Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 40-421 (2026)

Enforcement of laws relating to public service corporations

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A. The commission shall require that the laws affecting public service corporations, the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in some other officer or tribunal, are enforced and obeyed, and that violations thereof are promptly prosecuted and penalties due the state therefor recovered and collected, and for such purposes may bring actions in the name of the state.

B. Upon request of the commission, the attorney general, or the county attorney of the proper county, shall aid in any investigation, hearing or trial conducted under the provisions of this chapter and shall institute and prosecute actions or proceedings for enforcement of the provisions of the constitution and statutes of this state affecting public service corporations and for punishment of all violations thereof.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1965–1969 · leading case: S. Pac. Co. v. Arizona Corp. Com'n, 404 P.2d 692 (Ariz. 1965).

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S. Pac. Co. v. Arizona Corp. Com'n, 404 P.2d 692 (Ariz. 1965). · cites it 10× “Under Article 9, Violations and Penalties, A.R.S. § 40-421 et seq., the Commission is required to enforce all laws affecting public service corporations and shall require that all violations be "promptly prosecuted and penalties due the *344 state therefor recovered and…”

Cnty. of Cochise v. Good, 453 P.2d 544 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 3× “…give to the county attorney the power to institute various legal proceedings (e. g., A.R.S. § 11-641, § 44-1465, § 40-421, § 44-1402 and others). A.R.S. § 11-223 does not expressly grant this authority but can it be reasonably implied? The majority of the Court believes…”

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