Arizona § 38-606 Suspension of salary pending determination of contested title to office; exception

Arizona Statutes

§ 38-606 — Suspension of salary pending determination of contested title to office; exception

Arizona § 38-606

Title 38Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 4COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE

Art. 1Salaries

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 38-606 (2026).

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A.When the title of the incumbent of any office is contested by proceedings instituted for that purpose, no warrant shall be drawn or paid for any part of such officer's salary, except when otherwise provided by the law relating to contests of elections, until the proceedings have been finally terminated.

B.As soon as such proceedings are instituted, the clerk of the court in which they are pending shall certify the facts to the officers whose duty it would otherwise be to draw the warrant or pay the salary.

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A. When the title of the incumbent of any office is contested by proceedings instituted for that purpose, no warrant shall be drawn or paid for any part of such officer's salary, except when otherwise provided by the law relating to contests of elections, until the proceedings have been finally terminated.

B. As soon as such proceedings are instituted, the clerk of the court in which they are pending shall certify the facts to the officers whose duty it would otherwise be to draw the warrant or pay the salary.