Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-111 (2026)
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All statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure shall be deemed rules of court and shall remain in effect as such until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by the supreme court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2022 · leading case: Hunt v. Maricopa Cnty. Employees Merit Sys. Comm'n, 619 P.2d 1036 (Ariz. 1980).
Hunt v. Maricopa Cnty. Employees Merit Sys. Comm'n, 619 P.2d 1036 (Ariz. 1980). “In addition, petitioner argues that under A.R.S. § 12-111 all statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure become rules of court, effective until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by this court.”
Daou v. Harris, 678 P.2d 934 (Ariz. 1984). “2d at 85 ; see A.R.S. § 12-111. It follows that applicable existing court rules take precedence over subsequently enacted statutory procedures.”
Scheehle v. Justices of the Supreme Court, 57 P.3d 379 (Ariz. 2002). “¶ 5 Defense counsel nevertheless urges us to find authority for attorneys' compulsory service as arbitrators in this Court's *381 inherent power to regulate both the practice of law and the members of the legal profession, comparing service as arbitrators to various other forms…”
Matter of App. in Maricopa Cty., Juv. Act., 549 P.2d 580 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “The Legislature itself has recognized this proposition in A.R.S. § 12-111, which provides that "all statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure shall be deemed rules of court and shall remain in effect as such until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by the…”
State v. Garza, 623 P.2d 367 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). “See A.R.S. § 12-111; State v. Blazak, 105 Ariz.”
State v. McCarrell, 295 P.2d 1086 (Ariz. 1956). “The last three lines of section 27-1401, supra, are purely procedural and as such under the provisions of section 19-204, supra [A.R.S. § 12-111], constitute a rule of court respecting service of process in actions to quiet title where the state is a party defendant and the rule…”
Del Castillo v. Wells, 523 P.2d 92 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974). “§ 12-109 authorizes the Supreme Court to regulate pleading, practice and procedure by rules promulgated from time to time so long as the rules do not “.”
Gonzales v. Whitney, 367 P.2d 668 (Ariz. 1961). “§ 12-111 the Arizona state legislature declared that "statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure shall be deemed rules of court and shall remain in effect as such until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by the supreme court.”
Barsema v. Susong, 751 P.2d 964 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “See also A.R.S. § 12-111. Plaintiffs also contend that A.”
In re the Appeal in Maricopa Cnty., 549 P.2d 580 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1976). “The Legislature itself has recognized this proposition in A.R.S. § 12-111, which provides that “all statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure shall be deemed rules of court and shall remain in effect as such until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by the…”
Smitherman v. Superior Court, 424 P.2d 461 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1967). “” (Emphasis added) A.R.S. § 12-111. Accordingly, we see no essential difference between rules of procedure adopted by statute and those set forth in the Rules of Civil Procedure, insofar as Rule 6(b), supra, is concerned.”
Hofstra v. Mahoney, 499 P.2d 735 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972). “§ 12-111 provides that: “All statutes relating to pleading, practice and procedure shall be deemed rules of court and shall remain in effect as such until modified or suspended by rules promulgated by the supreme court.”
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