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REFERENCE TITLE: Arizona citizenship |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011
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SB 1309 |
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Introduced by Senators Gould, Pearce R, Smith: Biggs, Bundgaard, Gray, Klein, Melvin, Murphy, Shooter; Representative Harper
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AN ACT
amending title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes; by adding chapter 7; relating to Arizona citizenship.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 7, to read:
CHAPTER 7
ARIZONA CITIZENSHIP
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1-701. Arizona citizenship
A. A person is a citizen of the state of Arizona if:
1. The person is born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and
2. The person is lawfully domiciled in the state of Arizona.
B. For the purposes of this section, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States has the meaning that it bears in section 1 of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, namely that the person is a child of at least one parent who owes no allegiance to any foreign sovereignty, or a child without citizenship or nationality in any foreign country. For the purposes of this section, a person who owes no allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is a United States citizen or national, or an immigrant accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States, or a person without citizenship or nationality in any foreign country.
C. In addition to the criteria of citizenship described in subsections A and B, a person is a citizen of the state of Arizona if:
1. The person is naturalized in the United States.
2. The person is lawfully domiciled in the state of Arizona.
D. Citizenship of the state of Arizona shall not confer upon the holder thereof any right, privilege, immunity or benefit under law.END_STATUTE