Darrell F. Smith

{{Short description|American politician (1927– 2013)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Darrell F. Smith

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|caption =

|office = 16th Attorney General of Arizona

|governor = Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr.
Jack Williams

|term_start = January 4, 1965

|term_end = July 1, 1968

|predecessor = Robert Pickrell

|successor = Gary K. Nelson

|birth_name = Darrell Fenwick Smith

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|2|13}}

|birth_place = Provo, Utah, U.S.

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|6|5|1927|2|13}}

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|alma_mater = American University (LLB)

}}

Darrell Fenwick Smith (February 13, 1927 – June 5, 2013) was an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Arizona from 1965 to 1968.{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/phoenix-arizona-republic-oct-24-1966-p-45/ |title=Phoenix Arizona Republic Archives, Oct 24, 1966, p. 45 |publisher=Newspaperarchive.com |date=1966-10-24 |accessdate=2018-10-25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/20236950/ |title=Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona on July 20, 1968 · Page 27 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1968-07-20 |accessdate=2018-10-25}}

On 26 January 1967 Smith spoke to the Arizona House of Representatives to explain why legislation was necessary to combat consumer fraud, and endorsed the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. The legislation was passed as an emergency measure, and signed into law by Governor Jack Williams {{age in weeks|26 January 1967|13 March 1967}} weeks later.{{cite web|last1=Schaumberg|title=Legislative Intent of ACFA|first1=Dianne|url=http://www.legintent.com/legislation/az_sample.pdf|publisher=Legislative Intent Services, Inc|accessdate=3 April 2018}}

He died on June 5, 2013, at age 86.{{cite web|url=http://arizonabeehive.com/longtime-local-leader-and-only-lds-attorney-general-darrell-f-smith-passes-away/ |title=Longtime local leader and only LDS attorney general, Darrell F. Smith, passes away |publisher=Arizonabeehive.com |date=2013-08-30 |accessdate=2018-10-25}}