Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-431.08 (2026)

Exceptions; limitation

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38-431.08. Exceptions; limitation

A. This article does not apply to:

1. Any judicial proceeding of any court or any political caucus of the legislature.

2. Any conference committee of the legislature, except that all such meetings shall be open to the public.

3. The commissions on appellate and trial court appointments and the commission on judicial qualifications.

4. Good cause exception and central registry exception determinations and hearings conducted by the board of fingerprinting pursuant to sections 41-619.55 and 41-619.57.

5. The exchange of communications among a quorum of a three-member advisory committee or subcommittee that involves a discussion or deliberation concerning a matter before the advisory committee or subcommittee. The three-member advisory committee or subcommittee may not include more than one member who is a member of any public body.

B. A hearing held within a prison facility by the board of executive clemency is subject to this article, except that the director of the state department of corrections may:

1. Prohibit, on written findings that are made public within five days after so finding, any person from attending a hearing whose attendance would constitute a serious threat to the life or physical safety of any person or to the safe, secure and orderly operation of the prison.

2. Require a person who attends a hearing to sign an attendance log. If the person is over sixteen years of age, the person shall produce photographic identification that verifies the person's signature.

3. Prevent and prohibit any articles from being taken into a hearing except recording devices and, if the person who attends a hearing is a member of the media, cameras.

4. Require that a person who attends a hearing submit to a reasonable search on entering the facility.

C. The exclusive remedies available to any person who is denied attendance at or removed from a hearing by the director of the state department of corrections in violation of this section shall be those remedies available in section 38-431.07, as against the director only.

D. Either house of the legislature may adopt a rule or procedure pursuant to article IV, part 2, section 8, Constitution of Arizona, to provide an exemption to the notice and agenda requirements of this article or to allow standing or conference committees to meet through technological devices rather than only in person.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Arizona Press Club, Inc. v. Arizona Bd. of Tax Appeals, 558 P.2d 697 (Ariz. 1976).

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Arizona Press Club, Inc. v. Arizona Bd. of Tax Appeals, 558 P.2d 697 (Ariz. 1976). · cites it 10× “Petitioners urge that a "reference to `judicial' proceedings in A.R.S. § 38-431.08 and omission of any reference to `quasi-judicial' proceedings clearly indicates that `quasi-judicial' agencies are not excepted from the open meetings law.”

State ex rel. Montgomery v. Mathis, 290 P.3d 1226 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “In 1982, the legislature amended A.R.S. § 38-431.08 to reflect its current language that "[t]he commissions on appellate and trial court appointments” were exempt from the OML.”

City of Flagstaff v. Bleeker, 600 P.2d 49 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “We determine that the only issues before us are those concerning the open meeting law and the burden of proof at the hearing as no other issues have been argued.”

Stockmeier v. Nevada Dep't of Corr. Psychological Review Panel, 135 P.3d 220 (Nev. 2006). “1978) (concluding that the Arizona Legislature later amended Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-431.08 .A(1) to exclude quasi-judicial proceedings from the exception).”

Rosenberg v. Arizona Bd. of Regents, 578 P.2d 168 (Ariz. 1978). “) The Legislature having plainly spelled out that our conclusions in Arizona Press Club, Inc.”

Cooper v. Arizona W. Coll. Dist. Governing Bd., 610 P.2d 465 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “§ 38-431 to § 38-431.08. The statutes were amended significantly in 1978, subsequent to the events which are the subject of this action.”

Cooper v. Arizona W. Coll., Etc., 610 P.2d 465 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “§ 38-431 to § 38-431.08. The statutes were amended significantly in 1978, subsequent to the events which are the subject of this action.”

Puente v. Asl (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 38-431.08(A)(1) (stating the Open Meeting Law “does not apply to .”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-431.08(A)(1) — 1 case

Puente v. Asl (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). “See A.R.S. § 38-431.08(A)(1) (stating the Open Meeting Law “does not apply to .”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-431.08(D) — 1 case

Puente v. Asl (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). “See A.R.S. § 38-431.08(A)(1) (stating the Open Meeting Law “does not apply to .”

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