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Title 38 - Public Officers and Employees

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Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec: 38-101
Article 1Definitions
Chapter 2
QUALIFICATION AND TENURE
Sec: 38-201-38-364
Article 1Qualifications
Article 2Nomination and Confirmation of Appointive Officers
  • 38-211
  • Nominations by governor; consent of senate; appointment
  • 38-212
  • Limitation on appointments
Article 3Commission of Office
Article 4Oath of Office
  • 38-231
  • Officers and employees required to take loyalty oath; form; classification; definition
  • 38-234
  • Usurpation of office; classification
Article 5Official Bond
  • 38-251
  • State officers and employees blanket bond; amount; approval
  • 38-253
  • Approval of bond; filing
  • 38-254
  • Bond premiums as public charge
  • 38-255
  • Recording of bond; copies
  • 38-257
  • Justification of sureties; officers ineligible as sureties
  • 38-258
  • Limitation of liability by sureties
  • 38-262
  • Defects in form, approval or filing of bond
  • 38-263
  • Additional bond; failure to file
  • 38-265
  • Liability on original and additional bonds
  • 38-266
  • Judgment on original and additional bonds; contribution of sureties
  • 38-268
  • Bonds of persons appointed to fill vacancies
  • 38-269
  • Withdrawal of surety; effect on remaining sureties
  • 38-270
  • Supplemental bond upon withdrawal of surety; exception
  • 38-271
  • Effect of withdrawal on liability of surety
  • 38-272
  • Affidavit of plaintiff in action to recover on bond that defendant owns real property; notice to recorder
  • 38-273
  • Recording notice of ownership of real property; lien of judgment
Article 6Vacancy in Office
  • 38-292
  • Notice of vacancy in office
  • 38-293
  • Effect of conviction of officer
  • 38-295
  • Term of office; discharge of official duties after expiration of term; appointment to fill unexpired term
  • 38-296
  • Limitation on filing for election by incumbent of elective office
  • 38-296.01
  • Limitation on running for multiple offices
  • 38-297
  • Temporary vacancy resulting from military service; appointive officers and employees
  • 38-298
  • Restoration to position following military service
  • 38-299
  • Effect of expiration of term prior to separation from military service
  • 38-300
  • Temporary vacancy resulting from military service; elective office
Article 7Impeachment of State and Judicial Officers
  • 38-311
  • Officers subject to impeachment
  • 38-312
  • Articles of impeachment
  • 38-313
  • Impeachment hearing; service on accused
  • 38-314
  • Court of impeachment; organization
  • 38-315
  • Witness fees; execution of process
  • 38-316
  • Absence of senator from hearing
  • 38-317
  • Compensation of impeachment personnel
  • 38-318
  • Expenses of impeachment proceedings
  • 38-319
  • Vacancy in board of managers
  • 38-320
  • Appearance of accused; plea
  • 38-322
  • Performance of official duties by accused
Article 8Removal of County and Precinct Officers
  • 38-341
  • Accusation by grand jury
  • 38-342
  • Service on accused; appearance and plea
  • 38-344
  • Procedure upon accusation of county attorney
  • 38-345
  • Right of appeal; suspension from office pending appeal
Article 9Successor to Office
  • 38-361
  • Powers and duties of successor in office
  • 38-362
  • Delivery of property and records to successor
  • 38-363
  • Withholding or destruction of records or property of office by former officer; classification
  • 38-364
  • Summary proceedings to obtain property and records of office
Chapter 2.1
CONTINUITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Sec: 38-381-38-386
Article 1General Provisions
  • 38-383
  • Unavailability of governor; appointment of temporary successor
  • 38-384
  • Unavailability of other elected officers of the state or political subdivisions; appointment of temporary successor
  • 38-385
  • Convening legislating bodies in event of an attack
  • 38-386
  • Quorum and vote requirements of state and local legislating bodies
Chapter 3
CONDUCT OF OFFICE
Sec: 38-401-38-538.04
Article 1Hours for State Offices
  • 38-401
  • Office hours for state offices
Article 2Fees
  • 38-411
  • Record of fees; inspection of fee book
  • 38-412
  • Posting schedule of fees
  • 38-413
  • Charging excessive fees; classification
  • 38-414
  • Collection of fees; failure to report amount collected; classification
Article 3Records
  • 38-421
  • Stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public record; classification
  • 38-422
  • Failure of tax or revenue collector or disburser to permit inspection of books by attorney general or county attorney; classification
  • 38-423
  • Making or giving false certificate; classification
  • 38-424
  • Use of electronic recording devices; use of court reporter or stenographer; official record; presumed remedy for deficient electronic record
Article 3.1Public Meetings and Proceedings
  • 38-431.01
  • Meetings shall be open to the public; seating; minutes; recordings
  • 38-431.05
  • Meeting held in violation of article; business transacted null and void; ratification
  • 38-431.06
  • Investigations; written investigative demands
  • 38-431.07
  • Violations; enforcement; civil penalty; removal from office; in camera review
Article 4Official Acts
  • 38-441
  • Discharge of duties of another office; attestation
  • 38-442
  • Persons acting as public officers without qualifying; classification; effect of acts
  • 38-443
  • Nonfeasance in public office; classification
  • 38-444
  • Asking or receiving illegal gratuity or reward; classification
  • 38-445
  • Using pass or obtaining special rates for transportation; classification; exception
  • 38-446
  • Acts based on written opinions; immunity
  • 38-447
  • Violation of prohibition against acquisition of certain interests by public officers; classification
  • 38-448
  • State employees; access to internet pornography prohibited; cause for dismissal; definitions
  • 38-449
  • Display of POW/MIA flag
  • 38-450
  • Display of honor and remember flag
  • 38-451
  • Display of flags; notification; state agencies; state buildings; military service members
Article 5Deputies and Assistants
  • 38-461
  • Appointment and recording of appointment
  • 38-462
  • Powers and duties of deputies
  • 38-463
  • Liability of officer on bond for acts of deputies and assistants; bond of deputies and assistants; approval
  • 38-464
  • Authorization for payment of salary; limitation
  • 38-465
  • Purchase of appointment to office; classification
  • 38-466
  • Sale of appointment to office; classification
Article 6Employment of Relatives
  • 38-481
  • Employment of relatives; violation; classification; definition
Article 7Civil Service Preference for Veterans
  • 38-494
  • Violations; classification
Article 8Conflict of Interest of Officers and Employees
  • 38-503
  • Conflict of interest; exemptions; employment prohibition
  • 38-505
  • Additional income prohibited for services
  • 38-507
  • Opinions of the attorney general, county attorneys, city or town attorneys and house and senate ethics committee
  • 38-508
  • Authority of public officers and employees to act
  • 38-511
  • Cancellation of political subdivision and state contracts; definition
Article 8.1Standards of Conduct for Members of the State Legislature
  • 38-519
  • Legislative ethics committees; membership; powers and duties; code of ethics
Article 9Disclosure of Information by Public Employees
  • 38-532
  • Prohibited personnel practice; violation; reinstatement; exceptions; civil penalty
  • 38-534
  • Appropriate independent personnel boards
Article 10Designation of State and Political Subdivision Motor Vehicles
  • 38-538
  • Designation of state and political subdivision motor vehicles; definition
  • 38-538.01
  • State and political subdivision vehicles; patterns and insignias; violation; classification
  • 38-538.02
  • Use of state motor vehicles; personal vehicle reimbursement
Chapter 3.1
STANDARDS FOR FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Sec: 38-541-38-545
Article 1General Provisions
  • 38-543
  • Duty to file financial disclosure statement by candidate for public office
  • 38-544
  • Violation; classification
  • 38-545
  • Local public officers financial disclosure
Chapter 3.2
PUBLIC SERVICE ORIENTATION PROGRAMS
Sec: 38-591-38-592
Article 1General Provisions
  • 38-592
  • Public service orientation programs; implementation
Chapter 4
COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE
Sec: 38-601-38-673
Article 1Salaries
  • 38-601
  • Effect of payment of legal salary
  • 38-602
  • Limitation on action for salary; waiver of right to additional salary
  • 38-606
  • Suspension of salary pending determination of contested title to office; exception
  • 38-607
  • Recovery of payment to disqualified persons
  • 38-608
  • Compensation or time off for legal holidays
  • 38-609
  • Retention of salary of subordinate; classification
  • 38-610
  • Leaves of absence for certain military and disaster training; definitions
  • 38-610.01
  • Leave of absence and compensation for officers and employees during active military service
  • 38-610.02
  • Leave of absence and compensation for national disaster medical system employment
  • 38-611
  • Compensation of certain state officers and employees
  • 38-611.01
  • Arizona state retirement system; incentive compensation plan; special pay plan
  • 38-611.02
  • Public safety personnel retirement system; special pay practices
  • 38-612
  • Administration of payroll salary deductions
  • 38-613
  • State employee suggestion program awards; fund
  • 38-614
  • Merit awards; county employees; merit award system board; special merit award fund
  • 38-615
  • Payment for accumulated sick leave; requirements; limit; definition
  • 38-616
  • Retiree accumulated sick leave fund; administration; contribution
  • 38-617
  • County safety incentive awards
  • 38-618
  • Performance based incentives program
Article 2Reimbursement for Expenses
  • 38-621
  • Persons eligible to receive travel expenses
  • 38-622
  • Authorization for travel; claims
  • 38-624
  • Lodging expenses; meal and incidental expense reimbursement and long-term subsistence allowance; items covered by reimbursement; amount predetermined by department of administration
  • 38-625
  • Receipts for transportation
  • 38-626
  • Out-of-state travel; approval; exemptions
  • 38-626.01
  • Authorization for certain out-of-state travel by state employees
  • 38-627
  • Use of state equipment out of state
Article 3Public Safety Cancer Insurance
  • 38-642
  • Public safety cancer insurance policy program
  • 38-643
  • Public safety cancer insurance policy program account
Article 4Health and Accident Insurance
  • 38-651
  • Expenditure of monies for health and accident insurance; definition
  • 38-651.01
  • Group health and accident coverage for retired public employees and elected officials and their dependents
  • 38-651.02
  • Expenditure of funds for group life and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance; group life coverage for former elected officials
  • 38-651.03
  • Expenditure of funds for disability income insurance
  • 38-651.04
  • Procurement of insurance; combining of coverages
  • 38-651.05
  • Flexible or cafeteria employee benefit plan; fund
  • 38-652
  • Experience rating dividends and unused claim reserves; deposit; trust account
  • 38-654
  • Special employee health insurance trust fund; purpose; investment of monies; use of monies; exemption from lapsing; annual report
  • 38-656
  • Optional inclusion of city, town, county, special taxing district, authority, public entity and community college district employees in state health and accident coverage; payment of premiums; advance notice; minimum period of participation; definition
  • 38-657
  • Long-term care insurance
  • 38-658
  • Report to joint legislative budget committee
Article 5Employee Benefits
  • 38-671
  • Employee benefits; exclusions; definitions
  • 38-672
  • Traumatic event counseling for public safety employees; report; exceptions; definitions
  • 38-673
  • Traumatic event counseling for peace officers, firefighters and 911 dispatchers; report; exceptions; definitions
Chapter 5
SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT
Sec: 38-701-38-954
Article 1Social Security for Public Officers and Employees
  • 38-702
  • Federal-state agreement
  • 38-703
  • Plans for coverage of employees of eligible political subdivisions; payroll audits
  • 38-704
  • Rule making powers of state agency
  • 38-705
  • Studies and reports by state agency
  • 38-706
  • Referenda and certification
Article 2Arizona State Retirement System
  • 38-712
  • ASRS purpose; trust fund
  • 38-713
  • ASRS board; qualifications; term; compensation
  • 38-714
  • Powers and duties of ASRS and board
  • 38-715
  • Director; powers and duties
  • 38-716
  • Employers' responsibilities under the system
  • 38-717
  • Liability insurance and immunity for the board
  • 38-718
  • Investment managers; general powers and duties; investment of monies; limitations
  • 38-719
  • Interest paid to members and employers
  • 38-722
  • Abandoned monies; disposition
  • 38-723
  • Recovery of collection costs; levy and distraint; definitions
  • 38-724
  • Surrender of property subject to levy; authority to release levy and return property; definitions
  • 38-725
  • Financial institutions data match; prohibited disclosure; fee; definition
  • 38-729
  • Political subdivision plans
  • 38-730
  • Charter city or ASRS retirement service credits; transfers
  • 38-735
  • Payment of contributions; recovery of delinquent payments
  • 38-737
  • Employer contributions; prepayment; definitions
  • 38-740
  • Return of contributions
  • 38-741
  • Reemployment of inactive member
  • 38-744
  • Leave of absence; credit for leave without pay
  • 38-745
  • Credit for military service
  • 38-746
  • Compensation limitation; adjustments
  • 38-747
  • Purchase of credited service; payment; limitations; definitions
  • 38-748
  • Employer payments for ineligible contributions; definitions
  • 38-749
  • Employer termination incentive program; employer payment of actuarial cost; definition
  • 38-750
  • Transfers out of the system
  • 38-751
  • Nonparticipatory employer liability allocation; exemption; definitions
  • 38-755
  • Member's account information; beneficiary designation; spousal consent; confidentiality; exception
  • 38-756
  • Outreach education program
  • 38-759
  • Late retirement; definition
  • 38-760
  • Optional forms of retirement benefits
  • 38-762
  • Survivor benefits before retirement; definition
  • 38-763
  • Survivor benefits after retirement
  • 38-764
  • Commencement of retirement; payment of retirement benefits; lump sum payments
  • 38-765
  • Errors; benefit recomputation
  • 38-766
  • Retired members; return to work; suspension of benefits; exceptions; maximum benefit
  • 38-766.02
  • Retired members; return to work; employer contribution payments; exception; definitions
  • 38-767
  • Benefit increases; applicability
  • 38-768
  • Minimum retirement benefit
  • 38-769
  • Maximum retirement benefits; termination; definitions
  • 38-770
  • Eligible rollover distribution; definitions
  • 38-771
  • Benefit options for transferred defined contribution program members; definitions
  • 38-771.01
  • Alternative benefits for transferred defined contribution program members; definitions
  • 38-772
  • Prior service under defined contribution program administered by ASRS; definitions
  • 38-773
  • Benefit payments to alternate payee under acceptable domestic relations order; termination of marriage; revocation of beneficiary designation; definitions
  • 38-774
  • Excess benefit arrangement
  • 38-775
  • Required distributions; definitions
  • 38-776
  • Spousal waiver and consent
  • 38-781
  • Supplemental employee deferral plan; public employees; administration; immunity; definitions
  • 38-782
  • Group health and accident coverage for retired public employees and elected officials and their dependents; definition
  • 38-783
  • Retired members; dependents; health insurance; premium payment; separate account; definitions
  • 38-791
  • Assurances and liabilities
  • 38-792
  • Exemptions from execution, attachment and taxation; exception
  • 38-793
  • Violation; classification
  • 38-794
  • Reservation to legislature
Article 2.1Long-Term Disability Program
  • 38-797.03
  • ASRS board; personnel; duties; hearing or review; executive session
  • 38-797.07
  • LTD program benefits; limitations; definitions
  • 38-797.11
  • Exemptions from execution, attachment and taxation; exception
  • 38-797.15
  • Interest paid to members and employers
Article 3Elected Officials' Retirement Plan
  • 38-802
  • Elected officials' retirement plan and fund; administration
  • 38-802.01
  • Employer responsibilities under the system
  • 38-803
  • Powers and duties of the board; reporting requirements
  • 38-803.01
  • Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement; definitions
  • 38-804
  • Membership; termination; credited service; redemption; reemployment
  • 38-804.01
  • Reinstatement of credited service; effect of prior law
  • 38-805
  • Normal retirement and early retirement pensions
  • 38-805.01
  • Resignation; time frame; normal retirement pension; reemployment; employer contributions
  • 38-806
  • Disability retirement pensions
  • 38-808
  • Pension payments; computation of amounts; termination
  • 38-809
  • Correction of pension payment errors; assignments prohibited; civil liability; restitution or payment of fine; violation; classification; offset of benefits
  • 38-810
  • Contributions; appropriations
  • 38-810.01
  • Internal revenue code qualification
  • 38-810.03
  • Compensation limitation; adjustments
  • 38-810.04
  • Retired member; return to work; employer contributions
  • 38-811
  • Taxation of benefits; exemption of contributions and securities
  • 38-812
  • Maximum annual pension; limitations; definition
  • 38-813
  • Availability of retired judges for certain legal services; compensation
  • 38-814
  • Termination of plan; adjustment and refund
  • 38-816
  • Redemption of prior service
  • 38-817
  • Group health and accident coverage for retired members; payment; applicability; forfeiture of interest
  • 38-820
  • Credit for military service
  • 38-821
  • Charter city retirement system service credits; transfers
  • 38-822
  • Domestic relations orders; procedures; payments
  • 38-823
  • Discount rate; service purchase; transfer of service credits
Article 3.1Elected Officials' Defined Contribution Retirement System
  • 38-832
  • Defined contribution system; annual report; quarterly statements
  • 38-833
  • Member and employer contributions; disability
  • 38-834
  • Credit for military service
Article 3.2Elected Officials' Defined Contribution Retirement System Disability Program
  • 38-840.01
  • EODC disability program; administration; power and duties of the board; hearing; annual report
  • 38-840.10
  • Exemption from execution and attachment; taxation
  • 38-840.13
  • Liquidation of the EODC disability program
Article 4Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
  • 38-841
  • Purpose; vested benefits
  • 38-842.01
  • Benefit election; eligibility; disability; death; employees hired on or after July 1, 2017
  • 38-843
  • Contributions; employer account asset transfers
  • 38-843.01
  • Internal revenue code section 414(h) pickup of member contributions
  • 38-843.02
  • Internal revenue code qualification
  • 38-843.04
  • Compensation limitation; adjustments; definition
  • 38-843.05
  • Retired members; return to work; employer contributions
  • 38-843.07
  • Adjustment and refund; termination of the system
  • 38-844
  • Requirements for retirement benefits and disability pensions
  • 38-844.02
  • Deferred retirement option plan for employees hired before January 1, 2012; purpose
  • 38-844.04
  • Termination of deferred retirement option plan participation
  • 38-844.05
  • Deferred retirement option benefits and participation accounts
  • 38-844.06
  • Additional deferred retirement option plan provisions
  • 38-844.07
  • Designation of deferred retirement option plan beneficiaries
  • 38-844.08
  • Payment of deferred retirement option plan benefits
  • 38-844.10
  • Deferred retirement option plan; employer; extension approval
  • 38-845
  • Amount of retirement benefit
  • 38-845.01
  • Maximum annual pension; limitations; definition
  • 38-846.03
  • Reinstatement of surviving spouse's pension
  • 38-846.04
  • Reinstatement of credited service; effect of prior law
  • 38-846.05
  • Retiree pool account; transfers; funding
  • 38-846.06
  • Eligible rollover distributions; direct rollovers
  • 38-847.01
  • Membership in retirement plan; eligibility
  • 38-847.02
  • Voluntary local board consolidation; membership; duties
  • 38-847.03
  • Uniform medical review; administrator; disability decisions; definitions
  • 38-847.04
  • Board of trustees; determination of retirement benefits; definitions
  • 38-848
  • Board of trustees; powers and duties; reporting requirements; independent trust fund; administrator; agents and employees; advisory committee
  • 38-848.01
  • Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement; definitions
  • 38-848.02
  • Board of trustees; report on employer and employee costs; posting funding ratio
  • 38-848.04
  • Board fiduciary obligations and duties; enforcement; definitions
  • 38-849
  • Limitations on receiving pension; violation; classification; reemployment after severance; reinstatement of service credits; reemployment of retired member or member with a disability; definition
  • 38-850
  • Assurances and liabilities; board of trustee discretion; overpayments; underpayments
  • 38-851
  • Participation of new employers
  • 38-852
  • Taxation of benefits; exemption of contributions and securities
  • 38-852.01
  • Benefits not to be reduced by social security payments
  • 38-853
  • Transfer of credited service
  • 38-853.01
  • Redemption of prior service; calculation
  • 38-854
  • Guarantees from prior systems
  • 38-855
  • Transfer outside the public safety personnel retirement system
  • 38-856.05
  • Cost-of-living adjustment; members hired on or before June 30, 2017
  • 38-856.06
  • Cost-of-living adjustment; members hired on or after July 1, 2017; definition
  • 38-857
  • Group health and accident coverage for retired members; payment; forfeiture of interest
  • 38-858
  • Credit for military service
  • 38-859
  • Medical boards; purposes; composition; medical examinations
  • 38-860
  • Domestic relations orders; procedures; payments
  • 38-861
  • Future benefit increases; payment; cost calculation; definition
  • 38-862
  • Discount rate; service purchase; transfer of service credits
  • 38-863
  • Employer disclosure; funding ratio
  • 38-863.01
  • Pension funding policies; employers
  • 38-863.02
  • Pension funding policies; board; employers' pension funding policies; posting; popular annual financial report
Article 4.1Public Safety Personnel Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • 38-866
  • Defined contribution plan design; purpose; powers and duties of the board; administration; annual report
  • 38-867
  • Contributions; member; employer; pickup
  • 38-867.01
  • Rollover distributions and contributions; definitions
  • 38-867.02
  • Trustee-to-trustee transfers from system; definitions
  • 38-868
  • Contributions; member; employer; applicability of article
  • 38-869
  • Group health benefits plan; retired participants; definition
Article 4.2Public Safety Personnel Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Disability Program
  • 38-870.01
  • Disability program; administration; power and duties of the board; hearing
  • 38-870.04
  • Employer and participant contributions
  • 38-870.07
  • Death benefits; survivor or eligible child
  • 38-870.08
  • Death benefits; surviving spouse; eligible child
Article 5.1Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Deferred Compensation Plan
  • 38-876
  • Deferred compensation plan; administration
  • 38-877
  • Voluntary participation; authorization; payroll salary deductions; employer contributions
  • 38-878
  • Effect of participation
Article 6Corrections Officer Retirement Plan
  • 38-881.01
  • Employees hired on or after July 1, 2018; defined contribution plan; benefit election; disability
  • 38-882
  • Corrections officer retirement plan and fund; administration
  • 38-883
  • Board of trustees; powers and duties; reporting requirements
  • 38-883.01
  • Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement; definitions
  • 38-884
  • Membership of retirement plan; termination; credited service; redemption; reemployment
  • 38-884.01
  • Reinstatement of credited service; effect of prior law
  • 38-885
  • Normal retirement; conditions and pension
  • 38-885.01
  • Reverse deferred retirement option plan; purpose
  • 38-886
  • Accidental disability retirement; total and permanent disability retirement; qualification; amount of pension; conditions for continued payment of pension
  • 38-886.01
  • Ordinary disability retirement; qualifications; amount of pension; conditions for continued payment of pension; definition
  • 38-887
  • Pension to surviving spouse of deceased retired member
  • 38-888
  • Pension to the surviving spouse of a member
  • 38-889
  • Guaranteed minimum aggregate payout
  • 38-890
  • Pensions; commencement and duration
  • 38-891
  • Employer and member contributions
  • 38-891.01
  • Retired member; return to work; employer contributions
  • 38-892
  • Internal revenue code section 414(h) pickup of member contributions
  • 38-893
  • Local boards; powers and duties; rules; hearings; administrative review
  • 38-893.01
  • Voluntary local board consolidation; membership; duties
  • 38-894
  • Financial objective of the retirement plan; participating employer contributions
  • 38-895
  • Maximum annual pension; limitations; definition
  • 38-895.01
  • Compensation limitation; adjustments; definition
  • 38-896
  • Taxation of pensions; exemption for contributions
  • 38-897
  • Assignments prohibited; liability of fund
  • 38-898
  • Subrogation; right of setoff
  • 38-900
  • Internal revenue code qualification
  • 38-900.02
  • Adjustment and refund; termination of plan
  • 38-901
  • Transfers into or out of retirement plan
  • 38-903
  • Reservation to the legislature
  • 38-905.05
  • Cost-of-living adjustment; members hired on or before June 30, 2018
  • 38-905.06
  • Cost-of-living adjustment; members hired on or after July 1, 2018; definition
  • 38-906
  • Group health and accident coverage for retired members; payment; forfeiture of interest
  • 38-907
  • Credit for military service
  • 38-908
  • Transfer of credited service
  • 38-909
  • Redemption of prior service; calculation
  • 38-910
  • Domestic relations orders; procedures; payments
  • 38-911
  • Deferred annuity; eligibility; amount; exception
  • 38-912
  • Civil liability; restitution or payment of fine; forfeiture of benefits; violation; classification; offset of benefits
  • 38-913
  • Discount rate; service purchase; transfer of service credits
  • 38-914
  • Employer disclosure; funding ratio
Article 7Transfers to Another Retirement System or Plan
  • 38-921
  • Transfer of retirement service credits from one retirement system or plan to another retirement system or plan in this state; definitions
  • 38-922
  • Transfer or redemption of service credits
  • 38-923
  • Transfer of service credits between municipal retirement systems and special retirement plans; definitions
  • 38-924
  • Transfer of service credits
Article 7.1Arizona Employers' Pension Prefunding Plan
  • 38-932
  • Arizona employers' pension prefunding plan
  • 38-933
  • Administration and investment by the board; investment options; administrative costs
  • 38-934
  • Board authorization of employer participation; employer election
  • 38-935
  • Transfer of monies by employer
  • 38-936
  • Transfer of assets out of the prefunding plan; requirements
  • 38-937
  • Termination of employer's participation; prefunding plan termination
  • 38-938
  • Annual financial statements; audit
  • 38-939
  • Nontaxable status of prefunding plan; intent
  • 38-940
  • Board rules; procedures; discretionary fiduciary duty
Article 8Defined Contribution Plans
  • 38-952
  • Supplemental defined contribution plan; establishment; administration
Chapter 6
PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS PLAN
Sec: 38-961
Article 1General Provisions
  • 38-961
  • Public safety officer; duty-related injury; supplemental benefits plan; definitions
Chapter 7
MERIT SYSTEMS
Sec: 38-1001-38-1007
Article 1Law Enforcement Officers Merit System
  • 38-1002
  • Merit system council for law enforcement officers
  • 38-1003
  • Powers and duties of council
  • 38-1005
  • Status of persons employed prior to merit system institution
  • 38-1006
  • Authority of city or town to use county merit system council
Chapter 8
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
Sec: 38-1101-38-1173
Article 1Law Enforcement Officers
  • 38-1102
  • Peace officers bill of rights; preemption
  • 38-1103
  • Discipline of law enforcement officers; exceptions
  • 38-1104
  • Internal investigations; employee representative; exception
  • 38-1105
  • Law enforcement officer as witness; right to representation; exception
  • 38-1106
  • Appeal of disciplinary actions; transcripts; change of hearing officer or administrative law judge; burden of proof; final disposition report;exception
  • 38-1107
  • Superior court review hearing; remedy; exceptions
  • 38-1108
  • Polygraph examinations; exception
  • 38-1109
  • Confidentiality of records; exception
  • 38-1110
  • Time limitation on disciplinary action against law enforcement officer;
  • 38-1111
  • Critical incident stress management team members; peer support team members; privilege; exceptions; definitions
  • 38-1112
  • Law enforcement officers; fitness for duty examinations; rights of officers; definitions
  • 38-1113
  • Carrying of firearms by peace officers; exceptions; definitions
  • 38-1114
  • Health insurance payments for spouse or dependents of law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty; applicability; definitions
  • 38-1115
  • Officers; purchase of firearm; definitions
  • 38-1116
  • Use of force incident investigation; right to view recorded video; statement
  • 38-1117
  • Law enforcement officer investigation and discipline committee, board, agency, department, office, entity or person; membership; qualifications; exceptions; statewide concern; definition
  • 38-1118
  • Use-of-force incidents; data collection; reports; rules; public records; definitions
  • 38-1119
  • Law enforcement officers; database; notice; request for reconsideration; definitions
  • 38-1120
  • Peace officer complaint; mandatory notice
Article 2Adult and Juvenile Probation Officers
  • 38-1133
  • Discipline of probation officers
  • 38-1134
  • Internal investigations; employee representative; polygraph examination
  • 38-1135
  • Probation officers as witnesses; right to representation
  • 38-1136
  • Appeal of disciplinary action; change of hearing officer; burden of proof
  • 38-1139
  • Critical incident stress management team member; privilege; exceptions; definitions
  • 38-1140
  • Probation officers; fitness for duty; examinations; rights of probation officers; definitions
  • 38-1141
  • Health insurance payments for spouse or dependents of a probation officer killed in the line of duty; applicability; definitions
Article 3Civilian Review Boards
  • 38-1161
  • Civilian review board members; required training; statewide concern; exception; definition
  • 38-1173
  • State supplemental benefit fund