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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1611 (2026)

Renewal by action

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A judgment may be renewed by action thereon at any time within ten years after the date of the judgment, except that an action may not be brought to renew a judgment entered on or before August 2, 2013 that was not renewed on or before August 2, 2018.

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Cited in 23 cases, 1970–2020 · leading case: Associated Aviation Underwriters v. Wood, 98 P.3d 572 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004).
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Associated Aviation Underwriters v. Wood, 98 P.3d 572 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 12× “We also conclude that the consent judgment entered against TAA/City and in favor of Intervenors has not expired due to their failure to timely renew it under A.”
Hall v. World Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 943 P.2d 855 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 7× “See A.R.S. § 12-1611 (1994) (A creditor may renew a judgment “by action thereon at any time within, five years after the date of the judgment.”
Fid. Nat'l Fin. Inc. v. Friedman, 238 P.3d 118 (Ariz. 2010). · cites it 5× “¶ 5 In 2008, the Debtors filed a motion in the Arizona federal court contending that Fidelity could not enforce the 2002 judgment because more than five years had passed since its entry.”
Fid. Nat'l Fin., Inc. v. Friedman, 855 F. Supp. 2d 948 (D. Ariz. 2012). · cites it 9× “Both derive from A.R.S. §§ 12-1611, which provides that “[a] judgment may be renewed by action thereon at any time within five years after the date of the judgment.”
Lachter v. Smith, 101 P.3d 637 (Ariz. 2004). · cites it 2× “To execute after that time, the creditor must, within ninety days before the end of the five-year period, have filed an affidavit renewing the judgment pursuant to A.”
Schlussel v. Gerlach ex rel. Cnty. of Maricopa, 375 P.3d 94 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “They further agree that the amended judgment expressly incorporates all previous awards. ¶ 7 The statutes in question read: “A judgment may be renewed by action thereon at any time within five years after the date of the judgment,” A.”
Weltsch v. O'BRIEN, 540 P.2d 1269 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 6× “-O’Brien judgment pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1611 et seq. A.R.S. § 12-1612 (b)(1) (1956) insofar as pertinent hereto provides: “B.”
United Bank v. Sun Valley Door & Supply, Inc., 716 P.2d 433 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 4× “— O'Brien judgment was properly renewed pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-1611 et seq. on May 21, 1971.”
JC Penney v. Lane, 3 P.3d 1033 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “2d 1269, 1272 (1975) (recognizing that one of the purposes of A.R.S. §§ 12-1611 to -1613 is to give notice to the judgment debtor and other interested parties of the identity of the judgment to be renewed).”
Lavigne v. Chase, Haskell, Hayes & Kalamon, P.S., 112 Wash. App. 677 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1611 ; Ariz. Rev. Stat.”
Bruce v. Froeb, 488 P.2d 662 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 4× “The basis for the motion for summary judgment was that all arrearages accruing more than five years prior to the husband’s death were barred by the provisions of A.R.S. § 12-1611, 1612 and 1613, and A.R.”
Goodwin v. Hewlett, 710 P.2d 466 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 5× “§ 12-501, the judgment became dormant in February 1980, the date Hewlett ceased to be a resident of the state, thereby tolling the five-year renewal period of A.R.S. §§ 12-1611 and 1612 before it had run.”
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