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Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 22 Justices of the Peace and Other Courts Not of Record - Chapter 1 Justice Precincts and Precinct Officers

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  • 22-101 - Justice precincts; formation, change or abolishment; jurisdiction
    A. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into justice precincts and name or number them, and may change or abolish any justice precinct...
  • 22-102 - Officers and term of office
    The officers of justice precincts shall be a justice of the peace and a constable, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the...
  • 22-103 - Presiding justice of the peace; selection
    In any county in which two or more justice courts are located, the justices of the peace in that county shall periodically select one justice...
  • 22-111 - Election; term of office
    In each justice precinct there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the precinct, at the general election, one justice of the peace, who...
  • 22-112 - Powers and duties
    A justice of the peace shall: 1. Have the powers and perform the duties prescribed by law. 2. Prepare a schedule of traffic violations not...
  • 22-113 - Seal
    Each justice of the peace shall have an official seal, which shall contain the words "justice of the peace" and the name of the county...
  • 22-114 - Authority to act in other precincts within the county or adjoining precincts; expenses
    A. Each justice of the peace within a county may, in the absence, illness or inability to act or upon the request of the justice...
  • 22-115 - Jurisdiction of successor in office
    A justice of the peace elected or appointed as the successor of a previous justice of the peace has jurisdiction of the actions or proceedings...
  • 22-116 - Funds in possession of justice of the peace; deposit with county treasurer; payment to claimants; disposition of unclaimed funds
    A. On or before April 1 each year every justice of the peace who has funds in his possession arising from fees or any other...
  • 22-117 - Payment of compensation and expenses
    A. Justices of the peace shall be allowed by the board of supervisors, as a county charge, office rent, stationery, telephone and lights. B. In...
  • 22-118 - Failure to disburse fines or forfeitures received; classification
    A justice of the peace who receives a fine or forfeiture and knowingly fails or refuses to pay or disburse it according to law within...
  • 22-119 - Purchase of judgment; classification
    A justice of the peace who knowingly purchases or offers directly or indirectly to purchase any judgment or part thereof on his docket or on...
  • 22-120 - Forfeiture of and disqualification from office upon conviction of certain crimes
    A justice of the peace who is convicted of the crime of asking, receiving or agreeing to receive a bribe upon an agreement or understanding...
  • 22-121 - Justices of the peace pro tempore; appointment; term; reappointment; extension of duties; powers and duties
    A. The presiding judge of the superior court in a county may appoint a justice of the peace pro tempore for any precinct of that...
  • 22-122 - Qualifications of justices of the peace pro tempore; residence; compensation
    A. A justice of the peace pro tempore shall be: 1. Of good moral character. 2. A qualified elector and resident of this state for...
  • 22-123 - Payment of salaries and other expenses; providing facilities; judicial employees
    The salary of the justice of the peace pro tempore shall be paid by the county wherein the justice of the peace pro tempore is...
  • 22-124 - Custody of records filed; purging; destruction
    A. The justice of the peace shall keep in custody and shall take charge of and safely keep and dispose of according to court rules...
  • 22-125 - Justice of the peace compensation; judicial productivity credits
    A. The annual salary of each justice of the peace is determinable on the basis of the total judicial productivity credits of each court as...
  • 22-131 - Constables; powers and duties
    A. Constables shall attend the courts of justices of the peace within their precincts when required, and within their counties execute, serve and return all...
  • 22-132 - Expenses
    Constables shall be allowed by the board of supervisors, as a county charge, the actual and necessary expenses incurred in training as required by section...
  • 22-133 - Failure to disburse fine or forfeiture received; classification
    A constable who receives a fine or forfeiture and knowingly fails or refuses to pay or disburse it according to law within thirty days after...
  • 22-134 - Purchase of judgment; classification
    A constable who knowingly purchases or offers directly or indirectly to purchase any judgment or part thereof on the docket of the justice of the...
  • 22-135 - Forfeiture of and disqualification from office upon conviction of certain crimes
    A constable who is convicted of the crime of asking, receiving or agreeing to receive a bribe upon an agreement or understanding that his vote,...
  • 22-136 - Constable ethics standards and training board
    A. A constable ethics standards and training board is established consisting of the following voting members: 1. Two constables from counties with a population of...
  • 22-137 - Constable ethics standards and training board; powers and duties; constable training
    A. The constable ethics standards and training board shall: 1. Adopt rules for the administration and conduct of the board, including meeting times, meeting places...
  • 22-138 - Constable ethics standards and training fund; budget
    A. A constable ethics standards and training fund is established consisting of monies received from writ fees collected pursuant to section 11-445, subsection A, paragraph...
  • Last modified: February 19, 2012