HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-051 exempting undercover police vehicles from municipal designationMARANA RESOLUTION N0.2010-51
RELATING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT; EXEMPTING THE MARANA POLICE DE-
PARTMENT'S UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLES FROM ARIZONA STATE LAWS RE-
LATED TO THE DESIGNATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MOTOR VEHICLES; AU-
THORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO RENEW EXISTING VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
FOR UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLES AND TO OBTAIN VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS FOR
NEW UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLES
WHEREAS A.R.S. § 38-538.03 provides that the governing body of a political subdivision
may grant an exemption from Arizona state law regulating the designation of political subdivision
motor vehicles for motor vehicles used in felony investigations or activities of a confidential nature;
and
WHEREAS the Town of Marana Police Department uses a number of undercover police ve-
hicles in felony investigations and in activities of a confidential nature; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana feel it is in the best interests of
the public to exempt these vehicles from state laws regulating the designation of political subdivision
motor vehicles.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Town Council hereby exempts the motor vehicles used by the Marana Po-
liceDepartment as undercover police vehicles from state laws regulating the designation of political
subdivision motor vehicles.
SECTION 2. The Chief of Police is hereby directed and authorized to undertake all other
and further tasks required or beneficial to carryout the terms, obligations, and obj ectives of this reso-
lution, including renewing existing vehicle registrations for Marana Police Department undercover
police vehicles and obtaining vehicle registrations for new Marana Police Department undercover
police vehicles.
PASSED, ADOPTED, and APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana,
Arizona, this 1St day of June, 2010.
~r Jocelyn C. Bronson, Town Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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