§ 9-500.47 Firefighter; peace officer; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definitions

AZ Rev Stat § 9-500.47 (2019) (N/A)
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9-500.47. Firefighter; peace officer; residency requirement; prohibition; exemption; definitions

A. A city or town shall not impose any residency requirement on any firefighter or peace officer as a condition of employment.

B. This section does not apply to any of the following:

1. Executive-level firefighters and executive-level peace officers.

2. Peace officers employed by a city or town with a population of five thousand persons or less.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. " Firefighter" means a professional firefighter who is a member of a city, town, county or fire district fire department.

2. " Peace officer" means a marshal, police officer and any other city or town officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order and make arrests.