Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1863 (2026)

Certification order; contents

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A certification order shall set forth both of the following:

1. The questions of law to be answered.

2. A statement of all facts relevant to the questions certified and showing fully the nature of the controversy in which the questions arose.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1999–2014 · leading case: Quihuis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 334 P.3d 719 (Ariz. 2014).
Quihuis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 334 P.3d 719 (Ariz. 2014). · cites it 2× “3d at 912-14 (footnotes omitted); see AR.S. § 12-1863(2) (requiring certification order to state all facts relevant to certified question); Ariz.”
Julia Vasquez v. Saxon Mortg. Inc, 266 P.3d 1053 (Ariz. 2011). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 12-1863(2); Ariz. R. Sup.Ct. 27(a)(3)(B) (requiring certification order to state the facts relevant to the presented questions).”
Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. v. Sharp, 277 P.3d 192 (Ariz. 2012). · cites it 2× “*490 (record citations and footnote omitted); see A.R.S. § 12-1863(2) (requiring order to state facts relevant to certified questions); Ariz.”
Flores Ex Rel. Flores v. Arizona, 516 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2008). “They do not propound any substantial question of interpretation that would justify certification, instead only asserting generally that the statute might be "unclear.”
Union Transportes De Nogales v. City of Nogales, 985 P.2d 1025 (Ariz. 1999). · cites it 2× “FACTS ¶ 2 We rely on the certification order as the factual basis for this opinion pursuant to Rule 27(a)(3)(B) and A.R.S. § 12-1863 and on undisputed facts set forth in the briefs submitted by the parties.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1863(2) — 3 cases
Quihuis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 334 P.3d 719 (Ariz. 2014). “3d at 912-14 (footnotes omitted); see AR.S. § 12-1863(2) (requiring certification order to state all facts relevant to certified question); Ariz.”
Julia Vasquez v. Saxon Mortg. Inc, 266 P.3d 1053 (Ariz. 2011). “See A.R.S. § 12-1863(2); Ariz. R. Sup.Ct. 27(a)(3)(B) (requiring certification order to state the facts relevant to the presented questions).”
Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. v. Sharp, 277 P.3d 192 (Ariz. 2012). “*490 (record citations and footnote omitted); see A.R.S. § 12-1863(2) (requiring order to state facts relevant to certified questions); Ariz.”
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