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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1602 (2026)

Service of writ and answer

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A. For state employees who are not employees of a state university, the writ of garnishment shall be served upon the assistant director for finance in the department of administration in garnishment of state salaries or wages. For state employees who are employed by a university the writ of garnishment shall be served upon the chief disbursing officer of the appropriate state university in garnishment of state salaries or wages paid by the university.

B. For employees of counties in this state, the writ of garnishment shall be served on the clerk of the board of supervisors in garnishment of county salaries or wages. For employees of all other political subdivisions of the state, the writ of garnishment shall be served upon a designated chief disbursing officer of the political subdivision in garnishment of salaries or wages paid by such political subdivisions.

C. If the state is named as garnishee, the attorney general shall answer the writ. If a county or other political subdivision is named as garnishee, its legal representative shall answer the writ.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: J Hamblen Et Ux v. Hon. hatch/winslow Mem'l, 398 P.3d 99 (Ariz. 2017).
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J Hamblen Et Ux v. Hon. hatch/winslow Mem'l, 398 P.3d 99 (Ariz. 2017). “§ 4 , on which Prima Paint relied “to limit a court’s inquiry to a determination of whether an enforceable arbitration clause exists”); § 12-1501 (stating that arbitration agreements are “valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1602(A) — 1 case
J Hamblen Et Ux v. Hon. hatch/winslow Mem'l, 398 P.3d 99 (Ariz. 2017). “§ 4 , on which Prima Paint relied “to limit a court’s inquiry to a determination of whether an enforceable arbitration clause exists”); § 12-1501 (stating that arbitration agreements are “valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for…”
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