{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-442","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 38-442","heading":"Persons acting as public officers without qualifying; classification; effect of acts","body":"A. A person who exercises a function of a public office without taking the oath of office, or without giving the required bond, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.\n\nB. This section shall not affect the validity of acts done by a person exercising the functions of a public office in fact, where persons other than himself are interested in maintaining the validity of such acts.","path":["Title 38 Public Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/38/00442.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"c333d17b25d36f4974a7518936fbba890bdf6ba3edda8e93067e4a361f2c7f15","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-441","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-443"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}