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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-321 - Appeals or original applications

12-321.
Appeals or original applications
A. On appeal from the judgment or order of the superior court in a civil action,  the appellant,  at the time of filing the index of record on appeal,  shall pay to the clerk of the supreme court a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01. Within ten days after filing such record the appellee shall pay to the clerk of the supreme court a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01,  which shall be in full for all fees except those allowed by law.
B. An applicant for a writ of mandamus,  certiorari,  quo warranto or other writ within the original jurisdiction of the supreme court,  except a writ of habeas corpus,  shall pay the clerk a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01 at the time of filing the petition or application. Any party opposing the issuance of such writ shall pay the clerk a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-322 - Notice of prepayment; effect of failure to pay

12-322.
Notice of prepayment;  effect of failure to pay
A. The clerk of the supreme court,  upon receipt of the index of record on an appeal,  shall notify the appellant or the appellant's attorney that the record has been received and will be filed upon payment of the fee provided in section 12-321. If the fee is not paid within ten days after receiving notice,  the appeal shall be deemed abandoned and the record returned to the court from which it came,  and the judgment may be enforced as if no appeal had been taken.
B. The clerk,  in like manner,  shall notify the appellee or the appellee's attorney of the time of filing the index of record,  and unless the fee provided in section 12-321 is paid within ten days after the filing,  the appellee shall not be entitled to be heard.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-323 - Certificate of admission to the practice of law; certified copies of papers; background investigation

12-323.
Certificate of admission to the practice of law;  certified copies of papers;  background investigation
A. The clerk of the supreme court shall receive the following fees:
1. For each certificate of admission to the practice of law,  a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01.
2. For each certified copy of any record,  any opinion of court or any paper or proceedings,  for each folio,  a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01.
B. The supreme court shall require each person who applies for certification or licensure to practice law to furnish a full set of fingerprints to enable a criminal background investigation to be conducted to determine the suitability of the applicant. The completed applicant fingerprint card shall be submitted with the fee prescribed in section 41-1750 to the department of public safety. The applicant shall bear the cost of obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information. The cost shall not exceed the actual cost of obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information. Applicant criminal history records checks shall be conducted pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety is authorized to exchange the submitted applicant fingerprint card information with the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-331 - Taxable costs in supreme court

12-331.
Taxable costs in supreme court
Costs in the supreme court shall include:
1. The amount paid to the clerk of that court.
2. The amount paid to the clerk of the superior court for certified copies of the record and for transmitting it.
3. The cost of printing or typing the abstract of record and briefs.
4. The amount paid for the transcript of the notes of the reporter of the superior court.
5. Such other disbursements as may have been incurred pursuant to an order of the court or agreement of the parties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-332 - Taxable costs and jury fee in superior court

12-332.
Taxable costs and jury fee in superior court
A. Costs in the superior court include:
1. Fees of officers and witnesses.
2. Cost of taking depositions.
3. Compensation of referees.
4. Cost of certified copies of papers or records.
5. Sums paid a surety company for executing any bond or other obligation therein,  not exceeding,  however,  one per cent on the amount of the liability on the bond or other obligation during each year it was in force.
6. Other disbursements that are made or incurred pursuant to an order or agreement of the parties.
B. A jury fee shall also be included in the judgment and taxed as costs and shall be fixed by the court at the time the judgment is given. The jury fee shall include the cost of reimbursement for juror travel expenses. The jury fee shall be paid to the clerk of the court for transmittal to the county treasurer who shall dispose of it as other similar money is disposed of. An action to collect jury fees shall be commenced:
1. Only if the judgment fixing the jury fees is recorded in the office of the county recorder not later than thirty days after the judgment is rendered.
2. At any time after the date of the recording of the judgment fixing the jury fees and the judgment does not expire until it is paid in full.
C. The court may at any time for good cause shown relieve a person from payment of a jury fee if the court believes that such relief is proper.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-333 - Disallowance as costs of charge for unrequired papers

12-333.
Disallowance as costs of charge for unrequired papers
A copy of a paper not required by law to be copied shall not be allowed and taxed as costs. If a party or attorney takes out copies of any pleadings or papers in an action,  it shall be at his own expense,  and a charge for the copies shall not be allowed as costs.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-341.01 - Recovery of attorney fees

12-341.01.
Recovery of attorney fees
A. In any contested action arising out of a contract,  express or implied,  the court may award the successful party reasonable attorney fees. If a written settlement offer is rejected and the judgment finally obtained is equal to or more favorable to the offeror than an offer made in writing to settle any contested action arising out of a contract,  the offeror is deemed to be the successful party from the date of the offer and the court may award the successful party reasonable attorney fees. This section shall not be construed as altering,  prohibiting or restricting present or future contracts or statutes that may provide for attorney fees.
B. The award of reasonable attorney fees pursuant to this section should be made to mitigate the burden of the expense of litigation to establish a just claim or a just defense. It need not equal or relate to the attorney fees actually paid or contracted,  but the award may not exceed the amount paid or agreed to be paid.
C. The court and not a jury shall award reasonable attorney fees under this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-342 - Costs on appeal

12-342.
Costs on appeal
A. On an appeal by the party against whom judgment was given in the court below,  if the judgment of the appellate court is against him,  but for a lesser amount,  he shall recover costs in the appellate court,  but shall be adjudged to pay costs in the court below. If the judgment of the appellate court is against him for the same or a greater amount than in the court below,  the adverse party shall recover costs in both courts.
B. On an appeal by the party in whose favor judgment was given in the court below,  if the judgment of the appellate court is in his favor for a greater amount,  he shall recover costs in both courts. If judgment of the appellate court is in his favor but for the same or less amount than in the court below,  he shall recover costs in the court below and pay costs in the court above.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-343 - Costs of new trial, arrest of judgment or insufficient pleadings

12-343.
Costs of new trial,  arrest of judgment or insufficient pleadings
A. The costs of a new trial may either abide the result of the action or may be taxed against the party to whom a new trial is granted,  as may be adjudged by the court at the time of granting a new trial.
B. When a judgment is arrested or a verdict set aside because of insufficiency of the pleadings of the party in whose favor the verdict or judgment was rendered,  the costs thereof shall be taxed against the party whose pleadings were adjudged insufficient.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-344 - Costs upon splitting of action

12-344.
Costs upon splitting of action
Where a plaintiff brings in the same court several actions against the same defendant for claims which should have been joined,  he shall recover the costs of one action only,  and the costs of the other actions shall be adjudged against him unless sufficient reasons appear to the court for instituting several actions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-345 - Exemption of state, county, city, town or political subdivision of a county from court fees

12-345.
Exemption of state,  county,  city,  town or political subdivision of a county from court fees
No court costs shall be charged:
1. The state,  a county,  a city,  a town or a political subdivision of a county.
2. A commission,  board or department of the state,  a county,  a city,  a town or a political subdivision of a county.
3. An official of the state,  county,  city,  town or political subdivision of a county,  who is a party to an action in his official capacity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-346 - Statement of costs; service and objections

12-346.
Statement of costs;  service and objections
A. The party in whose favor judgment is rendered and who claims costs shall file a verified statement of his costs and serve a copy thereof on the opposing party. The statement shall be filed and served within ten days after judgment,  unless for good cause shown the time is extended by the court.
B. At any time within five days after receipt of the copy of the statement of costs,  the opposing party may file objections to the statement,  serving a copy thereof on the party claiming such costs. The court shall pass upon the objections and by its order correct the statement of costs to the extent that it requires correction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-348.01 - Recovery of attorney fees; governmental entities

12-348.01.
Recovery of attorney fees;  governmental entities
Notwithstanding section 12-348,  in addition to any costs that are awarded by statute,  if an agency,  department,  board or commission of this state,  a city,  town or county,  governmental officer acting in the officer's official capacity or an association whose membership is primarily composed of governmental entities files a lawsuit against this state,  or an agency,  department,  board or commission of this state,  a city,  town or county,  governmental officer acting in the officer's official capacity or an association whose membership is primarily composed of governmental entities,  the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the successful party in the action.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-349 - Unjustified actions; attorney fees, expenses and double damages; exceptions; definition

12-349.
Unjustified actions;  attorney fees,  expenses and double damages;  exceptions;  definition
A. Except as otherwise provided by and not inconsistent with another statute,  in any civil action commenced or appealed in a court of record in this state,  the court shall assess reasonable attorney fees,  expenses and,  at the court's discretion,  double damages of not to exceed five thousand dollars against an attorney or party,  including this state and political subdivisions of this state,  if the attorney or party does any of the following:
1. Brings or defends a claim without substantial justification.
2. Brings or defends a claim solely or primarily for delay or harassment.
3. Unreasonably expands or delays the proceeding.
4. Engages in abuse of discovery.
B. The court may allocate the payment of attorney fees among the offending attorneys and parties,  jointly or severally,  and may assess separate amounts against an offending attorney or party.
C. Attorney fees shall not be assessed if after filing an action a voluntary dismissal is filed for any claim or defense within a reasonable time after the attorney or party filing the dismissal knew or reasonably should have known that the claim or defense was without substantial justification.
D. This section does not apply to the adjudication of civil traffic violations or to any proceedings brought by this state pursuant to title 13.
E. Notwithstanding any other law,  this state and political subdivisions of this state may be awarded attorney fees pursuant to this section.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " without substantial justification"  means that the claim or defense is groundless and is not made in good faith.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-350 - Determination of award; reasons; factors

12-350.
Determination of award;  reasons;  factors
In awarding attorney fees pursuant to section 12-349,  the court shall set forth the specific reasons for the award and may include the following factors,  as relevant,  in its consideration:
1. The extent of any effort made to determine the validity of a claim before the claim was asserted.
2. The extent of any effort made after the commencement of an action to reduce the number of claims or defenses being asserted or to dismiss claims or defenses found not to be valid.
3. The availability of facts to assist a party in determining the validity of a claim or defense.
4. The relative financial positions of the parties involved.
5. Whether the action was prosecuted or defended,  in whole or in part,  in bad faith.
6. Whether issues of fact determinative of the validity of a party's claim or defense were reasonably in conflict.
7. The extent to which the party prevailed with respect to the amount and number of claims in controversy.
8. The amount and conditions of any offer of judgment or settlement as related to the amount and conditions of the ultimate relief granted by the court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-351 - Costs of compliance with subpoena for production of documentary evidence; payment by requesting party; definitions

12-351.
Costs of compliance with subpoena for production of documentary evidence;  payment by requesting party;  definitions
A. All reasonable costs incurred in a civil action by a witness who is not a party to the action with respect to the production of documents pursuant to a subpoena for the production of documentary evidence shall be charged against the party requesting the subpoena if the witness submits an itemized statement to the requesting party stating the reproduction and clerical costs incurred by the witness.
B. If a subpoena is served to compel the production of documents and is subsequently withdrawn,  quashed,  modified or limited other than by the witness,  the witness is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to subsection A of this section for all reasonable costs incurred in compliance with the subpoena to the time that the requesting party has notified the witness that the subpoena has been withdrawn,  quashed,  modified or limited.
C. The requesting party is not required to pay the reasonable costs before the documents are available for delivery pursuant to the subpoena. The witness may demand payment of the reasonable costs simultaneously with actual delivery of the subpoenaed documents.
D. The requesting party may petition the court in which the action is pending to recover from the witness all or a part of the costs paid to the witness or to reduce all or a part of the costs charged by the witness pursuant to this section if these costs were excessive.
E. If the personal attendance of the witness is not required,  the witness may only receive payment pursuant to this section.
F. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Reasonable costs"  means twenty-five cents for each page of standard reproduction of documents and the actual costs for reproduction of documents that require special processing plus the reasonable clerical costs incurred in locating and making the documents available billed at the rate of twenty-five dollars per hour per person.
2. " Requesting party"  means a party requesting issuance of a subpoena for production of documentary evidence.
3. " Witness"  means a person who is directed to produce documents by a subpoena for the production of documentary evidence.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-352 - Medical malpractice judgments; payment of interest; definition

12-352.
Medical malpractice judgments;  payment of interest;  definition
A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,  in a contested action arising out of a medical malpractice claim the court shall award the payment of interest to the prevailing party at a rate that is equal to one percentage point above the federal postjudgment interest rate in effect on the date judgment is entered. Interest shall only accrue from and after the date judgment is entered until the judgment is paid. If the judgment is reversed or otherwise set aside,  no interest shall be paid. The rate for calculating interest that accrues from and after the date judgment is entered shall be adjusted on June 30 and December 31 of each year to equal one percentage point above the federal postjudgment interest rate in effect on the date of adjustment until the judgment is paid. The interest rate specified for purposes of this section shall not exceed nine per cent. Interest shall accrue at each adjusted rate only until the next adjustment. The adjusted interest rate shall not be applied to any preceding six-month period.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " federal postjudgment interest rate"  means the interest rate established for the federal court system pursuant to 28 United States Code section 1961,  as amended.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-353 - Recovery of costs; attorney discipline investigations; definition

12-353.
Recovery of costs;  attorney discipline investigations;  definition
A. In an attorney discipline matter,  if an attorney who is the subject of the charge prevails,  in addition to any costs that are awarded by statute,  the state bar of Arizona is responsible to the attorney for any attorney fees and court costs. Court costs include the cost of all stages of the investigation and discipline process and,  if applicable,  any court litigation and appeal.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " attorney discipline matter"  means any charge that is not dismissed by the state bar of Arizona before final disposition of the complaint by the presiding disciplinary judge or the supreme court.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-402 - Venue of actions commenced after organization of new county

12-402.
Venue of actions commenced after organization of new county
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 organized before the cause for the proceedings arose.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-403 - Transfer of action to new county

12-403.
Transfer of action to new county
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 thereof,  shall be transferred to the new or changed county,  and filed,  docketed and proceeded with in like courts,  or before like officers of the new county. The original papers shall be sent and transferred to the new or changed county,  together with authenticated transcripts of the proceedings had therein up to the time of the transfer,  and the courts and officers of the new or changed county shall have the same jurisdiction in,  and power over,  the actions and proceedings as they would have,  had they been originally begun in or before them. Any failure or defect in a transcript or the authentication thereof,  or transfer,  may be cured at any time.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-404 - Action brought in wrong county; jurisdiction; application for transfer; hearing

12-404.
Action brought in wrong county;  jurisdiction;  application for transfer;  hearing
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 affidavit of the defendant,  his agent or attorney,  stating that the county in which the action is brought is not the proper county and stating the county of the defendant's residence,  and praying that the action be transferred to the proper county.
B. A copy of the affidavit shall be served upon plaintiff,  and unless the affidavit is controverted under oath,  within five days after service,  the court shall order the action transferred to the proper county.
C. If the affidavit is controverted,  the court shall hear the issue thus presented and shall order the action retained in the court in which it is brought,  or transferred to the proper county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-406 - Change of venue for cause; grounds; bond; appeal

12-406.
Change of venue for cause;  grounds;  bond;  appeal
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 section 12-407.
B. Grounds which may be alleged as provided in subsection A for change of venue are:
1. That there exists in the county where the action is pending so great a prejudice against the party requesting a change of venue that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial.
2. That the convenience of witnesses and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change.
3. That there is other good and sufficient cause,  to be determined by the court.
C. The party applying for the change of venue shall at the time of application file a bond to be approved by the judge of the court conditioned that he will pay all costs that may be adjudged against him in the action if the application is granted. The truth and sufficiency of the grounds shall be determined by the court,  but a decision thereon refusing the change may be assigned as error on appeal.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-407 - Order for change of venue; transmittal of papers; payment of fees and costs; effect of failure to pay

12-407.
Order for change of venue;  transmittal of papers;  payment of fees and costs;  effect of failure to pay
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 papers and transcript of the proceedings in the action to the clerk of the court to which the venue is changed. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  the party applying for the change of venue shall pay a transmittal fee established pursuant to section 12-284 within twenty days after the order directing the change. If payment is not timely made,  the application for change of venue and the order for change of venue shall be deemed abandoned. If the change is abandoned,  the action shall proceed as if the order for change of venue had not been made.
C. On payment by the party applying for a change of venue of the fee required on the filing of a complaint,  the clerk of the court to which the action is transferred shall docket the action in its order. The action shall be tried or otherwise disposed of as if it had originated in that court.
D. Except as provided in subsection E of this section,  failure to pay the fee as required in subsection C of this section within thirty days from the date the new court receives the file shall be deemed an abandonment. The clerk of the court to which the action was transferred shall promptly transmit all papers to the court in which the action originated,  and the action shall be disposed of as if no change of venue had been granted.
E. If a change of venue is ordered pursuant to section 12-404,  the plaintiff shall pay the transmittal fee established pursuant to section 12-284 within twenty days after the order directing the change and,  within thirty days from the date the new court receives the file,  the plaintiff shall pay to the clerk of the court to which the action is transferred the fee required on the filing of a complaint as provided in subsection C of this section. If the plaintiff fails to timely pay either the transmittal fee or the filing fee in the county to which the action is transferred,  the court shall dismiss the case without prejudice.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-408 - Procedure for change of venue when county is a party

12-408.
Procedure for change of venue when county is a party
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 give a bond to the opposite party as in other cases.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-409 - Change of judge; grounds; affidavit

12-409.
Change of judge;  grounds;  affidavit
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 superior court of another county to preside at the trial of the action.
B. Grounds which may be alleged as provided in subsection A for change of judge are:
1. That the judge has been engaged as counsel in the action prior to appointment or election as judge.
2. That the judge is otherwise interested in the action.
3. That the judge is of kin or related to either party to the action.
4. That the judge is a material witness in the action.
5. That the party filing the affidavit has cause to believe and does believe that on account of the bias,  prejudice,  or interest of the judge he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-410 - Punishment for contempt for filing affidavit for change of judge prohibited

12-410.
Punishment for contempt for filing affidavit for change of judge prohibited
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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-411 - Limitation on changes of venue or judge; selection of county or judge

12-411.
Limitation on changes of venue or judge;  selection of county or judge
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 objections of the parties do not apply or are least applicable.
C. If the parties agree upon a county or judge,  such county or judge shall be selected.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-501 - Effect of absence from state

12-501.
Effect of absence from state
When a person against whom there is a cause of action is without the state at the time the cause of action accrues or at any time during which the action might have been maintained,  such action may be brought against the person after his return to the state. The time of such person's absence shall not be counted or taken as a part of the time limited by the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-502 - Effect of minority or insanity

12-502.
Effect of minority or insanity
If a person entitled to bring an action other than those set forth in article 2 of this chapter is at the time the cause of action accrues either under eighteen years of age or of unsound mind,  the period of such disability shall not be deemed a portion of the period limited for commencement of the action. Such person shall have the same time after removal of the disability which is allowed to others.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-504 - Saving of action timely commenced; defense or counterclaim; improper plaintiff; applicability

12-504.
Saving of action timely commenced;  defense or counterclaim;  improper plaintiff;  applicability
A. If an action is commenced within the time limited for the action,  and the action is terminated in any manner other than by abatement,  voluntary dismissal,  dismissal for lack of prosecution or a final judgment on the merits,  the plaintiff,  or a successor or personal representative,  may commence a new action for the same cause after the expiration of the time so limited and within six months after such termination. If an action timely commenced is terminated by abatement,  voluntary dismissal by order of the court or dismissal for lack of prosecution,  the court in its discretion may provide a period for commencement of a new action for the same cause,  although the time otherwise limited for commencement has expired. Such period shall not exceed six months from the date of termination.
B. The provisions of subsection A apply to judgments on appeal. The date of issuance of the mandate by the appellate court constitutes the date of termination of the action for the purposes of computing the time limited for commencement of the new action.
C. If a new action on the same cause of action is commenced by the plaintiff,  his successor or his personal representative,  the assertion of any cause of action or defense by the defendant in the new action is timely if it was or could have been timely asserted in the prior action.
D. If an action timely commenced is dismissed because the named plaintiff is not the proper party to bring the action,  the provisions of this section apply to an action subsequently brought by the proper party,  provided that the dismissed action was sufficient to put the defendant on notice of the claim sought to be asserted.
E. The provisions of this section are applicable to actions terminated by orders of dismissal entered on or after the effective date of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-505 - Effect of statute changing limitation

12-505.
Effect of statute changing limitation
A. An action barred by pre-existing law is not revived by amendment of such law enlarging the time in which such action may be commenced.
B. If an action is not barred by pre-existing law,  the time fixed in an amendment of such law shall govern the limitation of the action.
C. If an amendment of pre-existing law shortens the time of limitation fixed in the pre-existing law so that an action under pre-existing law would be barred when the amendment takes effect,  such action may be brought within one year from the time the new law takes effect,  and not afterward.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-506 - Action barred by foreign statute of limitation, bankruptcy or insolvency

12-506.
Action barred by foreign statute of limitation,  bankruptcy or insolvency
A. No action shall be maintained against a person removing to this state from another state or foreign country to recover upon an action which was barred by the law of limitations of the state or country from which he migrated.
B. No action shall be brought to recover money from an immigrant who was released from its payment by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the state or country from which he migrated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-507 - Action against person removing to this state

12-507.
Action against person removing to this state
No demand against a person who removes to this state,  incurred prior to his removal,  shall be barred by the statute of limitation until he has resided in this state one year,  unless barred at the time of his removal to this state by the laws of the state or country from which he migrated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-508 - Effect of acknowledgment upon barred action

12-508.
Effect of acknowledgment upon barred action
When an action is barred by limitation no acknowledgment of the justness of the claim made subsequent to the time it became due shall be admitted in evidence to take the action out of the operation of the law,  unless the acknowledgment is in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-509 - Presumption of death from five year absence; restoration of estate recovered upon presumption

12-509.
Presumption of death from five year absence;  restoration of estate recovered upon presumption
A. A person absenting himself from the place of his last domicile for five years successively shall be presumed dead in any action wherein his death comes in question,  unless proof is made that he was alive within that time.
B. Except as otherwise provided in section 14-3412,  if in a subsequent action the person presumed,  under subsection A,  to be dead is proved to be living,  the estate shall be restored to him and he may moreover demand and recover the rents and profits of the estate during the time that he has been deprived thereof,  with interest.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-511 - Civil action arising from criminal conduct; definitions

12-511.
Civil action arising from criminal conduct;  definitions
A. Notwithstanding sections 12-505 and 12-542,  if a defendant is charged by a criminal complaint or indictment the statute of limitations for any civil cause of action that is brought by a victim against the defendant for criminal conduct against the victim is extended for one year from the final disposition of the criminal proceedings,  regardless of whether the defendant is convicted of criminal conduct against the victim.
B. There is no duty under a policy of insurance to defend or indemnify for any loss resulting from criminal conduct if the civil action is not commenced within the time period that would be applicable without any tolling or extension of the statute of limitations pursuant to this section.
C. This section does not toll or extend any statute of limitations applicable to a civil cause of action brought against the employer or former employer of any defendant who is subject to this section.
D. This section does not shorten any other applicable tolling provisions.
E. In any action brought pursuant to this section,  the standard of proof is by the preponderance of the evidence.
F. This section applies to all cases in which the victim files a civil action within one year after the final disposition of the defendant's criminal proceedings,  regardless of when the defendant committed the criminal conduct.
G. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Civil cause of action"  means any civil claim that the victim could have brought against the defendant for criminal conduct committed against the victim regardless of whether any of these incidents was criminally prosecuted.
2. " Criminal conduct" :
(a) Means any act,  including all preparatory offenses,  in violation of section 13-1103,  13-1104,  13-1105,  13-1202,  13-1203,  13-1204,  13-1208,  13-1304,  13-1404,  13-1405,  13-1406,  13-1410,  13-1417,  13-2314.04,  13-2915,  13-2916,  13-2921,  13-2921.01,  13-3019,  13-3552,  13-3553,  13-3554,  13-3601 or 13-3601.02.
(b) Includes any act involving sexual assault of a spouse that was committed before the effective date of this amendment to this section.
3. " Defendant"  means a natural person.
4. " Final disposition"  has the same meaning prescribed in sections 8-382 and 13-4401.
5. " Victim"  has the same meaning prescribed in sections 8-382 and 13-4401.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-513 - Civil action arising from unlawful mutilation; statute of limitation; treble damages

12-513.
Civil action arising from unlawful mutilation;  statute of limitation;  treble damages
A. Notwithstanding sections 12-505,  12-511 and 12-542,  an action for the recovery of damages based on the commission against the plaintiff of an act in violation of section 13-1214 or 13-3620 if the violation involved the failure to report unlawful mutilation shall be commenced not later than ten years from the date the plaintiff turns eighteen years of age or six years after the effective date of this section,  whichever is longer.
B. If judgment is entered for the plaintiff,  the court shall award the plaintiff treble damages,  costs and reasonable attorney fees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-514 - Civil action arising from sexual conduct or sexual contact committed against a minor; failure to report; statute of limitations; definitions

12-514.
Civil action arising from sexual conduct or sexual contact committed against a minor;  failure to report;  statute of limitations;  definitions
A. Notwithstanding sections 12-505,  12-511 and 12-542,  an action for the recovery of damages that is based on either of the following shall be commenced within twelve years after the plaintiff reaches eighteen years of age and not afterward:
1. An injury that a minor suffers as a result of another person's negligent or intentional act if that act is a cause of sexual conduct or sexual contact committed against the minor.
2. The failure to report pursuant to section 13-3620 sexual conduct or sexual contact committed against a minor.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Person"  means an individual,  the United States,  this state or a public or private corporation,  local government unit,  public agency,  partnership,  association,  firm,  trust or estate or any other legal entity.
2. " Sexual conduct"  means sexual conduct as proscribed by section 13-1405.
3. " Sexual contact"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1401.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-515 - Emergency declaration for a public health pandemic; immunity from liability; burden of proof; presumption; applicability; definition

12-515.
Emergency declaration for a public health pandemic;  immunity from liability;  burden of proof;  presumption;  applicability;  definition
A. If the governor declares a state of emergency for a public health pandemic pursuant to title 26,  chapter 2,  a person or provider that acts in good faith to protect a customer,  student,  tenant,  volunteer,  patient,  guest or neighbor or the public from injury from the public health pandemic is not liable for damages in any civil action for any injury,  death or loss to person or property that is based on a claim that the person or provider failed to protect the customer,  student,  tenant,  volunteer,  patient,  guest,  neighbor or public from the effects of the public health pandemic unless it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the person or provider failed to act or acted and the failure to act or action was due to that person's or provider's wilful misconduct or gross negligence. A person or provider is presumed to have acted in good faith if the person or provider adopted and implemented reasonable policies related to the public health pandemic.
B. This section applies to all claims that are filed before or after September 29,  2021 for an act or omission by a person or provider that occurred on or after March 11,  2020 and that relates to a public health pandemic that is the subject of the state of emergency declared by the governor.
C. This section does not apply to any claim that is subject to title 23,  chapter 6.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " provider"  means any of the following:
1. A person who furnishes consumer or business goods or services or entertainment.
2. An educational institution or district.
3. A school district or charter school.
4. A property owner,  property manager or property lessor or lessee.
5. A nonprofit organization.
6. A religious institution.
7. This state or an agency or instrumentality of this state.
8. A local government or political subdivision of this state,  including a department,  agency or commission of a local government or political subdivision of this state.
9. A service provider as defined in section 36-551.
10. A health professional as defined in section 32-3201,  including a person who is supervised by the health professional in the course of providing health care services.
11. A health care institution as defined in section 36-401.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-521 - Definitions

12-521.
Definitions
A. In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Adverse possession"  means an actual and visible appropriation of the land,  commenced and continued under a claim of right inconsistent with and hostile to the claim of another.
2. " Peaceable possession"  means possession which is continuous,  and not interrupted by an adverse action to recover the estate.
3. " Real property"  includes mines and mining claims.
B. " Peaceable and adverse possession"  need not be continued in the same person,  but when held by different persons successively there must be a privity of estate between them.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-522 - Real property claimed only by right of possession; two year limitation

12-522.
Real property claimed only by right of possession;  two year limitation
When a party in possession claims real property by right of possession only,  actions to recover possession from him shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues and not afterward. In such actions defendant is not required to show title or color of title from and under the sovereignty of the soil as against the plaintiff who shows no better right.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-523 - Real property in adverse possession under title or color of title; three year limitation

12-523.
Real property in adverse possession under title or color of title;  three year limitation
A. An action to recover real property from a person in peaceable and adverse possession under title or color of title shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues,  and not afterward.
B. " Title"  means a regular chain of transfer from or under sovereignty of the soil. " Color of title"  means a consecutive chain of such transfer down to the person in possession without being regular,  as if one or more of the memorials or muniments is not recorded or not duly recorded or is only in writing,  or such like defect as does not extend to or include the want of intrinsic fairness and honesty,  or when the party in possession holds the real property by a land warrant or land scrip,  with a chain of transfer down to him in possession.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-524 - City lot claimed under recorded deed; five year limitation

12-524.
City lot claimed under recorded deed;  five year limitation
An action to recover a lot located in a city or town from a person having a recorded deed therefor,  who claims ownership and has paid the taxes thereon,  shall be brought within five years after the cause of action accrues,  and not afterward,  provided that the person against whom the action is brought,  by himself or his grantors,  has claimed ownership thereof and has paid the taxes thereon for at least five consecutive years next preceding the commencement of such action.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-525 - Real property in adverse possession and use under duly recorded deed with possessor paying taxes; five year limitation; exception

12-525.
Real property in adverse possession and use under duly recorded deed with possessor paying taxes;  five year limitation;  exception
A. An action to recover real property from a person in peaceable and adverse possession,  and cultivating,  using or enjoying the property,  and paying taxes thereon,  and claiming under a deed or deeds duly recorded,  shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action accrues,  and not afterward.
B. This section shall not apply to anyone in possession of land,  who in the absence of this section would claim title through a forged deed,  and no one claiming under a forged deed or a deed executed under a forged power of attorney shall be allowed the benefits of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings › § 12-526 - Real property in adverse possession and use by possessor; ten year limitation; limit of area; fixing of boundaries under duly recorded memorandum of title

12-526.
Real property in adverse possession and use by possessor;  ten year limitation;  limit of area;  fixing of boundaries under duly recorded memorandum of title
A. A person who has a cause of action for recovery of any lands,  tenements or hereditaments from a person having peaceable and adverse possession thereof,  cultivating,  using and enjoying such property,  shall commence an action therefor within ten years after the cause of action accrues,  and not afterward.
B. The peaceable and adverse possession referred to in subsection A shall not embrace more than one hundred and sixty acres,  including the improvements or the number of acres actually enclosed if less than one hundred and sixty acres is so enclosed,  but when such adverse possession is taken and held under some written memorandum of title other than a deed which fixes the boundaries of the possessor's claim and is duly recorded,  such possession shall be construed to be coextensive with the boundaries specified in such instrument.