HB 2763 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-403 regarding restrictions on private law practice by county officials.

• Sheriffs, constables, and their deputies are prohibited from practicing law or forming partnerships with attorneys.

• County attorneys and their deputies in counties with 60,000 or more residents cannot engage in private law practice, except special deputy county attorneys appointed on a fee basis with board of supervisors consent.

• Permits deputy county attorneys to provide pro bono legal services to individuals in financial need or nonprofit charitable organizations, subject to conditions including off-hours work, no compensation, no attorney fee awards, and no conflicts of interest.

• Pro bono representation by deputy county attorneys under these conditions does not disqualify their office from subsequently participating in actions affecting the client.