Land Area
The amount of land area in Yuma is 107.86 square miles.

Yuma Elevation
Yuma is 137 - 200 feet above sea level.

Military Labor Force
Active – 4,877
Civilian – 728
Contract – 566
*2006 Statistical Summary for the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, prepared by Public Relations Office

Indian Tribes
Cocopah Indian Reservation
Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe

Curfew for Minors
Anyone under the age of 18 must follow a county curfew between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following day. City curfew is 11:00 P.M. to 6 A.M. the following day.
*Yuma City Code 110-01

Legal Drinking Age - The legal drinking age in the State of Arizona is 21 years of age.
*Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses & Control, www.azll.com/faq.htm

Burn Permits
Burn permits are issued from Rural Metro, 2029 S. Arizona Avenue, or by calling (928)782-4757.

Arizona Birth Certificate & Death Cerficate
For persons born in Arizona, copies of birth certificates can be requested by calling the Arizona Bureau of Vital Statistic at 1-602-364-1300.

Passports may be obtained at the Clerk of the Superior Court in the County Courthouse, 168 S. 2nd Ave., 1-928-817-4238.

Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses may be obtained at the Clerk of the Superior Court, 168 S. 2nd Ave., 1-928-817-4238.

Liquor Laws
Serving Hours – Spirituous liquor may be served on an on-sale or off-sale licensed premise between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Sundays.

Guns in Cars - State law says you may carry a firearm, by any means of transportation, in a case, holster, scabbard, pack or luggage, or if it is plainly visible. A firearm may also be out of sight in a storage compartment, trunk, or the glove compartment of the vehicle, without violating the statute. Without a concealed weapon permit, it is illegal to have an unholstered firearm otherwise concealed within immediate control of any person in a car or other means of transportation.

Area Code - 1-928

Radio Stations
KBLU 560 AM
KAWC 1320 AM & 88.9 FM - Public Radio
KCFY 88.1 FM - Christian
KJOK 1400 AM - Oldies
KLJZ Z93.1 FM
- Hot Adult Contemporary
KNLB 91.3 FM - Christian
KTTI 95.1 FM - Country
KQSR 100.9 FM - Adult Contemporary
KYRM 91.9 FM - Christian format in Spanish
KCEC 104.5 - Spanish
K211DD 90.1 - Christian
K220DU 91.9 - Christian

Local Newspapers
The Yuma Sun
Bajo El Sol (Spanish)

Gun Laws
This is not meant to provide legal advice. You may download a copy of the Arizona Revised Statute Title 13, Chapter 31 from www.azleg.state.az.us or consult an attorney. Laws are subject to change at any time. Federal laws concerning munitions supersede state law. Other laws concerning armaments may exist outside Title 13.

Firearms and ammo are not allowed in Mexico. Possession of even one bullet can have serious repercussions.

Open Carry Law - You may carry firearms loaded or unloaded, throughout Arizona, subject to the following restrictions. If your firearm is readily accessible for immediate use, the means of conveyance must reasonably place others on notice that you are armed. (Conveyance means in a holster, gun case, or other device for carrying a firearm). If you carry a firearm and don’t have a concealed weapon permit, the statute says that the firearm must be at least partially visible or in a belt
holster that is at least partially visible.

Prohibited Places - Any public establishment or public event; a polling place; a nuclear or hydro-electric generating station; on school grounds or within 1,000 feet of school grounds; in a place licensed to serve alcohol; a Federal facility; except while hunting or for other legal reason; in a correctional facility or its grounds; or into or around a secure care facility; National Parks; except for limited hunting privileges; having a firearm while participating in an "archery only" hunting season; possession of a firearm on a military base; on the gate side of airport passenger security checkpoints; or on a game refuge, without special written permission from the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

You may, however, conceal a firearm without a concealed weapon permit in your residence, on your business premises, or on land you own or lease.

Event Liquor License
An application for a Liquor License for a special event must be requested from the Arizona State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control in Phoenix, 1-602-542-5141, and an application filed with the governing body of the city or town in which the event will be held or with the Yuma County Board of Supervisors Office, 1-928-373-1010, if the event is being held in an unincorporated area of the county. The Web site is: www.azliquor.gov