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A.R.S. § 9-240: General Powers of Common Council
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Official Arizona Legislature text describing general municipal powers. Paragraph B.28 authorizes ordinances needed to carry municipal powers into effect, caps fines for ordinance violations at $2,500, and permits civil classification unless statute specifically prohibits it.
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Used here for the statutory ceiling cited in the revised YTER penalty discussion. The statute does not by itself establish that every proposed ethics rule or enforcement mechanism is valid.
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https://www.azleg.gov/ars/9/00240.htmRelated claims 1
- VerifiedThe revised proposal authorizes a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation of a valid local City ethics rule, only to the extent Arizona law allows.
The current penalty provision is limited to $2,500 per violation of a valid local City ethics rule and is expressly conditioned on Arizona law.
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