Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure
Cited as Ariz. R. Civ. P. · 115 active rules
The Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure govern civil cases in Arizona's superior courts. Summaries, FAQs and full rule text are being added rule by rule.
Title I. Scope of Rules — One Form of Action
Title II. Commencing an Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders; Duties of Counsel
- Rule 3 Commencing an action.
- Rule 4 Summons.
- Rule 4.1 Service of process within Arizona.
- Rule 4.2 Service of process outside Arizona.
- Rule 5 Serving Pleadings and Other Documents.
- Rule 5.1 Filing Pleadings and Other Documents.
- Rule 5.2 Form of Documents.
- Rule 5.3 Duties of counsel and parties.
- Rule 5.4 Sealing and unsealing court records.
- Rule 6 Computing and extending time.
Title III. Pleadings and Motions; Pretrial Procedures
- Rule 7 Pleadings allowed.
- Rule 7.1 Motions.
- Rule 7.2 Motions in limine.
- Rule 7.3 Orders to show cause.
- Rule 7.4 Joint filings.
- Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading.
- Rule 8.1 Assignment and management of commercial cases.
- Rule 9 Pleading special matters.
- Rule 10 Form of pleadings.
- Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Assisting Filing by Self-Represented Person.
- Rule 12 Defenses and objections: when and how presented; motion for judgment on the pleadings; joining motions; waiving defenses; pretrial hearing.
- Rule 13 Counterclaim and crossclaim.
- Rule 14 Third-party practice.
- Rule 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings.
- Rule 16 Scheduling and management of actions.
- Rule 16.1 Settlement conferences.
- Rule 16.2 Good faith settlement hearings.
- Rule 16.3 Settlements of Claims for Minors and Adults in Need of Protection.
Title IV. Parties
- Rule 17 Plaintiff and defendant.
- Rule 17.1 Appointment of a guardian ad litem for an alleged incapacitated person or an adult in need of protection.
- Rule 18 Joinder of claims.
- Rule 19 Required joinder of parties.
- Rule 20 Permissive joinder of parties.
- Rule 21 Improper joinder and nonjoinder of parties; severance.
- Rule 22 Interpleader.
- Rule 23 Class actions.
- Rule 23.1 Derivative actions.
- Rule 23.2 Actions relating to unincorporated associations.
- Rule 24 Intervention.
- Rule 25 Substitution of parties.
Title V. Disclosure and Discovery
- Rule 26 General provisions governing discovery.
- Rule 26.1 Prompt disclosure of information.
- Rule 26.2 Tiered limits to discovery based on attributes of cases.
- Rule 26.3 Exchange of medical records and timing of expert disclosure in medical malpractice actions.
- Rule 27 Discovery before an action is filed or pending an appeal.
- Rule 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken; depositions in foreign countries; letters of request and commissions.
- Rule 29 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure.
- Rule 30 Depositions by oral examination.
- Rule 31 Depositions by written questions.
- Rule 32 Using depositions in court proceedings.
- Rule 33 Interrogatories to parties.
- Rule 34 Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes.
- Rule 35 Physical and mental examinations.
- Rule 36 Requests for admission.
- Rule 37 Failure to make disclosures or to cooperate in discovery; sanctions.
Title VI. Trials
- Rule 38 Right to a jury trial; waiver.
- Rule 38.1 Setting civil actions for trial; postponements; scheduling conflicts; dismissal calendar.
- Rule 39 Trial by jury or by the court.
- Rule 40 Trial procedures.
- Rule 41 Dismissal of actions.
- Rule 42 Consolidation; separate trials.
- Rule 42.1 Change of judge as a matter of right.
- Rule 42.2 Change of judge for cause.
- Rule 43 Taking testimony.
- Rule 44 Proving an official record.
- Rule 44.1 Determining foreign law.
- Rule 45 Subpoena.
- Rule 45.1 Interstate depositions and discovery.
- Rule 45.2 Dispute resolution procedures regarding preservation requests.
- Rule 46 Objecting to a ruling or order.
- Rule 47 Jury Selection; Juror Information; Voir Dire; Challenges.
- Rule 48 Stipulations on jury size and verdict.
- Rule 49 Special verdict; general verdict and questions; proceedings on return of verdict; form of verdict.
- Rule 50 Judgment as a matter of law in a jury trial; related motion for a new trial; conditional ruling.
- Rule 51 Jury instructions; objections; preserving a claim of error.
- Rule 52 Findings and conclusions by the court; judgment on partial findings.
- Rule 53 Masters.
Title VII. Judgment
- Rule 54 Judgment; costs; attorney’s fees; form of proposed judgments.
- Rule 55 Default; default judgment.
- Rule 56 Summary judgment.
- Rule 57 Declaratory judgment.
- Rule 57.1 Declaration of factual innocence.
- Rule 57.2 Declaration of factual improper party status.
- Rule 58 Entering judgment.
- Rule 59 New trial; altering or amending a judgment.
- Rule 60 Relief from judgment or order.
- Rule 61 Harmless error.
- Rule 62 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment.
- Rule 63 Judge’s inability to proceed.
Title VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies; Special Proceedings
- Rule 64 Seizing a person or property.
- Rule 64.1 Civil arrest warrant.
- Rule 65 Injunctions and restraining orders.
- Rule 65.1 Proceedings against surety.
- Rule 65.2 Action under A.R.S. § 23-212 or § 23-212.01.
- Rule 66 Receivers.
- Rule 67 Deposit into court.
- Rule 68 Offer of judgment.
- Rule 69 Execution; postjudgment discovery.
- Rule 70 Enforcing a judgment for a specific act.
- Rule 70.1 Application to transfer structured settlement payment rights.
- Rule 71 Enforcing relief for or against a nonparty.
Title IX. Compulsory Arbitration
Title X. General Provisions
- Rule 78 Motion day. Reserved
- Rule 79 Records kept by the clerk, entries therein. Reserved
- Rule 80 General provisions.
- Rule 80.1 Retention and Disposition of Evidence and Illustrative Aids.
- Rule 81 Effective date; applicability.
- Rule 81.1 Juvenile emancipation.
- Rule 82 Jurisdiction and venue unaffected.
- Rule 83 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 84 Forms.
Arizona numbers its rules 1 through 84, with decimal rules added over time as procedures were split out or added (for example 4.1-4.2, 5.1-5.4, 7.1-7.4, 8.1, 16.1-16.3, and more through 81.1). Rules 78, 79, and 83 are reserved in the official compilation and carry no rule text; they are shown here for completeness. Rule 84 points to an Appendix of Forms, which is not reproduced as separate rule pages.
Source: Arizona Supreme Court ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Arizona (Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5) ·
Current through June 1, 2026 ·
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