Title 38 — Public Officers and Employees

A. A person who: 1. Intentionally or knowingly violates any provision of sections 38-503 through 38-505 is guilty of a class 6 felony. 2. Recklessly or negligently violates any provision of sections 38-503 through 38-505 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. B. A person found guilt…

A. The state, its political subdivisions or any department or agency of either may, within three years after its execution, cancel any contract, without penalty or further obligation, made by the state, its political subdivisions, or any of the departments or agencies of either i…

A. An ethics committee is established in the senate and an ethics committee is established in the house of representatives, each consisting of five members. The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint to the ethics committee of their …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Employee" means an officer or employee of this state or any of its departments, commissions, agencies or boards. Employee includes employees and officers of community college districts, school districts and counties of t…

A. It is a prohibited personnel practice for an employee who has control over personnel actions to take reprisal against an employee for a disclosure of information of a matter of public concern by the employee to a public body that the employee reasonably believes evidences: 1. …

This article does not apply to an employee or former employee of a state university or the board of regents which has in effect at the time a personnel action is taken against the employee a rule or provision for the protection of its employees from reprisal for the disclosure of…

A. A community college district, school district, county and city or town may either: 1. Establish an appropriate independent personnel board to hear and decide personnel matters brought pursuant to section 38-532. 2. Authorize an existing independent board to hear and decide per…

A. Except as provided in section 38-538.03, a motor vehicle owned or leased for six months or more by this state shall bear the designations "State of Arizona--(name of department or agency)" and "for official use only" in letters that are no more than two inches in height. The d…

A. The state highway engineer shall approve a uniform pattern for use in the designation of state motor vehicles. A state agency or department may use a distinctive insignia, other than the uniform pattern, on approval of the insignia by the governor. B. The governing body of eac…

A. A motor vehicle owned or leased by this state shall not be provided to an employee, including an elected official, for the employee's personal use except as provided in subsection D of this section. B. This state shall restrict the use of all motor vehicles owned or leased by …

A. This article does not apply to a motor vehicle designated for the use of the governor. B. The head of a state department or agency with the power and duty to conduct rehabilitation or social service programs, felony investigations or activities of a confidential nature may app…

Failure to comply with this article is a class 2 misdemeanor unless another classification is specifically prescribed in this article.