Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-545 (2026)

Local public officers financial disclosure

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Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, charter or ordinance to the contrary, every incorporated city or town or county shall by ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation adopt standards of financial disclosure consistent with the provisions of this chapter applicable to local public officers.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1975–2011 · leading case: Town of Wickenburg v. State, 565 P.2d 1326 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977).
Town of Wickenburg v. State, 565 P.2d 1326 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 17× “This appeal arises from an action for a declaratory judgment that A.R.S. § 38-545 1 , which requires every incorporated city in Arizona to adopt standards of financial disclosure applicable to its public officers, is unconstitutional and invalid because it violates provisions of…”
State v. Stapley, 251 P.3d 1048 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 16× “¶ 3 The legislature addressed “local public officers” by enacting AR.S. § 38-545 (2001), which states in relevant part that “every incorporated city or town or county shall by ordinance, rule, resolution or regulation adopt standards of financial disclosure consistent with the…”
Armer v. Superior Court, 543 P.2d 1107 (Ariz. 1975). · cites it 6× “1975-1, enacted pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-545. Respondents Thure and Tellman are, respectively, Chairperson and member of Citizens to Revise Arizona’s Water Laws, a non-profit Arizona corporation.”
Armer v. Superior Ct. of Ariz., in & for Cty. of Pima, 543 P.2d 1107 (Ariz. 1975). · cites it 6× “1975-1, enacted pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-545. Respondents Thure and Tellman are, respectively, Chairperson and member of Citizens to Revise Arizona's Water Laws, a non-profit Arizona corporation.”
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