Allowed if reasonable

Non-compete law in Arizona

Arizona has no general statute regulating employee noncompetes; they are governed by common-law reasonableness. The general antitrust provision makes unlawful a contract between two or more persons in restraint of trade (A.R.S. § 44-1402). One occupation statute applies: a television or radio station or network may not require a current or prospective employee, as a condition of employment, to agree to a noncompete clause (A.R.S. § 23-494). Bills to bar employer-required noncompetes generally (HB 2589 in 2025 and HB 2361 in 2026) were held in committee; a scan of every 2025 and 2026 House (HB 2001-2950) and Senate (SB 1001-1750) bill title found no enacted employment noncompete law.

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Employee non-competes
Not banned; conditions apply
Pay floor
None in the statute
Duration
No statutory limit; common-law reasonableness (not verified from an official court source).
Consideration
No statutory requirement; common law.

Exceptions and special rules

  • Broadcast employees (employer is a television station, television network, radio station or radio network). As a condition of employment, it is unlawful for a broadcast employer to require a current or prospective employee to agree to a noncompete clause, defined as a clause prohibiting the employee from working in a specific geographic area for a specific period after leaving the broadcast employer. (A.R.S. § 23-494)

Non-solicitation clauses

No statute; common law.

Contracts naming another state's law

None in statute.

Remedies

No noncompete-specific statutory remedy.

Recent changes

  • 2026-01-14. HB 2361 (2026, 57th Leg. 2nd Reg. Sess.) introduced: would add A.R.S. § 23-207 making it unlawful for a public or private employer to require a noncompete clause as a condition of employment. Official record fetched 2026-10-14 shows final disposition 'Held in Committees'; not law. Source
  • 2025-01-16. HB 2589 (2025, 57th Leg. 1st Reg. Sess.), identical text, introduced and held in committees. Not law. Source

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