{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-810","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 9-810","heading":"State preemption; utilities; restrictions; prohibition; limitation; definition","body":"A. The regulation of a utility provider's authority to operate and serve customers is a matter of statewide concern. A person's or entity's ability to use the services of a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service is not subject to further regulation by a municipality pursuant to this section.\n\nB. Any code, ordinance, land use regulation or general or specific plan provision or part of a code, ordinance, land use regulation or general or specific plan provision adopted by a municipality may not prohibit or have the effect of restricting a person's or entity's ability to use the services of a utility provider that is capable and authorized to provide utility service at a person's or entity's property.\n\nC. A municipality may not impose a fine, penalty or other requirement that has the effect of restricting a utility provider's authority to operate or serve customers.\n\nD. This section does not affect any authority of a municipality to manage the public highways within the municipality's boundaries or to exercise the municipality's police powers to review and approve an application before issuing a permit to perform work in the public highways or to enforce associated permit conditions.\n\nE. This section does not affect any authority of a municipality to manage or operate a municipally owned utility.\n\nF. For the purposes of this section, \"utility service\" means water, wastewater, natural gas, including propane gas, or electric service provided to an end user.","path":["Title 9 Cities and Towns"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/9/00810.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"4cd7a57ef2bf39e1254ad3146608d3c62d02ed520fe5d179afccdb0124655910","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-809","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-9-810.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}