29 chapters · 901 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…