Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 22 Justices of the Peace and Other Courts Not of Record - Section 22-327 Acquittal; discharge of defendant; payment of costs by complainant when prosecution malicious
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22-327. Acquittal; discharge of defendant;
payment of costs by complainant when prosecution malicious
A. When defendant is acquitted either by the court or the jury, he shall be
immediately discharged.
B. If the court certifies in the minutes that the prosecution was malicious or
without probable cause, it may order the complainant to pay the costs of the action, or
to give satisfactory security by a written undertaking, with one or more sureties, to pay
the costs within thirty days after the trial. If the complainant does not pay the costs
or give the security, the court may enter judgment against him for the amount thereof,
which may be enforced as a judgment in a civil action.
Sections: 22-320 22-321 22-322 22-323 22-324 22-325 22-326 22-327 22-341 22-342 22-352 22-353 22-354 22-355 22-371
Last modified: February 19, 2012
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