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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The interstate compact for jurisdiction on the Colorado river is enacted into law as follows:
A. If conduct is prohibited by two adjoining party states, courts and law enforcement officers in either state who have jurisdiction over criminal offenses committed in a county where the Colorado river forms a common interstate boundary have concurrent jurisdiction to arrest, prosecute and try offenders for the prohibited conduct that is committed anywhere on the boundary water between the two states and concurrent jurisdiction to arrest offenders for prohibited conduct that is committed on any land mass within twenty-five air miles of the Colorado river or within twenty-five air miles of any lake that is formed by or is a part of the Colorado river.
B. This compact does not authorize:
1. Prosecution of any person for conduct which is lawful in the state where it was committed.
2. Any conduct prohibited by any party state.
This compact is ratified by enactment of the language of this compact, or substantially similar language expressing the same purpose, by at least two states of which the Colorado river forms a common boundary.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 37. Public Lands § 37-620.11. Enactment of compact - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-37-public-lands/az-rev-st-sect-37-620-11/
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