Notwithstanding section 12-348, in addition to any costs that are awarded by statute, if an agency, department, board or commission of this state, a city, town or county, governmental officer acting in the officer's official capacity or an association whose membership is primarily composed of governmental entities files a lawsuit against this state, or an agency, department, board or commission of this state, a city, town or county, governmental officer acting in the officer's official capacity or an association whose membership is primarily composed of governmental entities, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the successful party in the action.
A.R.S. § 12-348.01
Recovery of attorney fees; governmental entities
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Eastern Vanguard Forex Ltd. v. Arizona Corp. Commission (2003)
Most recently applied in State Ex Rel Brnovich v. City of tucson/dewit (August 2017)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.