Appendix 3. ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedJustice Court Rules of Civil Procedure
17B A.R.S. Justice Court Civ.Proc.Rules, App. 3
Appendix 3. ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
(e) Service of Summons upon Minors. Service upon a minor under the age of sixteen years shall be effected by service in the manner set forth in paragraph (d) of this Rule 4.1 upon the minor and upon the minor's father, mother or guardian, within this state, or if none is found therein, then upon any person having the care and control of such minor, or with whom the minor resides.
(g) Service of Summons upon Incompetent Persons. Service upon a person who has been judicially declared to be insane, gravely disabled, incapacitated or mentally incompetent to manage that person's property and for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed in this state shall be effected by service in the manner set forth in paragraph (d) of this Rule 4.1 upon such person and also upon that person's guardian or conservator, or if no guardian or conservator has been appointed, upon such person as the court designates.
(i) Service of Summons upon Corporations, Partnerships or Other Unincorporated Associations. Service upon a domestic or foreign corporation or upon a partnership or other unincorporated association which is subject to suit in a common name, and from which a waiver has not been obtained and filed, shall be effected by delivering a copy of the summons and of the pleading to a partner, an officer, a managing or general agent, or to any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process and, if the agent is one authorized by statute to receive service and the statute so requires, by also mailing a copy to the party on whose behalf the agent accepted or received service.
(j) Service of Summons upon a Domestic Corporation if Authorized Officer or Agent Not Found within the State. When a domestic corporation does not have an officer or agent in this state upon whom legal service of process can be made, service upon such domestic corporation shall be effected by depositing two copies of the summons and of the pleading being served in the office of the Corporation Commission, which shall be deemed personal service on such corporation. The return of the sheriff of the county in which the action or proceeding is brought that after diligent search or inquiry the sheriff has been unable to find any officer or agent of such corporation upon whom process may be served, shall be prima facie evidence that the corporation does not have such an officer or agent in this state. The Corporation Commission shall file one of the copies in its office and immediately mail the other copy, postage prepaid, to the office of the corporation, or to the president, secretary or any director or officer of such corporation as appears or is ascertained by the Corporation Commission from the articles of incorporation or other papers on file in its office, or otherwise.
(k) Alternative or Substituted Service. If service by one of the means set forth in the preceding paragraphs of this Rule 4.1 proves impracticable, then service may be accomplished in such manner, other than by publication, as the court, upon motion and without notice, may direct. Whenever the court allows an alternate or substitute form of service pursuant to this subpart, reasonable efforts shall be undertaken by the party making service to assure that actual notice of the commencement of the action is provided to the person to be served and, in any event, the summons and the pleading to be served, as well as any order of the court authorizing an alternative method of service, shall be mailed to the last known business or residence address of the person to be served. Service by publication may be employed only under the circumstances, and in accordance with the procedures, specified in Rules 4.1(l), 4.1(m), 4.2(f) and 4.2(g) of these Rules.
(l) Service by Publication; Return. Where the person to be served is one whose residence is unknown to the party seeking service but whose last known residence address was within the state, or has avoided service of process, and service by publication is the best means practicable under the circumstances for providing notice of the institution of the action, then service may be made by publication in accordance with the requirements of this subpart. Such service shall be made by publication of the summons, and of a statement as to the manner in which a copy of the pleading being served may be obtained, at least once a week for four successive weeks (1) in a newspaper published in the county where the action is pending, and (2) in a newspaper published in the county of the last known residence of the person to be served if different from the county where the action is pending. If no newspaper is published in any such county, then the required publications shall be made in a newspaper published in an adjoining county. The service shall be complete thirty days after the first publication. When the residence of the person to be served is known, the party or officer making service shall also, on or before the date of the first publication, mail the summons and a copy of the pleading being served, postage prepaid, to that person at that person's place of residence. Service by publication and the return thereof may be made by the party procuring service or that party's attorney in the same manner as though made by an officer. The party or officer making service shall file an affidavit showing the manner and dates of the publication and mailing, and the circumstances warranting the utilization of the procedure authorized by this subpart, which shall be prima facie evidence of compliance herewith. A printed copy of the publication shall accompany the affidavit. If the residence of the party being served is unknown, and for that reason no mailing was made, the affidavit shall so state.
In an action involving operation of a motor vehicle in this state, a nonresident minor, insane or incompetent person may be served in the manner provided by A.R.S. §§ 28-2321 through 28-2327 for service upon a nonresident in such cases as if that person were sui juris. When service of a copy of the summons and complaint is made pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-2327, the service shall be deemed complete thirty days after filing defendant's return receipt and plaintiff's affidavit of compliance, as required by A.R.S. § 28-2327, subsection A, paragraph 1, or, in case of personal service out of the state under A.R.S. § 28-2327, subsection A, paragraph 2, thirty days after filing the officer's return of such personal service. The defendant shall appear and answer within thirty days after completion of such service in the same manner and under the same penalties as if the defendant had been personally served with a summons within the county in which the action is pending.
Where the person to be served is one whose present residence is unknown but whose last known residence was outside the state, or has avoided service of process, and service by publication is the best means practicable under the circumstances for providing notice of institution of the action, then service may be made by publication in accordance with the requirements of this subpart. Such service shall be made by publication of the summons, and of a statement as to the manner in which a copy of the pleading being served may be obtained, at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where the action is pending. If no newspaper is published in any such county, then the required publications shall be made in a newspaper published in an adjoining county. The service shall be complete thirty days after the first publication. When the residence of the person to be served is known, the party or officer making service shall also, on or before the date of the first publication, mail the summons and a copy of the pleading being served, postage prepaid, directed to that person at that person's place of residence.
Service by publication and the return thereof may be made by the party procuring service or that party's attorney in the same manner as though made by an officer. The party or officer making service shall file an affidavit showing the manner and dates of publication and mailing, and the circumstances warranting utilization of the procedure authorized by this subpart which shall be prima facie evidence of compliance herewith. A printed copy of the publication shall accompany the affidavit. If the residence of the person to be served is unknown, and for that reason no mailing was made, the affidavit shall so state.
In case of a corporation or partnership or unincorporated association located outside the state but within the United States, service under this Rule shall be made on one of the persons specified in Rule 4.1(k).
Unless otherwise provided by federal law, service upon an individual from whom a waiver has not been obtained and filed, other than an infant or an incompetent person, may be effected in a place not within any judicial district of the United States:
Service upon a minor, a minor with a guardian or an incompetent person in a place not within any judicial district of the United States shall be effected in the manner prescribed by paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B) of subdivision (i) of this Rule 4.2 or by such means as the court may direct.
Unless otherwise provided by federal law, service upon a corporation or upon a partnership or other unincorporated association that is subject to suit under a common name, and from which a waiver of service has not been obtained and filed, shall be effected in a place not within any judicial district of the United States in any manner prescribed for individuals by subdivision (i) of this Rule 4.2 except personal delivery as provided in paragraph (2)(C)(i) thereof.
Service of a summons upon a foreign state or a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof shall be effected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1608.
Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability. It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and independent of one another, or that the plaintiff avers that the plaintiff is not liable in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants. A defendant exposed to similar liability may obtain such interpleader by way of cross-claim or counterclaim. The provisions of this Rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties permitted in Rule 20.
Any party invoking the interpleader, as provided by subdivision (a) of this Rule, may move the court for an order discharging that party from liability to either party, and upon depositing in court the amount claimed, or by delivering the property to the party entitled thereto, or into court as the court may direct, that party may be discharged.
Upon timely application anyone shall be permitted to intervene in an action: (1) when a statute confers an unconditional right to intervene; or (2) when the applicant claims an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action and the applicant is so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the applicant's ability to protect that interest, unless the applicant's interest is adequately represented by existing parties.
Upon timely application anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action:
In exercising its discretion the court shall consider whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties.
A person desiring to intervene shall serve a motion to intervene upon the parties as provided in Rule 5. The motion shall state the grounds therefor and shall be accompanied by a pleading setting forth the claim or defense for which intervention is sought.
If the motion to intervene is granted, the plaintiff and defendant shall be allowed a reasonable time, not exceeding twenty days, in which to answer the pleading of the intervener.
The civil arrest warrant shall be ordered by the judge and issued by the clerk. It shall contain the name of the person to be arrested and a description by which such person can be identified with reasonable certainty. It shall command that the person named be brought before the judge or, if the judge is absent or unable to act, the nearest or most accessible judge in the same county. The warrant shall set forth a bond in a reasonable amount to guarantee the appearance of the arrested person, or an order that the arrested person be held without bond until the arrested person is seen by a judge.
A civil arrest warrant is executed by the arrest of the person named therein. Unless the court otherwise directs upon a showing of good cause, a civil arrest warrant shall not be executed between the hours of ten p.m. and six-thirty a.m. The arrested person shall be brought immediately before the issuing judge if it is reasonably possible to do so. In any event, the arrested person shall be brought before the issuing judge, or a judge in the county of arrest, within 24 hours of the execution of the warrant. If the person is arrested in a county other than the county of issue, the arresting officer shall notify the sheriff in the county of issue who shall, as soon as possible, take custody of the arrested person and transport the arrested person to the issuing judge.
The judge shall advise the arrested person of the nature of the proceedings, release the arrested person on the least onerous terms and conditions which reasonably guarantee the required appearance, and set the date of the next court appearance.
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Adopted Aug. 30, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Amended on an emergency basis Feb. 13, 2013, effective Feb. 13, 2013, amendment adopted on a permanent basis Aug. 28, 2013.
17B A. R. S. Justice Court Civ. Proc. Rules, App. 3, AZ ST J CT RCP App. 3
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through November 15, 2023. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through November 1, 2023.
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