Arizona § 36-2031 Criminal laws limitations

Arizona Statutes

§ 36-2031 — Criminal laws limitations

Arizona § 36-2031

Title 36Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 18ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

Art. 2Evaluation and Treatment of Persons Impaired by Alcoholism

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 36-2031 (2026).

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A.No county, municipality or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce any local law, ordinance, resolution or rule having the force of law that includes being a common drunkard or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to criminal or civil penalty or sanctions, but nothing in this article shall affect any laws, ordinances, resolutions or rules against drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or other similar offenses involving the operation of vehicles, aircraft, boats, machinery or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing or using of alcoholic beverages at stated times and places or by particular classes of persons.

B.No county, municipality or other political subdivision may inter

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A. No county, municipality or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce any local law, ordinance, resolution or rule having the force of law that includes being a common drunkard or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to criminal or civil penalty or sanctions, but nothing in this article shall affect any laws, ordinances, resolutions or rules against drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or other similar offenses involving the operation of vehicles, aircraft, boats, machinery or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing or using of alcoholic beverages at stated times and places or by particular classes of persons.

B. No county, municipality or other political subdivision may interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent the provision of subsection A.