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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 39-101 (2026)

Permanent public records; quality; storage; violation; classification

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A. Permanent public records of the state, a county, city or town, or other political subdivision of the state, shall be transcribed or kept on paper or other material which is of durable or permanent quality and which conforms to standards established by the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

B. Permanent public records transcribed or kept as provided in subsection A shall be stored and maintained according to standards for the storage of permanent public records established by the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

C. A public officer charged with transcribing or keeping such public records who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1947–2026 · leading case: Primary Consultants, L.L.C. v. Maricopa Cnty. Recorder, 111 P.3d 435 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2005).
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Primary Consultants, L.L.C. v. Maricopa Cnty. Recorder, 111 P.3d 435 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “Primary Consultants argued that, under the public records law, A.R.S. §§ 39-101 to. 39-161 (2001), public records were presumed to be available to the public unless them disclosure was statutorily restricted or limited based on privacy or policy considerations.”
Robson Ranch Mountains, L.L. C. v. Pinal Cnty., 51 P.3d 342 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “” See also A.R.S. §§ 39-101, 39-121, 39-121.01 (county board must maintain all public records reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide knowledge of its official activities and must make such records open for inspection and copying).”
Griffis v. Pinal Cnty., 141 P.3d 780 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “¶ 1 This case raises a central issue of whether personal electronic mail messages (e-mails) sent or received by a government employee constitute “public records” that are presumptively open to public inspection under Arizona’s Public Records Law, A.R.S. §§ 39-101 through 39-161,…”
Shumway v. Farley, 203 P.2d 507 (Ariz. 1949). “What is probably most important of all, if he has by a display of filial affection won the child’s love and respect, he has the right to remain secure in the feelings and affections of his child, and, periodically at least, to enjoy its society.”
Graham Cnty. v. Buhl, 263 P.2d 537 (Ariz. 1953). “See, Section 39-101 et seq., A.C.A.1939, descent and distribution ; Section 41-108 dealing with children as “descendants of every degree” ; Section 38-401, Administrators — order of preference; Sections 37-103 and 44 — 1313, disqualification of jurors “within the fourth degree”;…”
Newton v. Van Hagen, 178 P.2d 547 (Ariz. 1947). “Hayward, who died leaving no issue, and that under the provisions of Section 39-101, A.C.A.1939, the estate should be divided in two moieties— one of which shall go to the paternal grandparents and their descendants, and that the descendants of the maternal grandparents are…”
State Ex Rel. Swift v. Tullar, 462 P.2d 409 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1969). “§ 39-101 (1939), and finally as A.R.S. § 14-202(4).”
Puente v. Asl (Ariz. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “e the legislators’ participation in the Summit a violation of the Open Meeting Law; (2) order that all model bills drafted during the Summit and submitted to the Legislature “be subject to the requirements” of the Open Meeting Law; (3) find that all materials documenting the…”
Nina Alley v. Pima Cnty., Pima Cnty. Attorney's Off., Laura Conover (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “09, with A.R.S. §§ 39-101 to 39-171. We reject this argument.”
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