Title 12 — Courts and Civil Proceedings
29 chapters · 902 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 12-401 Venue
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No person shall be sued out of the county in which such person resides, except: 1. When a defendant or all of several defendants reside without the state or their residence is unknown, the action may be brought in the county in which the plaintiff resides. 2. A married person may…
A.R.S. § 12-402 Venue of actions commenced after organization of new county
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All actions and proceedings, civil and criminal, commenced after the organization of a new county or a county with changed boundaries, shall be begun and proceeded with therein if it would have been the proper county in which to institute the action or proceeding had it been orga…
A.R.S. § 12-403 Transfer of action to new county
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All actions and proceedings, civil and criminal, pending at the time of the organization of a new county or the changing of county boundaries, if such action or proceeding should have been instituted in the new or changed county had it been organized before the institution thereo…
A.R.S. § 12-404 Action brought in wrong county; jurisdiction; application for transfer; hearing
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A. If an action is not brought in the proper county, the court shall nevertheless have jurisdiction and may hear and determine the action unless the defendant, before expiration of the time allowed to answer, files with the clerk of the court in which the action is brought an aff…
A.R.S. § 12-405 Change of venue by consent
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A superior court may, upon written consent of the parties or their attorneys filed in an action, by an order entered on the minutes, transfer the action for trial to the superior court of another county.
A.R.S. § 12-406 Change of venue for cause; grounds; bond; appeal
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A. If either party to a civil action pending in the superior court, after answer has been filed, files an affidavit in the action alleging any of the grounds specified in subsection B and gives five days notice to the opposite party, the venue may be changed as provided in sectio…
A.R.S. § 12-407 Order for change of venue; transmittal of papers; payment of fees and costs; effect of failure to pay
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A. If a change of venue is ordered, the court shall transfer the action to the most convenient adjoining county, unless the parties agree to some other county in which case the court shall transfer the action to the agreed upon county. B. The clerk shall promptly transmit the pap…
A.R.S. § 12-408 Procedure for change of venue when county is a party
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A. In a civil action pending in the superior court in a county where the county is a party, the opposite party is entitled to a change of venue to some other county without making an affidavit therefor. B. The party applying for the change of venue shall pay the cost thereof and …
A.R.S. § 12-409 Change of judge; grounds; affidavit
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A. If either party to a civil action in a superior court files an affidavit alleging any of the grounds specified in subsection B, the judge shall at once transfer the action to another division of the court if there is more than one division, or shall request a judge of the supe…
A.R.S. § 12-410 Punishment for contempt for filing affidavit for change of judge prohibited
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No judge or court shall punish for contempt any one making, filing or presenting the affidavit provided for by section 12-409, or any motion founded thereon.
A.R.S. § 12-411 Limitation on changes of venue or judge; selection of county or judge
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A. Not more than one change of venue or one change of judge may be granted in any action, but each party shall be heard to urge his objections to a county or judge in the first instance. B. A change of venue or judge shall be to the most convenient county, or judge, to which the …