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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 9-840

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • municipality: means an incorporated city or town. See Arizona Laws 9-831
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Substantive policy statement: means a written expression that is only advisory and that informs the general public of a municipality's current approach to, or opinion of, the requirements of the ordinances or codes, including, if appropriate, the municipality's current practice, procedure or method of action based on that approach or opinion. See Arizona Laws 9-831

1. An ordinance, code, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates only to the internal management of a municipality and that does not directly and substantially affect the procedural or substantive rights or duties of any segment of the public.

2. An ordinance, code, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates only to the physical servicing, maintenance or care of municipally owned or operated facilities or property.

3. An ordinance, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to inmates or committed youth, a correctional or detention facility under the jurisdiction of the municipality or a patient admitted to an institution or treatment center pursuant to court order.

4. An ordinance, code, regulation or substantive policy statement that relates to a municipal contract.

5. The function or operation of a municipal airport, public safety department, police department, town marshal’s office, fire department, ambulance service or zoning adjustment process pursuant to 9-462.06.