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State of Arizona Senate
Forty-eighth Legislature, First Regular Session, 2007
SENATE BILL 1360
AN ACT
amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1815; relating to planned communities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1815, to read:
33-1815. Community authority over public roadways
Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association has no authority over and shall not regulate any roadway, easement or other area for which the ownership or use has been dedicated to a governmental entity or that is otherwise under the legal authority of a governmental entity. An association has jurisdiction over only those roadways, easements and other areas that remain under the ownership of the association.