Arizona Statutes

§ 22-302 — Venue when justice unable to act

Arizona § 22-302
JurisdictionArizona
Title 22Arizona Revised Statutes
Ch. 3CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN JUSTICE COURTS
Art. 1Jurisdiction and Venue

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22-302 (2026).

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If the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the crime is alleged to have been committed is absent therefrom, or for any reason is unable to act, the prosecution may be commenced in any precinct within the county designated by the justice of the peace or in the absence of the justice of the peace in any precinct designated by the presiding judge of the superior court.

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