Arizona Revised Statutes §41-332  Secretary of state; deputy county clerk; county clerk functions


Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the clerks of the superior court in all counties and the secretary of state agree to centralize the functions of clerks of the superior court prescribed in this article in the office of the secretary of state, each clerk of the superior court shall deputize the secretary of state and the secretary's designees as deputy county clerks of the superior court solely for the performance of the superior court clerk's functions prescribed in this article and the clerks of the superior court and the secretary of state shall enter into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3 to address issues relating to the centralization of functions.