Title 41 — State Government

A. The governor has the powers and shall perform the duties as prescribed in this article. The governor: 1. Shall supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers. 2. Shall see that all offices are filled and the duties performed or, in default, invoke suc…

A. The governor, except as otherwise provided by law, is authorized to accept and expend any grants, donations, aids, or other funds received from the federal government or any agency thereof pursuant to Public Law 88-452, the economic opportunity act of 1964, and Public Law 89-1…

A. The governor may on behalf of the state enter into reciprocal aid agreements or compacts with other states or the federal government, either on a statewide or local subdivision basis. Such mutual aid arrangements shall be limited to furnishing or exchange of: 1. Police service…

A. The governor shall designate an appropriate state agency to establish, administer and operate a travel reduction program for the transportation of state employees between their residences and their place of work. The designated agency shall establish the travel reduction progr…

A. The governor shall keep the following: 1. A record of his official acts. 2. An account of his official expenses and disbursements, including incidental expenses of his department. 3. A register of all appointments made by him, with date of commission, names of the appointee an…

The governor may in the name of the state receive and receipt for all arms, ammunition, accoutrements, ordnance or military stores to which the state becomes entitled, and if a bond is required by the United States obligating the state to return them, or pay therefor, the governo…

A. The governor may offer a reward, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, for information leading to the apprehension of a convict who has escaped from the state prison or for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons who have committed or are charge…

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor may, on behalf of this state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize t…

Members of an advisory board established by the governor are eligible, subject to legislative appropriation, for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.

A. The office of Sonora is established in the office of the governor. B. The governor shall appoint a director of the office pursuant to section 38-211 to serve at the pleasure of the governor. C. The director of the office is eligible to receive compensation as determined under …

A. The foster youth education success program is established in the office of the governor for the purpose of improving the educational outcomes of children in this state's foster care system. B. The foster youth education success fund is established consisting of monies appropri…

A. The prevention of child abuse fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2417. The director of the governor's office of youth, faith and family shall administer the fund. Not more than three percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall b…

B. Monies in the fund may be spent only following a state of emergency declaration by the governor and only for the following forms of economic assistance during the state of emergency: 1. Housing assistance, including payments to prevent eviction or foreclosure. 2. Monies for en…

B. An individual or entity may donate monies, services or other things of value for the purposes of paying the costs of gubernatorial inauguration events not to exceed an aggregate of $25,000. For the purposes of aggregating donations, any donations of monies, services or other t…

A. The human trafficking victim assistance fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to sections 9-500.10 and 32-4260. The director shall administer the fund for the purposes prescribed in this section. B. The governor's office for children, youth and families sh…

A. The governor's office of youth, faith and family or the department of health services may partner with state and local education agencies and facility-based nonprofit youth development organizations to annually teach children in grades five through twelve about the health dang…

B. For the purposes of this section, "official notification" means a casualty notification from the military service member's branch of service.

A. The secretary of state shall: 1. Receive bills and resolutions from the legislature, and perform such other duties as devolve on the secretary of state by resolution of the two houses or either of them. 2. Keep a register of and attest the official acts of the governor. 3. Act…

The secretary of state shall receive an annual salary pursuant to section 41-1904.

A. The department of state is established and shall be composed of the office of the secretary of state. B. The secretary of state shall have charge of and direct the department of state. C. Except as otherwise provided by law, employees of the department are subject to chapter 4…

The secretary of state shall appoint an assistant secretary of state who, in the absence of the secretary of state, or when the secretary of state is acting governor, shall perform the duties of the secretary of state.

The secretary of state shall provide a receipt of delivery for any document that is delivered to the secretary of state and record the number of documents delivered, to whom delivered and the date of delivery.

The secretary of state is authorized to hold membership in, and to maintain membership by the payment of dues to, the national organizations of state officials occupying a like office or performing similar functions, and is authorized to attend the national association of secreta…

A. The secretary of state shall receive the following fees: 1. Making a copy of any document on file in his office, no more than ten cents for each page or partial page. 2. Filing and recording each application to become a notary public and transmitting a commission for a notary …

The standing political committee administrative fund is established consisting of monies from filing fees that are paid by standing political committees. The secretary of state shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The state treasurer shall …

A. The election systems improvement fund is established in the office of the secretary of state. The fund shall consist of monies received from the United States government, matching monies from state, county or local governments, legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and don…

A person may use, display or otherwise employ any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the great seal of this state only after obtaining the approval of the secretary of state. The secretary of state may grant a certificate of approval upon application by …

A. On request, the secretary of state or the secretary's designee may certify under the great seal of the state of Arizona any publicly recorded document filed pursuant to this article. B. The secretary of state may charge a copy fee per page pursuant to section 39-121.01 and sha…

A. Any person who holds elected statewide public office or a legislative office in this state, whether by election or appointment, may receive or spend monies to defray the costs of performing officeholder duties as follows: 1. An officeholder may receive contributions pursuant t…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Director" means the director of the state library. 2. "Records": (a) Means all books, papers, maps, photographs or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, including prints or copies o…

A. The Arizona state library, archives and public records is established in the office of the secretary of state. B. The state library shall: 1. Acquire and provide access to materials relating to the following in print, in an electronic format or in any other format: (a) Law. (b…

A. The electronic records repository fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations, gifts, nonfederal grants, fees, donations and other monies. The director shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation. The director shall u…

A. The state library is under the charge and control of a director, subject to supervision of the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall appoint the director of the state library. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary of state. B. The director shall …

The secretary of state shall determine the compensation of the director pursuant to section 38-611.

1. Adopt rules for the use of books or other materials in the custody of the state library and for the removal of books from the library, including assessing reasonable penalties for failure to return books or other materials when due. The proceeds from the assessment of reasonab…

A. The state library is the state library administrative agency, and the director may accept, on behalf of the state, any allocation of monies or materials made by the federal government for state library purposes, any appropriation of state monies for the purposes of this articl…

The state library shall: 1. Direct and coordinate statewide public library services. 2. Encourage and assist the development of library services in state and local institutions and governmental units. 3. Compile and disseminate statistics and other data relating to libraries and …

A. The state library shall contain: 1. All available works, books, newspaper files, pamphlets, papers, manuscripts, documents, magazines and newspaper articles, maps, pictures, items and materials pertaining to or bearing on the history of this state. 2. Copies of current officia…

A. The state library is the central depository of all official books, records and documents, including electronic records, not in current use of the various state officers and departments of this state and the counties, cities and towns. These materials constitute the state archi…

The state library shall: 1. Collect from the files of old newspapers, court records, church records, private collections and other sources, data pertaining to the history of this state. 2. Accept loans or gifts of rare volumes, manuscripts, maps, pictures and other articles or th…

The director, in person or through a deputy, has the right of reasonable access to all nonconfidential public records in this state, or any public office of this state or any county, city, district or political subdivision of this state, because of the historical and research val…

A. The director is responsible for preserving and managing records. In addition to other powers and duties, the director shall: 1. Establish standards, procedures and techniques for effective management of records. 2. Make continuing surveys of recordkeeping operations and recomm…

A. The state library shall employ a records management officer who is responsible for the direction and control of the records management program. The records management officer, at the direction of the director, shall administer section 41-151.12. B. The state library shall: 1. …

A. The head of each state and local agency shall: 1. Establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the public records of the agency. 2. Make and maintain records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization…

A. All records made or received by public officials or employees of this state or the counties, cities and towns of this state in the course of their public duties are the property of this state. Except as provided in this article, the director and every other custodian of public…

A. Each agency of this state or of any political subdivision of this state may implement a program for the production or reproduction by photography or other method of reproduction on film, microfiche, digital imaging or other electronic media of records in its custody, whether o…

A. The state library shall: 1. Determine whether public records presented to it are of historical value. 2. Dispose of records determined to be of no historical value. 3. Accept those records deemed by a public officer having custody of the records to be unnecessary for transacti…

B. Members of the Arizona uniform laws commission are not eligible for compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2. C. The Arizona uniform laws commission shall review efforts nationally to enact uniform laws and recommen…

Every public officer who has public records in the public officer's custody shall consult periodically with the state library and the state library shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, historical or other value. Those records determined to…

A. The historical advisory commission is established consisting of members appointed by the director for staggered terms of three years ending on July 1. The commission membership of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five members shall consist of experts in the disciplines o…