In implementing this article, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-5509

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • Legal material: means , whether or not in effect:

    (a) The Constitution of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 41-5502

  • Official publisher: means the Arizona legislative council. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 41-5502

1. Standards and practices of other jurisdictions.

2. The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of and public access to legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as promulgated by national standard-setting bodies.

3. The needs of users of legal material in an electronic record.

4. The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons.

5. To the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of and public access to legal material that are compatible with the methods and technologies used by other official publishers in this state and in other states that have adopted a law substantially similar to this article.