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Arizona Revised Statutes - Title 22 Justices of the Peace and Other Courts Not of Record - Chapter 2 Civil Proceedings in Justice CourtsA. Justices of the peace have jurisdiction only as affirmatively conferred on them by law. B. Justices of the peace have exclusive original jurisdiction of... A. The rules governing venue of civil actions in the superior court shall govern justice of the peace courts, and the word "precinct" shall be... If there is no justice of the peace qualified to try the action in the precinct where the venue lies, the action may be commenced... A. If a party to an action before a justice of the peace makes an affidavit supported by the affidavit of two other credible persons... A. If a justice of the peace is disqualified in a civil action he shall transfer the action to a justice of the peace of... The law governing procedure and practice in the superior court so far as applicable and when not otherwise specially prescribed, shall govern procedure and practice... A. Each justice of the peace shall keep a civil docket in which he shall enter: 1. The title of actions commenced before him. 2.... The time in which the summons shall require a defendant to answer shall be the same time as provided by rules of the supreme court... A. When an action is commenced before a justice of the peace he shall issue forthwith a summons to defendant. B. If there are several... The pleadings in the justice of the peace court may be oral, except as otherwise provided by law, but a brief statement thereof shall be... A. An answer or other pleading made in a justice of the peace court which alleges any of the following matters shall be in writing,... A. A justice of the peace shall at the request of a party to an action pending in his court issue a subpoena for any... If a defendant who has been served with summons fails to appear within the time specified in the summons, the justice of the peace shall... A. A party may appear in person or by an agent or attorney before a justice of the peace without issuance or service of process... A. When a defendant appears his appearance shall be noted on the docket. B. Either party may demand a jury at any time before trial,... A justice of the peace may for good cause shown, supported by affidavit, postpone the trial for a period not exceeding ten days, but where... The justice of the peace on delivering the order to the officer shall administer to him the following oath: "You do swear that you will... A. At the time appointed for the trial, the justice of the peace shall call the names of the jurors summoned. If a sufficient number... When the jury has been selected, the justice of the peace shall administer to it substantially the following oath: "You and each of you do... When a verdict is returned by a jury the justice of the peace shall announce the verdict in open court, note it in his docket... The judgment shall be recorded at length in the docket and signed by the justice of the peace. The judgment shall clearly state the determination... Where judgment is for the recovery of specific articles, their value shall be separately found by the verdict or decision and the judgment shall be... A. The judgment of a justice of the peace shall be enforced by execution or other appropriate process. B. The execution or process shall describe... A. Where an execution is sent to a county other than that in which judgment was given, it shall be accompanied by a certificate of... No real property or any interest therein shall be levied upon or sold by virtue of any judgment given by a justice of the peace... A. Any party to a final judgment of a justice of the peace may appeal therefrom to the superior court where the judgment or the... The procedure for appeals from a justice court to the superior court shall be as provided by rules promulgated by the supreme court. No appeal shall be dismissed or judgment affirmed by reason of any defect, informality or insufficiency of the appeal bond, if appellant, within such time... A. When an appeal is taken the justice of the peace shall make a certified copy of all docket entries and the record of the... Upon receipt of the transcript or papers on appeal from the justice court, the clerk of the superior court shall notify appellant that the transcript... A. Justices of the peace shall receive fees established and classified as follows in civil actions: Class Description Fee A Initial case filing fee Civil... A. Upon commencement of a civil action, each justice of the peace may require the plaintiff to deposit not more than ten dollars to be... The appellant in a civil action appealed to the superior court from a justice court shall pay to the clerk of the superior court the... A. The presiding judge of the superior court may provide for the electronic filing of documents and electronic access to justice court records, pursuant to... Last modified: February 19, 2012 |
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