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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 11-447 (2026)

Service of process regular on its face

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A sheriff or other ministerial officer is justified in the execution of, and shall execute all process and orders regular on their face and issued by competent authority, whatever may be the defect in the proceedings upon which they were issued.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2018 · leading case: Tenorio-Serrano v. Driscoll, 324 F. Supp. 3d 1053 (D. Ariz. 2018).
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Tenorio-Serrano v. Driscoll, 324 F. Supp. 3d 1053 (D. Ariz. 2018). · cites it 2× “But these statutes do not expressly authorize the Sheriff to continue detention at the request of a federal agency. Defendants cite A.R.S. § 31-122(A), which provides that "[t]he sheriff may receive and keep in the county jail any prisoner committed thereto by process or order…”
Torrez v. Knowlton, 73 P.3d 1285 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Also, as the sheriff and the deputy point out, A.R.S. § 11-447 provides that a sheriff "shall execute all process and orders regular on their face and issued by competent authority, whatever may be the defect in the proceedings upon which they were issued.”
Torrez v. Knowlton Dupnik (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “17, at 3:99 (apparently valid warrant affords arresting officer privilege when warrant properly served); Keeton, supra, § 17, at 111 (officer 2 Also, as the sheriff and the deputy point out, A.R.S. § 11-447 provides that a sheriff “shall execute all process and orders regular on…”
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