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Huachuca City repeals fee for pre-transfer firearm background checks to align with state law
Summary
The Town Council adopted Ordinance 2026-01 to repeal the local fee for criminal background checks required before firearm transfers, aligning municipal code with A.R.S. 13-3108(A). The ordinance passed on second reading with unanimous council support.
Huachuca City’s Town Council on Feb. 12 adopted Ordinance 2026-01 to remove a locally chargeable fee for criminal background checks conducted prior to the transfer of a firearm.
Town Attorney Thomas Benavidez presented the ordinance as a code amendment to Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.55 (Police Department), explaining the change is needed to align with Arizona Revised Statutes 13-3108(A). Mayor Johann R. Wallace moved adoption on second reading; Christy Hirshberg seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
The ordinance repeals the Town’s fee provision tied to background checks before firearm transfers. Council records show the item was processed on second reading and adopted by unanimous vote of the members present. The transcript identifies the legal authority cited as A.R.S. 13-3108(A) but does not specify a new local fee or effective date beyond adoption.
Council did not record additional conditions or amendments to the ordinance in the meeting minutes. Implementation questions about administrative procedures for processing transfers were not detailed in the transcript and would be handled by the Police Department under the revised code.
