Arizona § 26-233 Loss or destruction of property by national guard member; determination of responsibility; payment of federal claims or for replacement property

Arizona Statutes

§ 26-233 — Loss or destruction of property by national guard member; determination of responsibility; payment of federal claims or for replacement property

Arizona § 26-233

Title 26Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 1EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Art. 5Acquisition and Care of Military Property

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 26-233 (2026).

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A.A member of the national guard who by gross negligence or wilfulness destroys, loses or allows state or federal property to be lost or destroyed shall from personal funds reimburse the state or federal government for the cost thereof. The responsible officer shall submit a report of survey to the adjutant general. Upon receipt of the report the adjutant general shall, if the property lost or destroyed is federal property, forward the report to the national guard bureau for determination of responsibility, or, if the property is state property, the adjutant general shall determine the responsibility and his decision shall be final.

B.If the adjutant general finds that federal property has been lost through no fault or neglect and the state is called upon to replace or pay for the prope

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A. A member of the national guard who by gross negligence or wilfulness destroys, loses or allows state or federal property to be lost or destroyed shall from personal funds reimburse the state or federal government for the cost thereof. The responsible officer shall submit a report of survey to the adjutant general. Upon receipt of the report the adjutant general shall, if the property lost or destroyed is federal property, forward the report to the national guard bureau for determination of responsibility, or, if the property is state property, the adjutant general shall determine the responsibility and his decision shall be final.

B. If the adjutant general finds that federal property has been lost through no fault or neglect and the state is called upon to replace or pay for the property, the department of administration division of finance shall pay claims assessed against the state by the federal government, or if it is to the advantage of the state, shall accept and pay claims incurred by the adjutant general in purchasing property from other sources to replace lost federal property. The claims shall be paid from funds of the state appropriated to the national guard for that purpose.