Title 12 — Courts and Civil Proceedings

A. A person who desires to change the person's name and to adopt another name may file an application in the superior court in the county of the person's residence, setting forth reasons for the change of name and the name the person wishes to adopt. The court may enter judgment …

A. If upon the filing of the application for change of name the court deems it proper that notice be given, it may order that notice of the application be given by publication or by service upon any party interested. B. The change of name shall not operate to release the person f…

When death of a person is caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action to recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person w…

A. An action for wrongful death shall be brought by and in the name of the surviving husband or wife, child, parent or guardian, or personal representative of the deceased person for and on behalf of the surviving husband or wife, children or parents, or if none of these survive,…

In an action for wrongful death, the jury shall give such damages as it deems fair and just with reference to the injury resulting from the death to the surviving parties who may be entitled to recover, and also having regard to the mitigating or aggravating circumstances attendi…

A. When a person desires to establish his identity or fix his birthright and parentage, or both, he may file in the superior court in the county where his residence is maintained an application setting forth his reasons for desiring to establish his identity, birthright or parent…

A. Upon filing the application provided for in section 12-621, if the court deems it proper that notice be given of the hearing on the application, it may order that notice be given by publication or by service upon the parties interested. B. The identity, birthright and parentag…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Buyer" means a person who buys or hires a motor vehicle under a retail installment contract. 2. "Direct loan agreement" means an agreement between a lender and a purchaser by which the lender has advanced monies pursuant…

A. One or more of the following persons who suffer any damage proximately resulting from one or more acts of unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle pursuant to section 13-3717 may bring an action against the person who has engaged in those acts: 1. A seller or any other secured p…

Either parent may maintain an action for the injury of a child, and a guardian may maintain an action for the injury of his ward.

A. No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel, slander, invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon a single publication, exhibition or utterance, such as any one edition of a newspaper, book or magazine, any one presentation to an audience, a…

A. The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of the owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for damages for a defamatory statement published or uttered in or as a part of a visual o…

An action for damages shall not lie against the editor, publisher, or proprietor of a newspaper or periodical for publication of a report, proceedings or other matter published at the instance of a public officer acting in compliance with law.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Actual malice" means that state of mind arising from personal spite, hatred, or ill will toward the plaintiff, but such a state of mind occasioned by a good faith belief on the part of the defendant in the truth of the l…

In an action for damages for the publication of a libel in a newspaper or magazine, or of a slander by radio or television broadcast, the plaintiff shall recover no more than special damages unless a correction is demanded and not published or broadcast, unless the plaintiff shal…

If a correction is demanded within the period prescribed by section 12-653.02, and is not published or broadcast in substantially as conspicuous a manner in the newspaper or magazine, or on the radio or television broadcasting station, as the statements claimed to be libelous, in…

A correction published or broadcast in substantially as conspicuous a manner in the newspaper or magazine, or on the radio or television broadcasting station, as the statements claimed in the complaint to be libelous, prior to receipt of a demand therefor, shall be of the same fo…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any publication or broadcast made within thirty days preceding any election, if such publication or broadcast is designed to in any way influence the results of such election.

A. Any act of malicious or wilful misconduct of a minor which results in any injury to the person or property of another, to include theft or shoplifting, shall be imputed to the parents or legal guardian having custody or control of the minor whether or not such parents or guard…

A. A person who, for himself or for another, with intent to defraud, makes, draws, utters or delivers to another person or persons a check or draft on a bank or depositary for payment of money, knowing at the time of such making, drawing, uttering or delivery, that he or his prin…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Defective and unreasonably dangerous" does not include a food product that is otherwise fit for human consumption and nourishment. 2. "Food product" means any product that is grown, prepared, provided, served or sold and…

The previously existing common law of products liability is modified only to the extent specifically stated in this article and section 12-551.

In any product liability action, a defendant shall not be liable if the defendant proves that any of the following applies: 1. The defect in the product is alleged to result from inadequate design or fabrication, and if the plans or designs for the product or the methods and tech…

A. In any product liability action where the manufacturer refuses to accept a tender of defense from the seller, the manufacturer shall indemnify the seller for any judgment rendered against the seller and shall also reimburse the seller for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs i…

In any product liability action no dollar amount or figure shall be included in the complaint. The complaint shall pray for such damages as are reasonable in the premises. The complaint shall include a statement reciting that the jurisdictional amount established for filing the a…

In any product liability action, the following shall not be admissible as direct evidence of a defect: 1. Evidence of advancements or changes in the state of the art subsequent to the time the product was first sold by the defendant. 2. Evidence of any change made in the warnings…

If a person or entity conducts a product safety analysis or review and, as a result, takes reasonable remedial measures, the following shall apply to a product liability action brought against the person or entity: 1. The plaintiff may not use the product safety analysis or revie…

There is no duty to warn a purchaser, user or consumer or any other person, regardless of age, that the consumption of a food product that is not defective and unreasonably dangerous may cause health problems if consumed excessively.

A. A manufacturer, service provider or seller is not liable for exemplary or punitive damages if any of the following applies: 1. The product alleged to have caused the harm was designed, manufactured, packaged, labeled, sold or represented in relevant and material respects accor…

B. This section does not apply if the owner, lessor or operator of the covered motor vehicle, or the person renting or leasing the covered motor vehicle to another person, fails to comply with a law or regulation issued after the covered motor vehicle was manufactured or first so…

An adult or emancipated minor who commits shoplifting as defined by section 13-1805 is civilly liable to the owner of the obtained goods for all of the following: 1. A penalty in the amount of the retail value of the obtained goods. 2. For an adult, an additional penalty of at le…

A. The parents or legal guardians having custody or control of an unemancipated minor who commits shoplifting as defined by section 13-1805 are civilly liable to the owner of the obtained goods for all of the following: 1. A penalty in the amount of the retail value of the obtain…

A conviction for shoplifting under section 13-1805 is not required to maintain an action pursuant to this article. An adjudication of not guilty of violation of section 13-1805 is admissible in an action for civil liability under sections 12-691 and 12-692. A person convicted for…

An action for recovery of damages under this article may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction, including the small claims division of a justice court, if the total actual damages and penalties do not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the court.

A. The manufacturer or seller of a drug is not liable for exemplary or punitive damages if the drug alleged to cause the harm either: 1. Was manufactured and labeled in relevant and material respects in accordance with the terms of an approval or license issued by the federal foo…

In any civil action, the finder of fact may find the defendant not liable if the defendant proves that the claimant or, if the claimant is an heir or the estate of a deceased person, the decedent was under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or a drug and as a result of that …

A. In any civil action, the finder of fact may find the defendant not liable if the defendant proves that the claimant or, if the claimant is an heir or the estate of a deceased person, the decedent was attempting to commit, committing or immediately fleeing from a felony crimina…

In the provision of 911 services, a person, a provider as defined in section 42-5251 or a public entity or any employee of the public entity is not liable for damages in any civil action for injuries, death or loss to a person or property that are incurred by any person with resp…

A. A political subdivision of this state shall not commence a qualified civil liability action in any Arizona court. B. The legislature finds that: 1. The citizens of this state have the right, under the second amendment to the United States Constitution and article 2, section 26…

A. A person, a public entity or any other legal entity that makes a good faith donation of used or excess fire control, fire rescue or emergency medical services equipment to a fire department, fire district or volunteer fire department and that at the time of making the donation…

A. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a plaintiff is harmed while the plaintiff is attempting to commit, committing or fleeing after having committed or attempted to commit a felony criminal act or if a person intentionally or knowingly caused temporary bu…

A. In any civil action against a liquefied petroleum gas provider for civil or other damages, the liquefied petroleum gas provider is liable only for the amount of damages that are in proportion to the liquefied petroleum gas provider's percentage of fault and is not liable for t…

A. A person who has knowledge and training in the storage, handling, transportation, operation and utilization of liquefied petroleum gas is not liable in any civil action for any damages that occur as a result of providing assistance without remuneration, on the request of any p…

A. A person is not liable for damages in any civil action for wrongful birth based on a claim that, but for an act or omission of the defendant, a child or children would not or should not have been born. B. A person is not liable for damages in any civil action for wrongful life…

A. The terms of a nondisclosure agreement may not be used to prohibit a party to the agreement from doing any of the following in relation to a violation or an alleged violation of title 13, chapter 14 or 35: 1. Responding to a peace officer's or a prosecutor's inquiry. 2. Making…

B. This section does not prohibit a person who is under seventeen years of age from recovering damages pursuant to a civil action authorized by a federal or state law described in subsection C, paragraph 4, subdivision (c), item (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this section. C. T…

B. It is not a defense to liability under this section that the person was acquitted or has not been prosecuted for or convicted of an offense included in title 13 or has been convicted of a different offense, or of a different type or class of offense, for the conduct that is al…

A. Except as provided in title 13, chapter 30, any person whose wire, oral or electronic communication is intentionally intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of title 13, chapter 30 may bring a civil action to recover from the person or entity that engaged in the violation …

1. The depicted individual did not consent to the disclosure. 2. The intimate image was private. 3. The depicted individual was identifiable from the image itself or from information that is displayed in connection with the image. B. Evidence that the depicted individual consente…

A. In any legal action that involves a person's lawful exercise of the right of petition, the right of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to freely associate or the right to peaceably assemble pursuant to the United States Constitution or Arizona Constitution, the person…