{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-517","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 9-517","heading":"Exception to purchase requirement","body":"When a public utility operating under an existing franchise wilfully and persistently violates any provision of the franchise, the municipal corporation shall thereby be relieved from purchasing or taking over the property or plant of the public utility.","path":["Title 9 Cities and Towns"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/9/00517.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"4d40ee66e3adedb240cb7c65dafcc23ff450e107b0a5e7324b944b503103a589","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-516","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-518"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}