BROWN, Judge.
¶ 1 James J. and Donna Leone Hamm ("the Hamms") appeal the superior court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Charles L. Ryan, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections ("ADOC"), upholding the constitutionality of a statute authorizing a background check fee imposed on individuals seeking to visit inmates in ADOC custody. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
¶ 2 The relevant facts are undisputed. In April 2011, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill ("S.B.") 1621, which amended Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 41-1604 by adding subsection (B)(3). S.B. 1621, 2011 Ariz. Sess. Laws, ch. 33 (1st Reg. Sess.). That subsection provides that the Director of the ADOC may
A.R.S. § 41-1604(B)(3) (2013).
A.R.S. § 41-797.
¶ 3 Together, §§ 41-1604 and -797 give the Director authority to impose a background check fee and direct him to deposit the collected funds into the building renewal fund for the purpose of maintaining buildings and infrastructure controlled by ADOC. These statutory amendments became effective July 20, 2011. That same day, the Director established a $25 background check fee by amending Department Order 911 ("DO 911"), which provides comprehensive procedures regulating inmate visitors. ADOC Department Order 911 (July 20, 2011).
¶ 4 In July 2011, the Hamms submitted applications, together with the required fees, to visit ADOC inmates. A short time later, the Hamms filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that the "statutorily authorized fee" constitutes an unconstitutional tax, or alternatively, an unconstitutional special law.
¶ 5 After considering cross-motions for summary judgment, the superior court upheld the constitutionality of § 41-1604(B)(3). In doing so, the court rejected the Hamms' arguments that (1) the statute constitutes special legislation in violation of the Arizona Constitution and (2) the $25 fee authorized by the statute is an unconstitutional tax. This timely appeal followed and we have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-2101(A)(1) (2013).
¶ 6 "We review de novo a grant of summary judgment determining the constitutionality of legislation and interpretation of statutes." Ariz. Farm Bureau Fed'n v. Brewer, 226 Ariz. 16, 19, ¶ 6, 243 P.3d 619, 622 (App. 2010). We presume "that statutes are constitutional unless shown to be otherwise." Chevron Chem. Co. v. Superior Court, 131 Ariz. 431, 438, 641 P.2d 1275, 1282 (1982). "We will not declare an act of the legislature unconstitutional unless we are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the act is in conflict with the federal or state constitutions." Id.
¶ 8 The Hamms assert that § 41-1604(B)(3) is not rationally related to a legitimate governmental objective. Specifically, the Hamms contend the statute lacks a direct connection between the purpose for which the assessment is imposed and a "service or benefit unique to the parties assessed." Arguing the statute can satisfy the first requirement only if there is a nexus between the stated purpose of the assessment and how the proceeds are spent, the Hamms contend the statute fails because the stated basis of the fee is for background checks on visitors, but the funds obtained from the assessment are diverted to a wholly different function: building renewal and maintenance.
¶ 9 Contrary to the Hamms' argument, Arizona law merely requires a rational relationship between a legitimate government objective and the statutory classification. See Town of Gilbert, 213 Ariz. at 246, ¶ 15, 141 P.3d at 421. Here, the legislature has a legitimate interest in recovering some of the costs that inmate visitors impose on the prison system. And because it is rational to assess inmate visitors as a class to recover those costs, the statute meets the first requirement of a valid general law. See id. Moreover, to the extent the Hamms assert that no legitimate government interest exists because the $25 fee is used for purposes other than the direct cost of performing a background check, they have not cited, nor has our research revealed, any authority in support of their assertion that as a matter of constitutional law the name of a fee restricts the government's use of the proceeds.
¶ 10 The Hamms further contend that the classification is not legitimate because it does not encompass all of the relevant class. In the Hamms' view, accepting that the fee has a legitimate purpose, the relevant class of those subject to the fee should include all persons who use the prison facilities — including victims' rights groups, tour groups, law enforcement officers, and even prison staff — not just those who visit inmates. That argument is unpersuasive, particularly because proceeds of the $25 fee will be used, at least in part, to maintain inmate visitation facilities. Further, inmate visitation imposes special costs on the prisons that uses by other groups do not. Thus, the Hamms' argument that the class should be expanded to include all people who use the prison facilities ignores the varying costs associated with different groups' utilization of prison facilities. The classification is legitimate because it encompasses all of the relevant class and therefore the Hamms have failed to demonstrate that A.R.S. § 41-1604 is an unconstitutional special law.
¶ 11 The Hamms assert, for the first time on appeal, that even if the $25 charge is a fee, it is unconstitutional.
¶ 12 The Hamms also argue that the $25 charge is an unconstitutional tax. Because the Hamms fail to cite any constitutional provision supporting that assertion and otherwise do not adequately develop their argument, however, their conclusory allegations of unconstitutionality are waived. See ARCAP 13(a)(6) (mandating that an appellate brief must set forth "[a]n argument which shall contain the contentions of the appellant with respect to the issues presented, and the reasons therefor, with citations to the authorities, statutes and parts of the record relied on"); ARCAP 13(d)(1) (requiring parties to reproduce relevant parts of constitutional and statutory provisions in their briefs when "determination of the issue presented requires the study" of those provisions); Polanco v. Indus. Comm'n of Ariz., 214 Ariz. 489, 491 n. 2, 154 P.3d 391, 393 n. 2 (App. 2007) (refusing to address issue on the merits where party "cites no relevant supporting authority and does not develop" argument on appeal).
¶ 13 For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the superior court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the Director because the Hamms failed to meet their burden of establishing that A.R.S. § 41-1604(B)(3) violates the Arizona Constitution.
CONCURRING: SAMUEL A. THUMMA, Presiding Judge and DIANE M. JOHNSEN, Judge.