Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 48-3626 (2026)

Compliance; enforcement

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If any board, district or governing body fails to comply with or violates the requirements of this article, the attorney general shall take prompt and appropriate legal action to compel compliance by the jurisdiction and its elected officials. The attorney general may, in his discretion, seek the following remedies under this section:

1. An order compelling the offending jurisdiction and its elected officials to comply with the requirements of this article or cease the violation.

2. An order vesting the powers and duties under this article in the district in the event that an incorporated city or town has assumed the powers and duties pursuant to section 48-3610.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: Smith v. Beesley, 247 P.3d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011).

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Smith v. Beesley, 247 P.3d 548 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Smith counters that each district board has a statutory obligation to ensure the natural flow of waters over all of its watercourses, and to the extent the Gila County board has chosen not to do so, the attorney general is required to compel compliance pursuant to A.R.S. §…”

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