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Sahuarita, AZ Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Permit required for
Any parade or procession
Exempt
Funeral processions
Application must state
Time, staging site, route, destination
Default penalty
Civil traffic violation
Escalated penalty
Class 1 misdemeanor if order disobeyed

Summary

Anyone wanting to hold a procession or parade in Sahuarita, other than a funeral procession, must first get a town permit under Town Code § 10.10.110. The permit application has to state the time, staging location, proposed line of march and destination, and the town can attach other conditions. Holding an unpermitted parade is a civil traffic violation under § 10.10.020.

A. No procession or parade, except funeral processions, shall be held without first securing a permit from the town, and all such requests for permits shall state the time, place of formation, proposed line of march, destination and such other regulations as the town may set forth therein.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).

Full Breakdown

10, Traffic Control, and requires anyone organizing a procession or parade, except a funeral procession, to secure a town permit before the event. The permit request must state the time of the event, the place where it will form up, the proposed line of march, the destination, and it is subject to whatever other regulations the town sets forth in issuing it, giving Sahuarita room to impose route, timing or traffic-control conditions case by case. Funeral processions are exempt from the permit requirement but are still regulated: a funeral procession of vehicles must be identified by a method the town designates, no driver may cut between vehicles in a funeral or other authorized procession while it is moving, and each driver in the procession must stay near the right edge of the roadway and follow the vehicle ahead as closely as is safe.

020: unless a section of the title specifies otherwise, a violation is a civil traffic violation, while willfully disobeying a lawful police order under the title is bumped up to a class 1 misdemeanor. The section traces to the town's prior code § 12-2-11, carried forward into the current text.

Violations & Fines

Holding a parade or procession without the required town permit is a civil traffic violation under the Title 10 default in § 10.10.020, since § 10.10.110 sets no separate penalty of its own. Cutting into a moving funeral or authorized procession, or failing to identify a funeral procession by the town's designated method, is enforced the same way. Willfully refusing a police officer's lawful order to stop or redirect an unpermitted procession is instead a class 1 misdemeanor under § 10.10.020(B).

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a permit for a funeral procession in Sahuarita?
No. Town Code § 10.10.110 exempts funeral processions from the parade permit requirement, though the procession's vehicles must still be identified by whatever method the town designates, and other drivers may not cut between the vehicles while the procession is moving.
What must a Sahuarita parade permit application include?
Under § 10.10.110, the request must state the time of the event, the place where it will form up, the proposed line of march, and the destination, and the town can add further conditions when it issues the permit.
What happens if someone holds a parade without a permit?
It is a civil traffic violation under the Title 10 default penalty in § 10.10.020, since the parade section itself sets no separate fine. Refusing a police officer's lawful order to stop the unpermitted event, though, is a class 1 misdemeanor.

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