Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-932 (2026)

Acquisition of property for park purposes; dedication; eminent domain; authority to make improvements

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A. Notwithstanding the ten-year limitation prescribed in section 11-256, a county or municipality may purchase, enter into contracts to purchase, acquire by lease or sublease and lease or sublet for any term, or obtain by gift or accept by grant from the United States or other governmental agency real property, within or without its territorial limits, and may hold, maintain and improve it for the use and purpose of a public park, and it may dedicate property already owned to a like purpose. A county or municipality may enter into contracts for any term for the operation of any such public parks. A county or municipality may expend public funds for improvements on lands dedicated, or acquired by lease or sublease for any term, or by agreement or contract of purchase, under the provisions of this section.

B. This section shall not affect the right of a county or municipality to acquire property by proceedings in eminent domain.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1976–2012 · leading case: Johnson v. Mohave Cnty., 78 P.3d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003).
Johnson v. Mohave Cnty., 78 P.3d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “*333 Therefore, even though § 11-932, which authorizes a county or municipality to acquire “by lease or sublease” real property “from the United States or other governmental agency .”
Town of Marana v. Pima Cnty., 281 P.3d 1010 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “¶ 63 Pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-932(A) (2012), a county is authorized to “hold, maintain and improve” real property “for the use and purpose of a public park.”
Maricopa Cnty. v. Maricopa Cnty. Mun. Water Conservation Dist. No. 1, 830 P.2d 846 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “§ 11-932(A) provides: [A] county or municipality may purchase, enter into contracts to purchase, acquire by lease or sublease and lease or sublet for any term, or obtain by gift or accept by grant from the United States or other governmental agency real property, within or…”
Folk v. City of Phoenix, 551 P.2d 595 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “It is also clear that the City may establish and maintain parks as authorized in § 11-932(A), ARS. It should be noted that the right of the City to acquire property by proceedings in eminent domain is also preserved in Paragraph B of this public park statute, which reads: This…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-932(A) — 4 cases
Town of Marana v. Pima Cnty., 281 P.3d 1010 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). “¶ 63 Pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-932(A) (2012), a county is authorized to “hold, maintain and improve” real property “for the use and purpose of a public park.”
Johnson v. Mohave Cnty., 78 P.3d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). “*333 Therefore, even though § 11-932, which authorizes a county or municipality to acquire “by lease or sublease” real property “from the United States or other governmental agency .”
Maricopa Cnty. v. Maricopa Cnty. Mun. Water Conservation Dist. No. 1, 830 P.2d 846 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “§ 11-932(A) provides: [A] county or municipality may purchase, enter into contracts to purchase, acquire by lease or sublease and lease or sublet for any term, or obtain by gift or accept by grant from the United States or other governmental agency real property, within or…”
Folk v. City of Phoenix, 551 P.2d 595 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “It is also clear that the City may establish and maintain parks as authorized in § 11-932(A), ARS. It should be noted that the right of the City to acquire property by proceedings in eminent domain is also preserved in Paragraph B of this public park statute, which reads: This…”
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