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Huachuca City adopts ordinance removing local fee for firearm transfer background checks
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2026‑01 to repeal a locally charged fee for criminal background checks required before firearm transfers, aligning the town code with A.R.S. 13‑3108(A). The ordinance was adopted after second reading; the minutes do not record a vote tally.
The Huachuca City Council on Feb. 12 adopted Ordinance 2026‑01 to repeal a fee the town charged for criminal background checks before the transfer of a firearm. The council and staff said the change was required to conform local code to state law, A.R.S. 13‑3108(A). The motion to adopt was moved by Mayor Johann R. Wallace and seconded by Councilmember Christy Hirshberg; the minutes record that the ordinance was adopted but do not specify a vote tally.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez was listed as counsel on the item during the second reading. The amendment affects Town Code Title 2, Chapter 2.55 (Police Department), Section 2.55.070, removing the fee chargeable for criminal background checks prior to firearm transfer. The ordinance was placed on the consent of the council’s business that evening and recorded as adopted on second reading.
