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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-115 - Additional filing, appearance and answer or response fees; deposit

12-115.
Additional filing,  appearance and answer or response fees;  deposit
(Rpld. 1/1/27)
A. In addition to any other assessment authorized by law,  the supreme court shall establish an additional fee on each filing,  appearance and answer or response fee charged by a clerk of the superior court.
B. The clerk shall collect the additional fee and monthly remit the additional fees to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall transmit the fees to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the Arizona trial and digital evidence fund established by section 21-222. The state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
C. The additional fee may be deferred or waived pursuant to sections 12-302 and 12-304.
D. In establishing the additional fees under subsection A of this section,  the supreme court may designate by rule that the additional fees not be imposed on filings in types of cases that involve minimal use of court resources,  that are not afforded the opportunity for a trial by jury or that do not involve the use of digital evidence.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116 - Time payment fee

12-116.
Time payment fee
A. In addition to any other assessment authorized by law,  a fee of $20 shall be assessed on each person who pays a court ordered penalty,  fine or sanction on a time payment basis,  including parking penalties and restitution. The fee may not be assessed on a penalty,  fine or sanction that is ordered by the court pursuant to title 8. A time payment basis shall be any penalty,  fine or sanction not paid in full on the date the court imposed the fine,  penalty or sanction. Notwithstanding any other law,  the time payment fee shall be collected first after restitution. A judge may not waive or suspend a time payment fee.
B. $11 of the time payment fee shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113. $2 of the time payment fee shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the judicial collection enhancement fund and shall be allocated by the supreme court to the public defender training fund established by section 12-117. $7 of the time payment fee shall be kept by the court imposing the fee to be used by the court to improve,  maintain and enhance the ability to collect and manage monies assessed or received by the courts,  to improve court automation and to improve case processing or the administration of justice. For amounts over an amount determined by the supreme court,  the court shall submit a plan to the supreme court that must be approved by the supreme court before the court spends such monies. If the proposed project was described in the information technology strategic plan submitted by the court and approved by the supreme court,  including the proposed budget for the project,  the project may proceed without further approval of the supreme court. In the case of the superior court,  the presiding judge and clerk of the superior court must agree on the project or it shall be submitted to and approved by the supreme court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.02 - Additional surcharges; fund deposits

12-116.02.
Additional surcharges;  fund deposits
A. In addition to any penalty provided by law,  a surcharge shall be levied in an amount of thirteen percent on every fine,  penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and civil penalties imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine,  penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes,  for a violation of any local ordinance relating to the stopping,  standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
B. If any deposit of bail or bond or deposit for an alleged civil traffic violation is to be made for a violation,  the court shall require a sufficient amount to include the surcharge prescribed in this section for forfeited bail,  bond or deposit. If bail,  bond or deposit is forfeited,  the court shall transmit the amount of the surcharge pursuant to subsection E of this section. If bail,  bond or deposit is returned,  the surcharge made pursuant to this article shall also be returned.
C. After addition of the surcharge,  the courts may round the total amount due to the nearest one-quarter dollar.
D. The surcharge imposed by this section shall be applied to the base fine,  civil penalty or forfeiture and not to any other surcharge imposed.
E. After a determination by the court of the amount due,  the court shall transmit,  on the last day of each month,  the surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A and B of this section and a remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties,  assessments and surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A and B of this section to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the surcharges and the remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties,  assessments and surcharges to the city treasurer.
F. The appropriate authorities prescribed in subsection E of this section shall transmit the thirteen percent surcharge as required in subsection A of this section to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for deposit in the medical services enhancement fund established by section 36-2219.01.
G. Partial payments of the amount due shall be transmitted as required in subsections E and F of this section and shall be divided according to the proportion that the civil penalty,  fine,  bail or bond and the surcharge represent of the total amount due.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.03 - Collection agencies

12-116.03.
Collection agencies
A court may contract with public agencies or private entities to assist in collecting fines,  fees,  penalties,  costs,  surcharges,  restitution and assessments that remain unpaid. The court may add to any underlying amount owed reasonable costs charged by the contracting agency or entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.04 - Assessment; law enforcement officer equipment; gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission

12-116.04.
Assessment;  law enforcement officer equipment;  gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission
A. In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,  a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of thirteen dollars on every fine,  penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine,  penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes,  for any local ordinance relating to the stopping,  standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
B. The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section and a remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments to the city treasurer.
C. The city or county treasurer shall transmit eight dollars of the assessment and the remittance report to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit four dollars of the assessment in the public safety equipment fund established by section 41-1723 and the remaining four dollars of the assessment in the gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission border security and law enforcement subaccount established by section 41-1724.
D. The city or county treasurer shall transmit four dollars of the assessment and the remittance report to the agency that investigated the offense or issued the citation to be used to supplement,  not supplant,  monies available for officer safety equipment.
E. The city treasurer shall transmit one dollar of the assessment and the remittance report to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall transmit one dollar of the assessment and any monies received from the city treasurer pursuant to this subsection to the following entities to be used to improve,  maintain and enhance the ability to collect and manage monies assessed or received by the courts,  to improve court automation and to improve case processing or the administration of justice:
1. In a county with a population of less than two million persons,  to the justice courts,  distributed proportionally based on the judicial productivity credits calculated pursuant to section 22-125.
2. In a county with a population of two million persons or more,  to the justice court administration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.05 - Address confidentiality program assessment

12-116.05.
Address confidentiality program assessment
A. In addition to any other penalty,  fine,  fee or assessment authorized by law,  a person who is convicted of an offense included in title 13,  chapter 14 or 35.1,  stalking pursuant to section 13-2923 or a domestic violence offense pursuant to section 13-3601 shall pay an assessment of fifty dollars. The court may waive all or a portion of the assessment if the court finds that the defendant is unable to pay all or any portion of the assessment.
B. The city or county treasurer shall transmit ninety-five per cent of the monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the address confidentiality program fund established by section 41-169. The clerk of the court shall retain five per cent of the monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section for administrative costs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.06 - Assessment for family offenses, harassment and stalking

12-116.06.
Assessment for family offenses,  harassment and stalking
In addition to any other penalty,  fine,  fee or assessment authorized by law,  a person who is convicted of a violation of section 13-2921,  13-2921.01 or 13-2923 or an offense listed in title 13,  chapter 36 shall pay an additional assessment of fifty dollars to be deposited by the state treasurer in the domestic violence services fund established by section 36-3002. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.07 - Assessments for dangerous crimes against children and sexual assault

12-116.07.
Assessments for dangerous crimes against children and sexual assault
A. In addition to any other assessment or restitution,  if a person is convicted of a dangerous crime against children as defined in section 13-705 or sexual assault,  the court shall order the person to pay an assessment of $500. The assessment shall not be waived and is not subject to a surcharge.
B. The court shall transmit the monies collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer for the purpose of defraying the cost of investigations pursuant to section 13-1414.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.08 - Penalty assessment; victims' rights; fund deposits

12-116.08.
Penalty assessment;  victims' rights;  fund deposits
A. In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,  a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of nine dollars on every fine,  penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine,  penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes,  for any local ordinance relating to the stopping,  standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
B. The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section and a remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments collected to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments to the city or town treasurer.
C. The city,  town or county treasurer shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit 62.4 percent of the assessments in the victims' rights fund established by section 41-191.08 and the remaining 37.6 percent of the assessments in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by section 41-2407.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.09 - Assessment; victims' rights enforcement

12-116.09.
Assessment;  victims' rights enforcement
A. In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,  a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of two dollars on every fine,  penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine,  penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes,  for any local ordinance relating to the stopping,  standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
B. The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section and a remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and assessments to the city or town treasurer.
C. The city,  town or county treasurer shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the assessments in the victims' rights enforcement fund established by section 41-1727.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.10 - Assessment; peace officer training equipment fund

12-116.10.
Assessment;  peace officer training equipment fund
A. In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,  a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of four dollars on every civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine,  penalty or forfeiture for a criminal violation of the motor vehicle statutes or for any local ordinance relating to the stopping,  standing or operation of a vehicle.
B. The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section and a remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and forfeitures collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments and the remittance report of the fines,  civil penalties and forfeitures to the city or town treasurer.
C. The city,  town or county treasurer shall transmit the assessment and the remittance report to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the assessment in the peace officer training equipment fund established by section 41-1731.
D. The court may mitigate all or part of the assessment in the same manner and subject to the same limitations in the mitigation of a fine in section 13-825,  subsection B.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-116.11 - Assessment; drag racing prevention enforcement fund

12-116.11.
Assessment;  drag racing prevention enforcement fund
A. In addition to any other penalty assessment provided by law,  a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of $1, 000 on every fine,  penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for a violation of section 28-708.
B. The court shall transmit the assessments collected pursuant to this section to the county treasurer,  except that municipal courts shall transmit the assessments to the city or town treasurer.
C. The city,  town or county treasurer shall transmit the assessments to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the assessments in the drag racing prevention enforcement fund established by section 28-603.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-117 - Public defender training fund; appropriation

12-117.
Public defender training fund;  appropriation
A. The public defender training fund is established consisting of monies allocated to the fund pursuant to section 12-116. The supreme court shall administer the fund.
B. Each month the supreme court shall deposit in the fund the monies collected for the fund. All monies deposited in the fund are continuously appropriated to the supreme court for distribution to each county public defender as provided in subsection C of this section.
C. The allocation of monies collected shall be made to each county public defender office in proportion to the number of felony cases assigned to that office in the last fiscal year.
D. Monies received shall be used exclusively for the purpose of public defender training. Each public defender office receiving training fund monies shall submit to the supreme court an annual report of all financial receipts and expenditures from the training fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-117.01 - General adjudication personnel and support fund; exemption; purposes; joint legislative budget committee review

12-117.01.
General adjudication personnel and support fund;  exemption;  purposes;  joint legislative budget committee review
A. The general adjudication personnel and support fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature. The supreme court shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. Monies in the fund shall be used by both:
1. The supreme court to provide additional full-time personnel for the general adjudication as prescribed in section 45-252,  subsection D and to provide case management and other support equipment,  services and personnel.
2. The department of water resources for additional full-time personnel and other equipment and services related to the general adjudication.
C. For fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023,  before any monies are spent from the fund,  the supreme court and the department of water resources shall submit an expenditure plan to the joint legislative budget committee. The chairperson of the joint legislative budget committee shall determine whether the submitted plan requires review before the full committee.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-118 - Use of credit cards by courts; definition

12-118.
Use of credit cards by courts;  definition
A. A court may accept a credit card,  debit card,  charge card,  electronic transfer or other means as approved by the supreme court or the presiding judge for the payment of any monies payable to the court including but not limited to filing fees,  bonds,  fines,  fees,  sanctions,  penalties,  surcharges,  assessments and restitution.
B. The court may impose a convenience fee for payment made pursuant to this section.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " convenience fee"  means an additional fee that is imposed by the court or an authorized agent for the acceptance of monies pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-119 - Facilities management

12-119.
Facilities management
The supreme court may obtain operational and maintenance assistance from the department of administration and security assistance from the department of public safety for any supreme court facility or may employ personnel or contract for outside services for the operation,  maintenance and security of such facility. The supreme court and division one of the court of appeals shall be housed in the Arizona courts building. For the purposes of this section,  security does not mean security services related to building operation and maintenance functions provided by the department of administration.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-119.01 - Supreme court fees; distribution

12-119.01.
Supreme court fees;  distribution
A. Except as otherwise provided by law,  fees for the supreme court shall be established and classified as follows:
Class Description Fee
A Initial case filing fee
Petitions for review
and cross petitions for
Review $ 140.00
Direct appeals and cross
appeal appellant 140.00
Special actions petitioner 140.00
B Subsequent case filing fee
Intervenors direct appeals
and special action $ 70.00
Direct appeals appellee 70.00
Special actions respondent 70.00
Response to petition
for review 70.00
E Minimum clerk fee
Certifications alone $ 17.00
Certificate of good standing
Certificates 17.00
F Per page fee
Copies - each page $ .50
G Special fees
New and duplicate certificates $ 35.00
B. The clerk of the supreme court shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all of the monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section as follows:
1. 27.78 per cent in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113.
2. 26.00 per cent with the state treasurer for transmission to the elected officials' retirement plan fund established by section 38-802. The monies shall be transmitted by the state treasurer to the fund pursuant to section 38-810.
3. 46.22 per cent in the state general fund.
C. The supreme court may increase the class A and B fees prescribed in subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-119.02 - Electronic filing and access; fee

12-119.02.
Electronic filing and access;  fee
A. The supreme court may provide for the electronic filing of documents and electronic access to court records,  pursuant to rules adopted by the court.
B. The court may impose a fee of not more than one hundred dollars per year for an annual on-line access subscription plus a fee of not more than two dollars per minute for on-line access to court records.
C. All monies collected pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113.
D. All filings made electronically pursuant to this section are subject to the fees established pursuant to section 12-119.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-119.03 - Performance audit; supreme court administration and programs; hearing

12-119.03.
Performance audit;  supreme court administration and programs;  hearing
The auditor general shall conduct a performance audit,  as defined in section 41-1278,  of the administrative office of the courts at the request of the joint legislative audit committee that is established pursuant to section 41-1279. The auditor general shall limit the performance audit to the administration and operation of the supreme court and to those programs and funds that are administered by the supreme court. The auditor general shall submit copies of the performance audit to the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the chairpersons of the senate judiciary committee and the house of representatives judiciary committee,  or their successor committees. The senate and house of representatives judiciary committees shall meet jointly and hold a hearing on the audit.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-119.04 - Evaluation of superior court commissioners

12-119.04.
Evaluation of superior court commissioners
A. The supreme court shall adopt and administer for all superior court commissioners in counties having a population of two hundred fifty thousand persons or more a process,  established by court rules,  for evaluating superior court commissioner performance. The rules shall include written performance standards and performance reviews that survey opinions of persons who have knowledge of the superior court commissioner's performance.
B. The public shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity for participation in the evaluation process through public hearings,  dissemination of evaluation reports and any other methods as the court deems advisable. The supreme court shall publish and maintain current and previous evaluation reports on its website.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120 - Creation of court of appeals; court of record; composition; sessions

12-120.
Creation of court of appeals;  court of record;  composition;  sessions
A. A court of appeals is established and constitutes a single court and such court shall be a court of record.
B. The court of appeals shall be divided into two divisions which shall be designated as division 1 and division 2. Division 1 shall have nineteen judges,  consisting of the chief judge and six departments of three judges each,  denominated,  respectively,  department A,  department B,  department C,  department D,  department E and department F. Division 2 shall have nine judges,  consisting of three departments of three judges each,  denominated,  respectively,  department A,  department B and department C.
C. Division 1 shall consist of the counties of Maricopa,  Yuma,  La Paz,  Mohave,  Coconino,  Yavapai,  Navajo and Apache.
D. Division 2 shall consist of the counties of Pima,  Pinal,  Cochise,  Santa Cruz,  Greenlee,  Graham and Gila.
E. The sessions of divisions 1 and 2 shall be held in Phoenix and Tucson,  respectively. Sessions may be held at places other than Phoenix or Tucson when in the opinion of a majority of the judges of a division or department the public interest so requires. The judges of the respective divisions and departments may hold sessions in either division and shall do so when directed by the chief justice of the supreme court. Each judge of the court of appeals may participate in matters pending before a different division or department. A matter may be transferred between divisions in order to equalize caseloads and for the best use of judicial resources.
F. Not more than three judges of the court of appeals,  including superior court judges and retired judges sitting with the court,  shall hear and determine a matter and render a decision,  and a majority of two of the three judges shall be sufficient to render a decision.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.01 - Qualifications of judges; terms; ballots; vacancies

12-120.01.
Qualifications of judges;  terms;  ballots;  vacancies
A. A judge of the court of appeals shall be:
1. Not less than thirty years of age.
2. Of good moral character.
3. A qualified elector of the county of his residence,  and a resident of such county for not less than three years next preceding taking office.
4. A resident of the division in which he is elected.
5. Admitted to the practice of law in the state of Arizona for not less than five years next preceding taking office.
6. A resident of Arizona for not less than five years next preceding taking office.
B. Except for the initial term,  each judge shall hold office for a term of six years to commence on the first Monday in January following his retention election and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Each judge shall be appointed by the governor and serve an initial term pursuant to article VI,  section 37,  Constitution of Arizona.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.02 - Election of judges

12-120.02.
Election of judges
A. In division 1,  of the nineteen judges,  ten of the judges shall be residents of and elected for retention from Maricopa county,  five of the judges shall be residents of the remaining counties in the division and shall be elected for retention by the voters of the counties in division 1,  excluding Maricopa county,  and four of the judges shall be at-large judges and be residents of any county in the division. If an at-large judge is a resident of Maricopa county,  the judge shall be elected for retention by the voters of Maricopa county. If an at-large judge is not a resident of Maricopa county,  the judge shall be elected for retention by the voters of the counties in division 1,  excluding Maricopa county.
B. In division 2,  of the nine judges,  four of the judges shall be residents of and elected from Pima county,  two of the judges shall be residents of the remaining counties in the division and shall be elected by the voters of the counties in division 2,  excluding Pima county,  and three of the judges shall be at-large judges and be residents of any county in the division. If an at-large judge is a resident of Pima county,  the judge shall be elected for retention by the voters of Pima county. If an at-large judge is not a resident of Pima county,  the judge shall be elected for retention by the voters of the counties in division 2,  excluding Pima county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.04 - Chief judge; duties

12-120.04.
Chief judge;  duties
A. The chief judge of each division shall be elected annually by the members of the division. The chief judge may be a member of any department of the division. The chief judge shall serve in such capacity until his successor has been elected as provided by this section.
B. The chief judge shall exercise administrative supervision over the division in which he serves,  shall have such other duties as may be provided by rules of the supreme court and shall apportion the business to the departments in such manner as to equalize the distribution of business among them.
C. The chief judge may,  and upon direction by the chief justice of the supreme court shall,  designate one department to hear and determine all reviews authorized by the provisions of section 23-951. Such designated department may also hear and determine other matters assigned to it by the chief judge.
D. In the absence of the chief judge from the place at which the court is held,  or his inability to act,  the other judges shall select one of their own number to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief judge during such absence or inability to act.
E. The judges of each department shall periodically select a presiding judge and a member to act as the presiding judge to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the presiding judge during the absence or inability to act of the presiding judge.
F. The chief judge of division 2 shall be eligible to be the presiding judge of a department.
G. The chief judge of division 1 shall designate one department to hear and determine all appeals authorized by section 12-170. This department may also hear and determine other matters assigned to it by the chief judge.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.05 - Seal; affixing of seal

12-120.05.
Seal;  affixing of seal
A. The court of appeals shall have a seal which shall be kept by the clerk of each division.
B. The seal of the court of appeals need not be affixed to any proceedings in the court except a summons,  writ or authentication of a copy of a record or proceedings of the court or its officers for the purpose of record or evidence in another court or place.
C. The seal may be affixed by impressing it on the paper or on a substance attached to the paper and capable of receiving an impression.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.07 - Opinions; publication

12-120.07.
Opinions;  publication
A. The chief judge shall assign three of the judges to each department,  and such assignment may be changed by him from time to time. Each of the departments shall have the power to hear and determine causes and all questions arising therein. The presence of three judges shall be necessary to transact any business in either of the departments;  except such as may be done in chambers and except as may be otherwise permitted by law. The opinions of a division or of a department of the court of appeals shall be in writing,  the grounds stated,  and shall be concurred in by a majority of a department if heard by a department or of the division if heard by the division. An opinion of a division or a department of a division shall be the opinion of the court of appeals.
B. The opinions of the court of appeals shall be published and distributed in the same manner as provided for the publication and distribution of opinions of the supreme court.
C. Not later than sixty days preceding the regular primary election for the retention of an appellate court judge,  the commission on judicial performance review shall prepare and publish on its website a list of the decisions of that appellate court judge including the decision's official citation and an electronic copy of the entire text of the decision.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.08 - Appointment of clerk; oath; compensation

12-120.08.
Appointment of clerk;  oath;  compensation
A. Each division shall appoint a clerk of the court and other required personnel,  all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the court.
B. The clerk of each division shall,  before entering on the duties of his office,  take the oath of office.
C. The clerk and other personnel shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.09 - Duties of clerk; records; certified copies

12-120.09.
Duties of clerk;  records;  certified copies
A. The clerk of each division shall:
1. Issue writs and processes of the court.
2. Enter,  under the direction of the court,  all orders,  judgments and decrees required to be entered,  the title of each action,  the date of filing it in the court of appeals,  and a memorandum of all subsequent proceedings,  with the date and the fees charged.
3. Keep such other records and perform such other duties as required by law or the court.
B. The clerk shall furnish a certified copy of any record or proceeding of the court on receiving the fee for the copy,  except that no fee shall be required from state or other public officers whose duties require such certified copy.
C. The clerk of each division of the court of appeals may destroy or provide for the destruction of all documents,  records,  instruments,  books,  papers,  depositions,  exhibits and transcripts in any action or proceeding in the court of appeals,  or otherwise filed or deposited in the clerk's custody pursuant to rules established by the supreme court.
D. A photographic or electronic reproduction or image of any of the records described in this section,  which has been certified by the person in charge of such reproduction as being an exact replica of the original,  shall be received in evidence in all courts,  and in hearings before any officer,  board or commission having jurisdiction or authority to conduct such hearings,  in like manner as the original.
E. The clerk shall notify the director of the Arizona state library,  archives and public records of records designated for destruction pursuant to court rules. The state library,  during the time prescribed by court rule,  may review and inspect these records. During this time period,  the state library may remove any of these records for storage and retrieval.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.10 - Post of duty

12-120.10.
Post of duty
The designated post of duty of judges of the court of appeals who are elected by the voters of the counties in division one,  excluding Maricopa county,  and in division two,  excluding Pima county,  as prescribed by the terms of section 12-120.02,  shall be deemed to be their place of physical residence.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.21 - Jurisdiction and venue

12-120.21.
Jurisdiction and venue
A. The court of appeals shall have:
1. Appellate jurisdiction in all actions and proceedings originating in or permitted by law to be appealed from the superior court,  except criminal actions involving crimes for which a sentence of death has actually been imposed.
2. Jurisdiction to issue writs of certiorari to review the lawfulness of awards of the industrial commission and to enter judgment affirming or setting aside the awards.
3. Jurisdiction to issue injunctions and other writs and orders necessary and proper to the complete exercise of its appellate jurisdiction.
4. Jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions for special actions brought pursuant to the rules of procedure for special actions,  without regard to its appellate jurisdiction.
B. A case or appeal of which the court of appeals has jurisdiction in an action or proceeding originating in or permitted by law to be appealed from the superior court in a county shall be brought or filed in the division which contains that county. An application for a writ of certiorari to review the lawfulness of an award of the industrial commission shall be brought in division 1.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.22 - Appeals; transfer of case, appeal or petition for a writ

12-120.22.
Appeals;  transfer of case,  appeal or petition for a writ
A. Appeals to the court of appeals shall be taken from the superior court in the manner prescribed for appeals to the supreme court and within like time.
B. No case,  appeal or petition for a writ brought in the supreme court or court of appeals shall be dismissed for the reason only that it was not brought in the proper court or division,  but it shall be transferred to the proper court or division.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.24 - Rehearing review by supreme court; issuance of mandate

12-120.24.
Rehearing review by supreme court;  issuance of mandate
A party against whom a decision has been rendered or against whom a motion for dismissal of the action has been granted in the court of appeals may file in such court a motion for rehearing after the rendition of the decision or order of dismissal,  setting forth with particularity the reasons why he believes the decision or order of dismissal erroneous. The opposite party may file his response to such motion. If the motion is denied,  and the party against whom the decision or order has been rendered desires a further review by the supreme court,  he shall serve upon the opposite party and file with the clerk of the division a statement that he desires such review. The clerk of the division shall thereupon transmit the record in the case to the clerk of the supreme court. The supreme court shall either grant or deny the request for review. No further briefs or oral argument shall be filed or had unless the supreme court so directs. If no request for review by the supreme court has been filed,  or upon the receipt from the clerk of the supreme court of notification that the request for review has been denied,  the clerk of the division shall,  if the matter has been decided by formal opinion,  issue the mandate of the court of appeals,  if no written formal opinion has been rendered then by certified copy of the order of the court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.31 - Fees and costs; distribution

12-120.31.
Fees and costs;  distribution
A. Fees and costs in the court of appeals shall be the same as supreme court fees and costs pursuant to section 12-119.01.
B. Fees charged by the court of appeals for electronic filing of documents and electronic access shall be the same amount as fees charged by the supreme court and are subject to the provisions of section 12-119.02.
C. The court of appeals shall retain 8.36 per cent of all of the monies it collects monthly pursuant to subsection A of this section. The retained monies shall be used to improve,  maintain and enhance the ability to collect and manage monies assessed or received by the court,  to improve court automation and to improve case processing or the administration of justice. The clerk of the court of appeals shall submit a plan to the supreme court that the supreme court shall approve before the court spends the retained monies.
D. Excluding the monies that are retained pursuant to subsection C of this section,  the clerk of the court of appeals shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all monies collected pursuant to subsection A of this section as follows:
1. 19.42 per cent in the judicial collection enhancement fund established by section 12-113.
2. 26.00 per cent with the state treasurer for transmission to the elected officials' retirement plan fund established by section 38-802. The monies shall be transmitted by the state treasurer to the fund pursuant to section 38-810.
3. 46.22 per cent in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-120.32 - Additional fees

12-120.32.
Additional fees
A. No additional fees shall be charged when an appeal or petition for a writ is transferred to another court.
B. The filing fees required under section 12-119.01 for petitions for review of a decision of the court of appeals,  cross petitions for review and responses to petitions for review shall be paid at the time of filing pursuant to the rules of civil appellate procedure. A party who files a cross petition for review shall not pay a subsequent filing fee for a response. A party who fails to file a response or who fails to appear in the proceeding shall not be charged a fee and shall not be entitled to be heard. No fee may be charged for filing a special action or a response to a special action arising out of a criminal case if the defendant has been declared indigent by the trial court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-121 - Number of judges; petition for approval of additional judges; additional method

12-121.
Number of judges;  petition for approval of additional judges;  additional method
A. In each county of the state there shall be a superior court for which at least one judge shall be elected. In each county having a census enumeration greater than thirty thousand inhabitants,  and upon petition by the board of supervisors of such county to the governor and his approval thereof,  there shall be an additional judge of the superior court for each thirty thousand inhabitants,  or majority fraction thereof,  or the additional judge of the superior court may be authorized,  based on the procedure prescribed by the terms of subsections B and C.
B. Upon petition by the board of supervisors of a county to the governor and his approval thereof,  there shall be an additional judge of the superior court provided that the board of supervisors has determined,  as prescribed in subsection C,  that the county has acquired since the last census enumeration the required number of inhabitants for an additional judge as provided in subsection A.
C. The determination of the board of supervisors shall be based on,  but not limited to,  recent estimates of population,  if any,  of any area within the county issued by the bureau of the census,  auto registrations,  nonagricultural employment,  gross utility revenues and retail sales.
D. Additional judges authorized by the terms of this section shall be appointed or elected as provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-123 - Jurisdiction and powers

12-123.
Jurisdiction and powers
A. The superior court shall have original and concurrent jurisdiction as conferred by the constitution,  and concurrent jurisdiction with justices of the peace of misdemeanors where the penalty does not exceed a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment for six months.
B. The court,  and the judges thereof,  shall have all powers and may issue all writs necessary to the complete exercise of its jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-124 - Appellate jurisdiction; issuance of writs

12-124.
Appellate jurisdiction;  issuance of writs
A. The superior court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all actions appealed from justices of the peace,  inferior courts,  boards and officers from which appeals may,  by law,  be taken.
B. The superior court may issue writs of certiorari to inferior courts,  boards or officers to compel a return of their proceedings,  examine or try such proceedings and give any judgment or make any order necessary in furtherance of justice.
C. The superior court may issue writs of prohibition or other remedial writs necessary to carry out its powers.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-125 - Procedure for appeal when not prescribed

12-125.
Procedure for appeal when not prescribed
When the right of appeal to the superior court from an officer,  board or commission is provided by law,  but the manner of taking the appeal and the procedure thereon is not prescribed,  the laws relating to taking appeals from courts of justices of the peace shall apply insofar as conformable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-126 - Seal; affixing of seal

12-126.
Seal;  affixing of seal
A. The superior court shall have a seal which shall be the vignette of Abraham Lincoln with the words " seal of the superior court of the state of Arizona in and for the county of ____________"  surrounding the vignette. The seal shall be kept by the clerk of the court.
B. The seal of the superior court need not be affixed to any proceedings in the court except a summons or writ,  the proof of a will,  the appointment of an executor,  administrator or guardian,  or the authentication of a copy of a record or proceedings of the court or its officers for the purpose of record or evidence in another court or place.
C. The seal may be affixed by impressing it on the paper or on a substance attached to the paper,  and capable of receiving the impression.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-127 - Days for transaction of business; exceptions

12-127.
Days for transaction of business;  exceptions
A. The superior court shall at all times be open for transaction of business except on nonjudicial days. The superior court shall not transact business on a legal holiday except:
1. To give,  on its request,  instructions to a jury deliberating on its verdict.
2. To receive a verdict or discharge a jury.
3. For the exercise of the powers of a magistrate in a criminal action or in a proceeding of a criminal nature.
B. Writs of injunction,  attachment,  garnishment,  replevin and prohibition may be issued and served on any day.
C. With the approval of the presiding judge of the county,  business shall be transacted in the division of the superior court of that county on the second Monday in October if the board of supervisors designates the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November a legal holiday in place of the second Monday in October.
D. A division of the superior court shall not be open for the transaction of business on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November if the division of the superior court of that county is open for the transaction of business on the second Monday in October pursuant to subsection C of this section.