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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401 (2026)

Enumeration of officers

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A. The officers of the county are:

1. Sheriff.

2. Recorder.

3. Treasurer.

4. School superintendent.

5. County attorney.

6. Assessor.

7. Supervisors.

8. Clerk of the board of supervisors.

9. Tax collector.

B. The county treasurer shall be ex officio tax collector.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1957–2025 · leading case: Falcon Ex Rel. Sandoval v. Maricopa Cnty., 144 P.3d 1254 (Ariz. 2006).
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Falcon Ex Rel. Sandoval v. Maricopa Cnty., 144 P.3d 1254 (Ariz. 2006). · cites it 2× “¶ 20 Although the individual members of the board are officers of the county, A.R.S. § 11-401(A)(7), the board cannot exercise its executive power except through collective action of the majority of the board because the county board of supervisors is a “public body.”
Walker v. Walthall, 588 P.2d 863 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 4× “" The sheriff is a county officer, A.R.S. § 11-401, authorized to appoint deputies with authority to act on the sheriff's behalf.”
Hounshell v. White, 202 P.3d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “The legislature has granted these county officers the following power of appointment: The county officers enumerated in § 11-401 may, by and with the consent of, and at salaries fixed by the board, appoint deputies, stenographers, clerks and assistants necessary to conduct the…”
United States v. Cnty. of Maricopa, 889 F.3d 648 (9th Cir. 2018). “” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401 (A)(1). Arizona statutes also empower counties to supervise and fund their respective sheriffs.”
Gorman v. Pima Cnty., 287 P.3d 800 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. §§ 11-401 through 11-600. ¶ 14 Here, however, the Pima County Board of Supervisors established the office of Pima County Administrator as the County’s “chief executive officer,” P.”
Mann v. Cnty. of Maricopa, 456 P.2d 931 (Ariz. 1969). · cites it 3× “” Our legislature has traditionally recognized the distribution of powers as provided in Article III of the Constitution, and has further treated court personnel as being directly under the control of the judiciary.”
Earl Edwin Gobel & Michael J. Defranco v. Maricopa Cnty., Thomas E. Collins, David P. Stoller, & Frank Gary, 867 F.2d 1201 (9th Cir. 1989). “12 § 3, is an “officer of the county” who is required to reside in the county, Ariz.Rev.Stat. §§ 11-401(A)(5) and 11-404(6), and is the “public prosecutor of the county” who “[a]ttend[s] the superior and other courts within the county and conduces], on behalf of the state, all…”
Roylston v. Pima Cnty., 475 P.2d 233 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 4× “Thus, there is a conflict with the literal language of § 11-401 and the decision of *250 this Court.”
Puente Arizona v. Arpaio, 76 F. Supp. 3d 833 (D. Ariz. 2015). · cites it 2× “1734 ; see also A.R.S. § 11-401 (listing the sheriff as an officer of the county).”
Salerno v. Espinoza, 115 P.3d 626 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2005). “] § 11-401 to remove that office from the supervisory control of the judiciary.”
Nicol v. Superior Court, Maricopa Cnty., 473 P.2d 455 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 3× “It should be noted, however, that § 11-401, A.R.S. 1 , which enumerates the county officers, is devoid of any mention of justices of the peace.”
Dowling v. Stapley, 179 P.3d 960 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Determine the budgets of all elected and appointed county officers enumerated under § 11-401 by action of the board of supervisors.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(7) — 1 case
Hounshell v. White, 202 P.3d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “The legislature has granted these county officers the following power of appointment: The county officers enumerated in § 11-401 may, by and with the consent of, and at salaries fixed by the board, appoint deputies, stenographers, clerks and assistants necessary to conduct the…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(A) — 2 cases
Hounshell v. White, 202 P.3d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “The legislature has granted these county officers the following power of appointment: The county officers enumerated in § 11-401 may, by and with the consent of, and at salaries fixed by the board, appoint deputies, stenographers, clerks and assistants necessary to conduct the…”
Guadalupe Falcon v. Maricopa Cnty. (Ariz. 2006).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(A)(1) — 2 cases
Patton v. Cnty. of Mohave, 741 P.2d 301 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987).
Buelna v. Dannels (D. Ariz. 2021).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(A)(5) — 1 case
Earl Edwin Gobel & Michael J. Defranco v. Maricopa Cnty., Thomas E. Collins, David P. Stoller, & Frank Gary, 867 F.2d 1201 (9th Cir. 1989). “12 § 3, is an “officer of the county” who is required to reside in the county, Ariz.Rev.Stat. §§ 11-401(A)(5) and 11-404(6), and is the “public prosecutor of the county” who “[a]ttend[s] the superior and other courts within the county and conduces], on behalf of the state, all…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(A)(7) — 3 cases
Falcon Ex Rel. Sandoval v. Maricopa Cnty., 144 P.3d 1254 (Ariz. 2006). “¶ 20 Although the individual members of the board are officers of the county, A.R.S. § 11-401(A)(7), the board cannot exercise its executive power except through collective action of the majority of the board because the county board of supervisors is a “public body.”
Falcon v. Maricopa Cnty., 128 P.3d 767 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006).
Guadalupe Falcon v. Maricopa Cnty. (Ariz. 2006).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-401(A)(8) — 3 cases
Bd. of Sup'rs of Maricopa Cnty. v. Woodall, 586 P.2d 628 (Ariz. 1978).
Bd. of Supervisors v. Woodall, 586 P.2d 628 (Ariz. 1978).
Sanchez v. Maricopa Cnty. (Ariz. 2025).
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