{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-493","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 38-493","heading":"Effect of article","body":"The provisions of this article shall be binding on the state and on a county, city, town or other political subdivision which employs personnel of any or all branches of its service under a merit system of employment as provided by section 38-491, regardless of any provision of the law, ordinance, rule, regulation or other enactment providing for such merit system.","path":["Title 38 Public Officers and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/38/00493.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"324c1085ba3659b5c2a0968fccf1600a89169d6484294ee47c7adb390ee84359","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-492","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-38-494"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}