Title 22, Justice and Municipal Courts

A. A municipal court may enforce the collection of monies owed to the municipal court for delinquent fines, fees, sanctions, penalties and restitution through execution or another appropriate process. The action shall be filed in the municipal court and shall be conducted in the …

The city or town may maintain a civil action in the municipal court for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture provided for the violation of an ordinance. The action shall be brought and conducted as civil actions in justice courts.

A presiding officer of a municipal court who knowingly receives a fine or forfeiture and knowingly fails or refuses or neglects to pay or disburse it according to law within thirty days after receipt thereof, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

A. The presiding judge of the superior court may provide for the electronic filing of documents and electronic access to municipal court records, pursuant to rules adopted by the supreme court, after consulting with the governing body of the city or town in which the municipal co…

With the approval of the presiding judge of the municipal court, the municipal court may transact business on the second Monday in October if the city or town is open for the transaction of business on that day.

A. Proceedings in the municipal court for violations of ordinances committed within the corporate limits of the city or town shall be commenced by complaint under oath and in the name of the state, setting forth the offense charged, with such particulars of time, place, person an…

The magistrate shall keep a court record and shall enter each action and proceeding of the court in the court record.

The rules of criminal procedure for the superior court, including the provisions regarding bail, issuance of subpoenas and punishment for disobedience thereof shall apply to municipal courts so far as applicable and when not otherwise prescribed.

A. The defendant, at any time after arrest, and before conviction, shall be eligible for bail, subject to section 13-3961 and any applicable rules adopted by the supreme court. B. The presiding magistrate shall: 1. Prepare a schedule of traffic violations not involving the death …

A. In the trial of offenses for violation of ordinances of cities or towns of such a nature as by the common law were not triable before a jury, no jury trial shall be granted. B. Either party may appeal from a municipal court to the superior court in the same manner as appeals a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, a city or town magistrate may perform his duties as authorized by law without the corporate limits of the city or town of which he is the magistrate pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement authorized by title 11, …

A. The magistrate shall maintain and dispose of all documents that are filed with the court pursuant to rules prescribed by the supreme court. B. The magistrate or the magistrate's designee shall notify the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records of rec…

A. When the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted either by the court or by a jury, the court shall pronounce judgment on the plea or verdict. A sentence of a fine or imprisonment, or both, may be pronounced on the judgment. B. If the court sentences the defendant to pay a fine…