Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no monies may be paid from the state treasury to refund monies collected under a law imposing a tax if the law is declared invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction until the legislature has made a specific appropriation for that purpose after the judgment has become final.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 35-196.03

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.