Arizona HB4018: technical correction; public records

What the bill says

An act amending section 11-441, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to county officers. Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 11-441, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE11-441. Powers and duties A. The sheriff shall: 1. Preserve the peace. 2. Arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense. 3. Prevent and suppress all affrays, breaches of the peace, riots and insurrections that may come to the knowledge of the sheriff. 4. Attend all courts, except justice.

From the chaptered text, July 1, 2026:

AN ACT amending section 11-441, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to county officers. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section [DELETED: 1.] 1. Section 11-441, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE11-441. Powers and duties A. The sheriff shall: 1. Preserve the peace. 2. Arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or who have committed a public offense. 3. Prevent and suppress all affrays, breaches of the peace, riots and insurrections that may come to the knowledge of the sheriff. 4. Attend all courts, except justice and municipal courts, when an element of danger is anticipated and attendance is requested by the presiding judge and obey lawful orders and directions issued by the judge. 5. Take charge of and keep the county jail, including a county jail under the jurisdiction of a county jail district, and the prisoners in the county jail. 6. Endorse on all process and notices the year, month, day, hour and minute of reception and issue to the person delivering the process or notice, on payment of fees, a certificate showing the names of the parties, the title of the paper and the time of reception. 7. Serve process and notices in the manner prescribed by law and certify under the sheriff's hand on the process or …

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