power entity rescinds the order complained of,  the action shall be dismissed,  and if the governing body of the public power entity alters,  modifies or amends the order,  the altered,  modified or amended order shall replace the original order complained of,  and judgment shall be given on the order as made by the governing body of the public power entity in the first instance.
C. The appellate procedure shall be pursuant to rules adopted by the supreme court. The rules shall conform,  as nearly as possible,  to the manner in which other appeals are undertaken including indicating the content of the record on review,  the briefs to be filed and the time and manner for filing the briefs,  record and other documents.
D. Any party to the action,  or the attorney general on behalf of this state,  may appeal to the supreme court as provided by law.
E. In all appeals taken pursuant to this section,  the party adverse to the governing body of the public power entity or the party seeking to vacate or set aside an order of the governing body of the public power entity must show that the order or decision is unlawful,  that it is not supported by substantial evidence or that the governing body abused its discretion.
F. Except as provided by this section,  a court of this state does not have jurisdiction to enjoin,  restrain,  suspend,  delay or review any order or decision of the governing body of the public power entity involving any public power entity and made in the course of a ratemaking or rate design process or to enjoin,  restrain or interfere with the governing body of the public power entity in the performance of its official duties and the rules,  orders or decrees fixed by the governing body of the public power entity remain in force pending the decision of the courts,  but a writ of mandamus shall lie from the supreme court to the governing body of the public power entity in cases authorized by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 30 - Power › § 30-810 - Buy-through program; terms, conditions, limitations; definition

30-810.
Buy-through program;  terms,  conditions,  limitations;  definition
A. On or before January 1,  2024,  a public power entity that is an agricultural improvement district established pursuant to title 48,  chapter 17 shall offer a buy-through program that both:
1. Includes terms,  conditions and limitations,  including a minimum qualifying load and a maximum amount of program participation.
2. Is structured to maintain system reliability and to avoid a cost shift to nonparticipating customers.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " buy-through"  means a purchase of electricity by a public power entity at the direction of a particular retail consumer,  subject to the terms of the program.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-101 - Common jails; duty of sheriff; use of jails

31-101.
Common jails;  duty of sheriff;  use of jails
The common jails in the several counties and county jails under the jurisdiction of county jail districts shall be kept by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are respectively located. The jails shall be used for detention of persons committed to them in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter. The cost of housing the persons committed to common jails by the city or county shall be paid pursuant to section 31-121,  subsection D or E.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-104 - Employment of temporary guards

31-104.
Employment of temporary guards
The sheriff may,  when necessary,  with the written consent of the county board of supervisors,  employ temporary guards for protection of the county jail or safekeeping of prisoners,  the expenses of which shall be a county charge or,  if a county jail district has been established,  a charge of the district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-105 - Designation of jail in contiguous county; revocation of designation

31-105.
Designation of jail in contiguous county;  revocation of designation
A. If there is no jail in the county,  or when a jail becomes unfit or unsafe for confinement of prisoners,  the judge of the superior court may,  by written order filed with the clerk of the court,  designate the jail of a contiguous county for confinement of prisoners at the expense of the county or the county jail district from which they are transferred,  and may at any time modify or annul the order.
B. A copy of the order,  certified by the clerk of the court,  shall be served on the sheriff or keeper of the jail designated,  who shall receive all prisoners authorized to be confined in such jail,  and who shall have the same responsibility for safekeeping the prisoners transferred as if he were sheriff of the county for whose use the jail is designated,  and with respect to the prisoners so committed,  he shall be deemed sheriff of the county from which they were removed.
C. When the jail in the county is made fit and safe for confinement of prisoners,  the judge of the superior court in that county shall,  by written order of revocation filed with the clerk of the court,  declare that the necessity for the designation of another jail is terminated and that the prior order is revoked. The clerk of the superior court shall immediately serve a copy of the order of revocation upon the sheriff of the county where the prisoners are confined,  who shall thereupon remove the prisoners to the jail of the county or county jail district from which they were removed. The cost of confining a prisoner from another county shall be the same as the average rate established by the confining county for prisoners held pursuant to section 31-121.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-106 - Disease in jail; removal of prisoners

31-106.
Disease in jail;  removal of prisoners
When a pestilence or contagious disease occurs in or near a jail and the physician in attendance certifies that it is liable to endanger the health of the prisoners,  the judge of the superior court may,  by an order in writing,  designate a safe and convenient place in the county,  or the jail in a contiguous county,  as the place of confinement. The order shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court,  and the sheriff shall thereupon remove the prisoners to the place or jail designated,  and there confine them until they can be safely returned to the jail from which they were taken.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-122 - Receiving and keeping federal prisoners

31-122.
Receiving and keeping federal prisoners
A. The sheriff may receive and keep in the county jail any prisoner committed thereto by process or order issued under the authority of the United States until the prisoner is discharged according to law as if he had been committed under process issued under the authority of the state. Provisions shall be made by the United States for the support of such a prisoner.
B. A sheriff to whose custody a prisoner is so committed is answerable in the courts of the United States for the safekeeping of the prisoner,  according to the laws thereof.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-123 - Confinement of person committed to jail

31-123.
Confinement of person committed to jail
A prisoner committed to the county jail for trial or for examination,  or upon conviction for a public offense,  shall be actually confined in the jail until he is legally discharged. If the prisoner is permitted to go at large,  except by lawful order or process,  or pursuant to the sheriff's authority to authorize house arrest,  it is an escape.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-124 - Segregation of prisoners; males and females; minors and adults

31-124.
Segregation of prisoners;  males and females;  minors and adults
A. Male and female prisoners shall not be kept or placed in the same room.
B. A person under the age of eighteen years shall not be confined in the same section of any jail or prison in which adult prisoners are confined.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-125 - Duty of sheriff to deliver judicial papers to prisoner

31-125.
Duty of sheriff to deliver judicial papers to prisoner
When a paper in a judicial proceeding is directed to a prisoner in the custody of a sheriff and is served upon the sheriff,  he shall forthwith deliver it to the prisoner with a notation thereon of the time of service. If the sheriff neglects to do so he is liable to the prisoner for damages occasioned thereby.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-126 - Examination of certain prisoners for mental disorder

31-126.
Examination of certain prisoners for mental disorder
When a person confined in the county jail upon arrest for or conviction of a misdemeanor manifests symptoms of a mental disorder,  the sheriff shall notify a licensed physician who shall examine the person. If in the judgment of a licensed physician the person is suffering from a mental disorder,  proceedings shall be taken as prescribed by title 36,  chapter 5. The proceedings under title 36,  chapter 5,  shall be separate from court proceedings relating to the misdemeanor charge.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-128 - Unauthorized communication with prisoner; classification

31-128.
Unauthorized communication with prisoner;  classification
A person not authorized by law who,  without permission of the officer in charge of a jail,  communicates with a person imprisoned or detained therein,  or who takes any letter,  writing,  literature or reading matter to or from a person imprisoned or detained therein,  is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-129 - Taking prohibited articles into jail; violation; classification; definitions

31-129.
Taking prohibited articles into jail;  violation;  classification;  definitions
A. A person not authorized by law who knowingly takes into a jail or the grounds belonging to the jail any marijuana,  narcotic drug or dangerous drug,  or intoxicating liquor of any kind,  or firearms,  weapons or explosives of any kind is guilty of a class 5 felony.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " marijuana" ,  " narcotic drug"  and " dangerous drug"  have the same meanings prescribed in section 13-3401.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-131 - Operation of inmate industry program; special services fund; application of earnings

31-131.
Operation of inmate industry program;  special services fund;  application of earnings
A. On approval of the county board of supervisors,  the sheriff may operate an inmate industry program and for that purpose may employ personnel,  purchase equipment and incur other necessary expenses for the operation and management of the program,  making payment therefor through the use of monies in the special services fund established pursuant to section 31-121 and proceeds derived from the inmate industry program,  or the sheriff may contract with private or public institutions within or without this state to operate an inmate industry program.
B. Any monies received in the operation of an inmate industry program shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in the special services fund. Monies deposited in the special services fund may be withdrawn by the sheriff for the operation of the inmate industry program. The special services fund is a continuing fund not subject to reversion.
C. Monies in the special services fund may be expended to pay the wages or salaries of prisoners who are sentenced to imprisonment in a county jail and who participate in the inmate industry program. The monies earned by a prisoner shall be expended monthly by the prisoner for the following purposes in the order specified:
1. If a court has ordered the prisoner to pay restitution pursuant to section 13-603,  thirty per cent for the court ordered restitution.
2. Not less than thirty per cent,  but not more than fifty per cent for the room and board costs of maintaining the prisoner at the county jail facility.
3. Thirty per cent for the support of the dependents of the prisoner,  if any.
D. Any monies not expended by the prisoner for the purposes prescribed in subsection C of this section shall be paid to the prisoner on discharge.
E. Any monies generated by the operation of an inmate industry program shall not be included under county expenditure limitations established pursuant to article IX,  section 20,  Constitution of Arizona.
F. Except for monies in the special services fund,  no funds from any other source shall be used for the operation of the inmate industry program.
G. The county board of supervisors may authorize an annual audit of the inmate industry program. At the end of each fiscal year,  the sheriff shall prepare a financial statement of operations of the county jail inmate industry program and shall submit a copy to the county board of supervisors.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-132 - Duty to deliver medical records

31-132.
Duty to deliver medical records
Prior to or at the same time a prisoner is transferred from a county jail facility to a state department of corrections facility by a county,  a copy of the prisoner's county jail medical record file,  including the prisoner's mental health file,  or a standardized medical record summary shall be transferred.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-141 - Enforcement of sentence imposing hard labor; employment of prisoners; definition

31-141.
Enforcement of sentence imposing hard labor;  employment of prisoners;  definition
A. If a person is sentenced to serve a certain number of days in a county jail,  the court imposing the sentence may order,  in addition to any other sentence authorized by law,  that the defendant be kept at hard labor during the term of the sentence,  or for any part of such sentence.
B. When a person is sentenced to hard labor,  the sheriff shall cause the prisoner to be kept constantly engaged in labor during every day,  Sunday excepted. The sheriff may work such prisoners either inside or outside the jail.
C. The sheriff may require prisoners who have been sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail to perform such labor as he deems necessary,  even if the prisoner was not sentenced to hard labor.
D. A prisoner who is held awaiting trial or sentencing and who consents in writing to perform labor may perform such labor as the sheriff determines is appropriate.
E. For purposes of this section,  " hard labor"  includes only labor skills that are within the ability of the prisoner.
F. Notwithstanding any other law,  no prisoner given a work assignment or required to perform any labor under this section shall be considered an employee or to be employed by the county or the sheriff,  regardless of whether the prisoner is compensated or not,  nor shall an employee-employer relationship exist between the prisoner and the county or sheriff for any purpose and none of the rights or privileges otherwise accorded to employees by law shall accrue to such prisoners.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-142 - Use of prisoners on public works

31-142.
Use of prisoners on public works
A. The sheriff may,  with the consent of the board of supervisors,  require prisoners under his charge who are capable of hard labor to be employed on the public streets,  highways or other public works where they will not compete with free labor in the county.
B. If a person is sentenced by a justice of the peace in a precinct having a branch or subcounty jail to imprisonment such person may be employed upon the highways or streets of the precinct in which the offense was committed with the approval of the sheriff.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-143 - Use of prisoners by county engineer

31-143.
Use of prisoners by county engineer
The county engineer shall receive and work prisoners sentenced to hard labor who are authorized by the board of supervisors to be employed. The engineer may exercise the powers of a constable to transport,  supervise and control available numbers of prisoners released to him for work.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-144 - Double time allowance for work done outside jail as trusty

31-144.
Double time allowance for work done outside jail as trusty
A. A prisoner in a city,  town or county jail,  while working on the public streets,  highways or other public works as a trusty outside the jail without requiring armed guards,  or while holding a position of trust either within or without the jail,  shall be allowed double time while so employed and each day he is so employed shall be counted as two days in computing time on his sentence except in cases in which a specific release date is set forth in the commitment.
B. In case of a breach of trust by a prisoner,  the chief of police or sheriff may declare the double time forfeited.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-145 - Allowance for hard labor in reduction of fine

31-145.
Allowance for hard labor in reduction of fine
A. A prisoner sentenced to pay a fine shall be allowed not to exceed fifty dollars per day credited to the fine for each day he is employed at hard labor.
B. A person committed for nonpayment of a fine shall be given credit toward payment for each day of imprisonment at the rate specified in the commitment not to exceed fifty dollars per day.
C. A prisoner who refuses to perform hard labor for payment of a fine is subject to the consequences for nonpayment of fines in section 13-810.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-146 - Notice of discharge of prisoners sentenced to pay fine or to be imprisoned until payment made

31-146.
Notice of discharge of prisoners sentenced to pay fine or to be imprisoned until payment made
Within five days after the end of each week,  the officer having custody of prisoners who have been sentenced to pay a fine and ordered imprisoned until the fine is paid shall give notice to the committing court of all discharges during the week ending at midnight of the preceding Saturday and transmit to the court all monies received in payment of fines. If a fine is paid before commitment it shall be transmitted to the committing court in the same manner.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-161 - Inmate health care; costs

31-161.
Inmate health care;  costs
A. Subject to the approval of the county board of supervisors or the board of directors of a county jail district,  the sheriff may charge each inmate who is committed to jail by competent authority a reasonable fee or copayment of not more than ten dollars for each inmate initiated health service that is provided,  for each medical visit to a physician that is referred by a physician,  a physician assistant or nurse practitioner or for prescription drugs that a county jail health services agency dispenses to an inmate. An inmate shall not be refused health services for financial reasons.
B. If the sheriff is not prohibited from charging a health care services fee or a copayment at the time the service is provided or prescription dispensed as provided in subsection D of this section,  the sheriff may maintain a negative balance on an inmate's personal account against which future collections may be made.
C. All fees or copayments for health services that the county collects shall be deposited in the inmate health services fund established by section 31-162.
D. Notwithstanding section 11-291,  each county sheriff for the purposes of collecting fees or copayments under this section from inmates under the sheriff's jurisdiction may charge a fee authorized under subsection A of this section except the sheriff shall not charge an inmate a health care services fee or copayment if the inmate maintains a balance in the inmate's personal account of less than ten dollars for thirty consecutive days.
E. A sheriff may exempt inmates with certain medical conditions from the payment of health care services fees or copayments.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-162 - Inmate health services fund; audit

31-162.
Inmate health services fund;  audit
A. The inmate health services fund is established in each county treasury consisting of monies received pursuant to section 31-161. The sheriff shall administer the fund.
B. The board of supervisors shall approve the use of fund monies to administer or provide health services to persons in the care of the sheriff.
C. The county board of supervisors or the board of directors of a county jail district shall authorize an annual audit or financial review of the inmate health services fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-163 - Subrogation

31-163.
Subrogation
A. If a county provides health services to an inmate or a juvenile detainee,  the county has the right of subrogation against the individual's right of recovery from any source to the extent of the costs of services provided.
B. The county is entitled to a lien for the charges for hospital or medical care and treatment of an ill or injured inmate for whom the sheriff is responsible on any and all claims for damages accruing to the inmate to whom hospital or medical service is rendered,  or to the legal representative of the inmate,  on account of injuries that gave rise to the claims and that necessitated the hospital or medical care and treatment.
C. A commercial health benefits insurer shall not deny benefits to an otherwise eligible person who is in the custody of the sheriff.
D. If another jurisdiction except a city or town is primarily responsible for an incarcerated person who is in the custody of the sheriff,  the entity is responsible for the medical and health care costs that are incurred by the incarcerated person,  except that the entity is not responsible for those health services that are covered under a contract between the county and the entity for prisoner per diem reimbursements.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-164 - Inmate health insurance pools

31-164.
Inmate health insurance pools
A. The board of supervisors of two or more counties or the board of directors of two or more county jail districts may enter into contracts or agreements pursuant to section 11-952.01 to jointly purchase insurance or to pool retention of their risks for inmate health care and to provide for the payment of claims made against any member of the pool on a cooperative or contract basis with one another or may jointly form a nonprofit corporation or enter into a trust agreement to carry out the provisions of this section on their behalf directly or by contract with a private party.
B. An inmate health insurance pool established pursuant to this section may only provide coverage for inmate health services.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 31 - Prisons and Prisoners › § 31-165 - Inmate medical services; rate structure

31-165.
Inmate medical services;  rate structure
If an inmate in a county jail or a person who,  but for the circumstances,  would otherwise be treated in the county jail requires health care services that the county jail cannot provide,  the county shall pay claims approved by the county from a facility or provider that provides these services,  unless otherwise provided by an intergovernmental agreement,  as follows:
1. For inpatient and outpatient hospital services,  the county shall reimburse at a level that does not exceed the reimbursement methodology established pursuant to section 36-2903.01,  subsection G.
2. For health and medical services,  the county shall reimburse at a level that does not exceed the capped fee-for-service schedule that is adopted by the Arizona health care cost containment system administration pursuant to title 36,  chapter 29,  article 1 and that is in effect at the time the services are delivered.