Title 38 — Public Officers and Employees

A. This state, or any political subdivision of this state that employs personnel of any branch of its service under a merit system, civil service system or other system of employment on the basis of merit, by whatever name known, and whether pursuant to law, ordinance, rule, regu…

A. A veteran of the armed forces of the United States who is separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions following more than six months of active duty and who takes an examination for employment by this state or any political subdivision of this state under a merit…

The provisions of this article shall be binding on the state and on a county, city, town or other political subdivision which employs personnel of any or all branches of its service under a merit system of employment as provided by section 38-491, regardless of any provision of t…

A. A person violating any provision of this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. B. An officer or person charged with the administration of a civil service or merit system of employment of the state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision who knowingly refus…

A. This article shall apply to all public officers and employees of incorporated cities or towns, of political subdivisions and of the state and any of its departments, commissions, agencies, bodies or boards. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, or the provisions …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Compensation" means money, a tangible thing of value or a financial benefit. 2. "Employee" means all persons who are not public officers and who are employed on a full-time, part-time or contract basis by an incorporated…

A. Any public officer or employee of a public agency who has, or whose relative has, a substantial interest in any contract, sale, purchase or service to such public agency shall make known that interest in the official records of such public agency and shall refrain from voting …

A. A public officer or employee shall not represent another person for compensation before a public agency by which the officer or employee is or was employed within the preceding twelve months or on which the officer or employee serves or served within the preceding twelve month…

A. No public officer or employee may receive or agree to receive directly or indirectly compensation other than as provided by law for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter which is pending before the public…

A. In addition to any other remedies provided by law, any contract entered into by a public agency in violation of this article is voidable at the instance of the public agency. B. Any person affected by a decision of a public agency may commence a civil suit in the superior cour…

Requests for opinions from either the attorney general, a county attorney, a city or town attorney, the senate ethics committee or the house of representatives ethics committee concerning violations of this article shall be confidential, but the final opinions shall be a matter o…

A. If the provisions of section 38-503 prevent an appointed public officer or a public employee from acting as required by law in his official capacity, such public officer or employee shall notify his superior authority of the conflicting interest. The superior authority may emp…

Every political subdivision and public agency subject to this article shall maintain for public inspection in a special file all documents necessary to memorialize all disclosures of substantial interest made known pursuant to this article.

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.

State or county officers, employees, members of boards and commissions, and deputies, stenographers, clerks and employees of any such officer, board or commission, or of any institution, shall receive the salary provided by law, and shall not, under any pretext, receive any salar…

A. State and county officers, or former officers, their personal representatives or assigns, claiming the right to a salary as an officer or former officer due by virtue of any law of this state, shall bring an action for such salary within ninety days after the date the salary b…

A. When the title of the incumbent of any office is contested by proceedings instituted for that purpose, no warrant shall be drawn or paid for any part of such officer's salary, except when otherwise provided by the law relating to contests of elections, until the proceedings ha…

Any board, officer or person who allows, audits or pays any warrant or other certificate of indebtedness for services performed to any person not qualified as provided in section 38-201, shall be liable for twice the amount so paid by an action in the name of any citizen of the c…

A. All public employees who work forty hours or more per week who do not receive either compensation or commensurate time off for legal holidays worked, regardless of the day of the week on which such legal holidays fall, shall receive, for each such holiday worked, one day addit…

A public officer or employee who accepts, retains or diverts for his own use or the use of any other person any part of the salary or fees allowed by law or usage to his deputy, clerk, other subordinate officer or employee, is guilty of a class 5 felony.

A. The officers and employees of this state, any county, city or town or any agency or political subdivision of this state or a county, city or town shall be granted leaves of absence from their duties without loss of time, pay or efficiency rating: 1. On all days during which th…

A. If the president of the United States or the governor of this state declares that a state of emergency exists, an officer or employee of this state who is ordered to active military service of the United States or this state as a member of the national guard, air national guar…

A. An officer or employee of this state who is called into employment to the national disaster medical system under the United States department of health and human services and whose state employment is subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4 or who is exempt pursuant to secti…

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section, any officer or employee of the state, or any of its agencies, is entitled to receive a salary within the range as determined by the department of administration unless modified by the legislature. B. Elected …

The Arizona state retirement system established by chapter 5, article 2 of this title: 1. May administer an incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel established in consultation with the director of the department of administration. The Arizona state retirement…

The board of trustees of the public safety personnel retirement system established by chapter 5, article 4 of this title: 1. May administer an incentive compensation plan for investment related personnel established in consultation with the director of the department of administr…

A. There shall be no payroll salary deductions from the compensation of state officers or employees except as specifically authorized by federal law or regulation or by a statute of this state. An administrative agency of this state may not authorize any other deduction. B. Notwi…

A. The director of the department of administration may adopt rules to provide an award to any state employee for any of the following: 1. An adopted procedure or idea that resulted in eliminating or reducing state expenditures or improving operations in the public interest. 2. T…

A. A county board of supervisors may adopt rules and regulations to provide merit awards for county employees. The rules and regulations shall include granting a merit award for any of the following: 1. An adopted procedure or idea which resulted in eliminating or reducing county…

A. An officer or employee of this state, subject to legislative appropriation, or an officer or employee of a county, subject to authorization by the board of supervisors, is eligible, on retirement, to receive benefits as follows: 1. An officer or employee who has at least five …

A. A retiree accumulated sick leave fund is established consisting of deposits made pursuant to subsection C of this section. The department of administration shall administer the fund and shall maintain individual accounts for each state officer or employee receiving a benefit o…

A county board of supervisors may adopt rules to provide employee safety recognition awards with terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the board for the safe operation of county government. No award shall exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

A. The director of the department of administration and the president of the Arizona board of regents may establish a performance based incentives program to promote efficiency and effectiveness in state government. The director of the department of administration shall identify …

A. The provisions of this article shall apply to every public officer, deputy or employee of the state, or of any department, institution or agency thereof, and to a member of any board, commission or other agency of the state when traveling on necessary public business away from…

A. When the official duties of a public officer, deputy or employee require the public officer, deputy or employee to travel from the public officer's, deputy's or employee's designated post of duty, the public officer, deputy or employee shall be allowed reimbursement of the exp…

A. Travel by air, railroad or motor vehicle is permitted. Railroad sleeping accommodations shall be considered as transportation, and the cost of railroad sleeping accommodations may be allowed each person traveling. Private conveyance may be allowed for travel inside and outside…

A. A state employee while traveling on authorized state business shall be reimbursed for actual lodging expenses incurred not to exceed a predetermined amount pursuant to subsection C of this section. All claims for reimbursement shall be accompanied by lodging expense receipts. …

Claims which include transportation by common carrier, rented automobiles, trains or airplanes shall not be allowed unless accompanied by receipts, but receipts for transportation by means of local public transportation including taxicabs shall not be required, and such means of …

A. When the official duties or activities of a public officer, deputy or employee of the state or of any department, institution, commission, board or other agency of the state necessitate out-of-state travel, the travel order shall be countersigned by the agency head or by the p…