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      "id": "learn_r243_arizona_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_243_az_state_statute_index",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Arizona Revised Statutes (adult entertainment code index): Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Arizona's official statutory index at azleg.gov lists the ARS titles; Title 13 (Criminal Code) and Title 11 (Counties) contain the adult-business and zoning provisions; no separate 'adult entertainment' title exists in the index.",
      "body": "Arizona's official statutory index at azleg.gov lists the ARS titles; Title 13 (Criminal Code) and Title 11 (Counties) contain the adult-business and zoning provisions; no separate 'adult entertainment' title exists in the index.\n\nWhat Arizona State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Title 13 - Criminal Code\n\nTitle 11 - Counties\n\nTitle 32 - Professions and Occupations\n\nTitle 44 - Trade and Commerce”\n\nNote: Searched azleg.gov ARS index for titles mentioning 'adult,' 'entertainment,' 'sexually oriented,' 'zoning.' Index lists Title 13 (Criminal Code, contains 13-1422 adult oriented businesses) and Title 11 (Counties, contains 11-811 zoning). No standalone 'adult business' title found. Searched 2026-09-23.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.azleg.gov/arstitle/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-23",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Arizona State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "Title 13 - Criminal Code\n\nTitle 11 - Counties\n\nTitle 32 - Professions and Occupations\n\nTitle 44 - Trade and Commerce",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "243-arizona-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "Arizona Revised Statutes (adult entertainment code index)",
      "topic": "Safety.legal",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Arizona state-level index",
      "tags": {
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        "stage": "choosing",
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        ],
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          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
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    {
      "id": "learn_r243_arizona_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_243_az_13_1422_definition",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ARS 13-1422 (adult oriented business definition and location rules): Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ARS 13-1422 defines 'adult oriented business' by cross-reference to ARS 11-811 as adult arcades, adult bookstores/video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments offering adult service, or nude model studios; it imposes a 1/4-mile buffer from residences and hours restrictions, and applies only to those listed establishment types - a private residence producing content for online sale is not listed and falls outside the definition.",
      "body": "ARS 13-1422 defines 'adult oriented business' by cross-reference to ARS 11-811 as adult arcades, adult bookstores/video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments offering adult service, or nude model studios; it imposes a 1/4-mile buffer from residences and hours restrictions, and applies only to those listed establishment types - a private residence producing content for online sale is not listed and falls outside the definition.\n\nWhat Arizona State Legislature actually says:\n\n“A. An adult oriented business shall not be located within one-fourth mile of a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship. For the purposes of this subsection, measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship. An adult oriented business lawfully operating in conformity with this section does not violate this section if a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship subsequently locates within one-fourth mile of the adult oriented business.”\n\nNote: Read 13-1422 verbatim on azleg.gov 2026-09-23. Definition cross-references 11-811. 'Residence' defined in 11-811 as 'permanent dwelling place.' Private home producing content for online sale is not an 'adult arcade,' 'adult bookstore,' 'cabaret,' 'adult live entertainment establishment,' 'adult motion picture theater,' 'adult theater,' massage establishment, or nude model studio per the statutory definitions; therefore the statute's buffer and hours rules do not reach it.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/01422.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Arizona State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "A. An adult oriented business shall not be located within one-fourth mile of a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship. For the purposes of this subsection, measurements shall be made in a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing an adult oriented business to the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship. An adult oriented business lawfully operating in conformity with this section does not violate this section if a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public playground, a public recreational facility, a residence or a place of worship subsequently locates within one-fourth mile of the adult oriented business.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "243-arizona-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "ARS 13-1422 (adult oriented business definition and location rules)",
      "topic": "Safety.legal",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Arizona state statute; private residence producing online content not in definition",
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        ],
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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    {
      "id": "learn_r243_arizona_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_243_az_11_811_definition",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] ARS 11-811 (zoning definitions including 'adult oriented business' and 'residence'): Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] ARS 11-811 defines 'adult oriented business' as adult arcades, adult bookstores or video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments that offer adult service, or nude model studios; defines 'residence' as 'a permanent dwelling place'; authorizes counties/municipalities to regulate adult businesses via zoning ordinance and permits, but only for those listed categories.",
      "body": "ARS 11-811 defines 'adult oriented business' as adult arcades, adult bookstores or video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments that offer adult service, or nude model studios; defines 'residence' as 'a permanent dwelling place'; authorizes counties/municipalities to regulate adult businesses via zoning ordinance and permits, but only for those listed categories.\n\nWhat Arizona State Legislature actually says:\n\n“5. May provide for the regulation and use of business licenses, adult oriented business manager permits and adult service provider permits in conjunction with the establishment or operation of adult oriented businesses and facilities, including adult arcades, adult bookstores or video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments and nude model studios.”\n\nNote: Read 11-811 verbatim on azleg.gov 2026-09-23. The authorization to regulate is explicitly limited to the listed facility types; a private residence producing online content is not among them.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/11/00811.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Arizona State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "5. May provide for the regulation and use of business licenses, adult oriented business manager permits and adult service provider permits in conjunction with the establishment or operation of adult oriented businesses and facilities, including adult arcades, adult bookstores or video stores, cabarets, adult live entertainment establishments, adult motion picture theaters, adult theaters, massage establishments and nude model studios.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "243-arizona-adult-business-licensing-and-zoning",
      "subject": "ARS 11-811 (zoning definitions including 'adult oriented business' and 'residence')",
      "topic": "Safety.legal",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "applies_to_scope": "Arizona state statute; municipal authorization limited to listed categories",
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        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
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        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r243_arizona_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_243_az_state_code_index",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Arizona Revised Statutes full title index (azleg.gov): Safety.legal",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Arizona Legislature's ARS index page (azleg.gov/arstitle/) lists all 49 titles; the titles most plausibly containing adult-business or zoning material are Title 11 (Counties - zoning), Title 13 (Criminal Code - adult oriented businesses), Title 32 (Professions and Occupations), and Title 44 (Trade and Commerce - fraud/consumer); no other title name suggests adult-business regulation.",
      "body": "The Arizona Legislature's ARS index page (azleg.gov/arstitle/) lists all 49 titles; the titles most plausibly containing adult-business or zoning material are Title 11 (Counties - zoning), Title 13 (Criminal Code - adult oriented businesses), Title 32 (Professions and Occupations), and Title 44 (Trade and Commerce - fraud/consumer); no other title name suggests adult-business regulation.\n\nWhat Arizona State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Title 1 - General Provision\nTitle 3 - Agriculture\nTitle 4 - Alcoholic Beverages and Alternative Nicotine Products\nTitle 5 - Amusements and Sports\nTitle 9 - Cities and Towns\nTitle 11 - Counties\nTitle 13 - Criminal Code\nTitle 32 - Professions and Occupations\nTitle 36 - Public Health and Safety\nTitle 44 - Trade and Commerce”\n\nNote: Read the full title index on azleg.gov 2026-09-23. Index listing quoted verbatim. Only Titles 11 and 13 carried adult-business/zoning provisions on inspection.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.azleg.gov/arstitle/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-23",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Arizona State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "Title 1 - General Provision\nTitle 3 - Agriculture\nTitle 4 - Alcoholic Beverages and Alternative Nicotine Products\nTitle 5 - Amusements and Sports\nTitle 9 - Cities and Towns\nTitle 11 - Counties\nTitle 13 - Criminal Code\nTitle 32 - Professions and Occupations\nTitle 36 - Public Health and Safety\nTitle 44 - Trade and Commerce",
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      "subject": "Arizona Revised Statutes full title index (azleg.gov)",
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