REFERENCE TITLE: ordinances; businesses; prohibited security requirements

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

 

 

SB 1069

 

Introduced by

Senator Smith

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.34; amending title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-269.13; relating to local government ordinances.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.34, to read:

START_STATUTE9-500.34.  Prohibition on retail business security requirements

A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that requires a retail business to comply with specific security requirements, including the installation of security cameras or security lights, based on the size of the retail business, the type of the retail business or the number of calls the retail business made to law enforcement per year.  For the purposes of this section, retail business does not include a bar or restaurant. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Title 11, chapter 2, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-269.13, to read:

START_STATUTE11-269.13  Prohibition on retail business security requirements

A board of supervisors may not adopt an ordinance or resolution that requires a retail business to comply with specific security requirements, including the installation of security cameras or security lights, based on the size of the retail business, the type of the retail business or the number of calls the retail business made to law enforcement per year.  For the purposes of this section, retail business does not include a bar or restaurant.END_STATUTE