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Rule 4.1. Procedure upon Arrest

Arizona Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of Criminal ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2023

Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
Rules of Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
II. Preliminary Proceedings
Rule 4. Initial Appearance (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2023
16A A.R.S. Rules Crim.Proc., Rule 4.1
Rule 4.1. Procedure upon Arrest
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(a) Prompt Appearance Before a Magistrate. An arrested person must be promptly taken before a magistrate for an initial appearance. At the initial appearance, the magistrate will advise the arrested person of those matters set forth in Rule 4.2. If the initial appearance does not occur within 24 hours after arrest, the arrested person must be immediately released from custody. If a misdemeanor warrant states the amount of a deposit, cash, unsecured, or secured appearance bond as provided in Rule 3.2(a)(3), and the arrested person has posted the bond prior to the initial appearance, the arrested person must be promptly released from custody.
(b) On Arrest Without a Warrant. A person arrested without a warrant must be taken before the nearest or most accessible magistrate either in the county of arrest or in the county where the offense was committed. A complaint, if not already filed, must be promptly prepared and filed. If a complaint is not filed within 48 hours after the initial appearance before the magistrate, the arrested person must be immediately released from custody and any pending preliminary hearing dates must be vacated.
(c) On Arrest with a Warrant.
(1) Arrest in the County of Issuance. A person arrested in the county where the warrant was issued must be taken before the magistrate who issued the warrant for an initial appearance. If the magistrate is absent or unable to act, the arrested person must be taken to the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the same county.
(2) Arrest in Another County. If a person is arrested in a county other than the one where the warrant was issued, the person must be taken before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the county of arrest or in the county where the offense was committed. If eligible for release as a matter of right, the person must then be released under Rule 7.2. If not released immediately, the arrested person must be taken to the issuing magistrate in the county where the warrant originated, or, if that magistrate is absent or unable to act, before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the county where the warrant originated.
(d) Assurance of Availability of Magistrate and the Setting of a Time for Initial Appearance. Each presiding judge must make a magistrate available every day of the week to hold the initial appearances required under Rule 4.1(a). The presiding judge also must set at least one fixed time each day for conducting initial appearances, and notify local law enforcement agencies of the fixed time(s).
(e) Sample for DNA Testing; Proof of Compliance. If the arresting authority is required to secure a sample of buccal cells or other bodily substances for DNA testing under A.R.S. § 13-610(K), it must provide proof of compliance to the court before the initial appearance.
(v) Victims' Rights. Upon request, the victim must be informed of the date, time, and place for the defendant's initial appearance in accordance with A.R.S. § 13-4406. The victim upon request must be notified of the defendant's release from custody at or after the initial appearance.

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Added Aug. 31, 2017, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Amended Aug. 26, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021; amended on an emergency basis Aug. 25, 2021, effective Sept. 29, 2021, adopted on a permanent basis effective Jan. 1, 2022; amended Dec. 8, 2022, effective July 1, 2023.
16A A. R. S. Rules Crim. Proc., Rule 4.1, AZ ST RCRP Rule 4.1
State Court Rules are current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. The Code of Judicial Administration is current with amendments received through April 15, 2024.
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