ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: GE DP 11-1-1-0  

HB 2400: municipal ordinances; posting

Sponsor:  Representative Osborne, LD 13

Caucus & COW

Overview

Requires any municipal ordinance that imposes a penalty to be published after its enactment on the city or town's website.

History

Current statute requires any ordinance that imposes a fine, forfeiture, penalty or other punishment to be published after its enactment by posting in three or more public places and must be in force from and after the date of posting.  The posting of the ordinance may be established by the affidavit of the person who posted the ordinance filed with the clerk (A.R.S. § 9-813).

Provisions

1.   Removes the requirement for a city or town to post the ordinance that imposes a penalty, fine, forfeiture or other punishment in three or more public places within the city or town. (Sec. 1)

2.   Stipulates that the city or town must post the ordinance on the city or town's website and any additional public notice as is practicable and reasonable. (Sec. 1)

3.   Allows exhibits to the ordinance to be excluded from the publications if the city or town lists where the exhibits are available for public use and inspection. (Sec. 1)

4.   Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

 

 

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