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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2201 (2026)

Persons who may be witnesses

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A. Every person, including a party, may testify in any civil or criminal proceeding, or before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

B. A person shall not be incompetent to testify because he is a party to an action or proceeding or interested in the issue tried, or because he has been indicted, accused or convicted of a crime, or because of his religious opinions, or because he does not have any religious belief.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1956–1993 · leading case: Bearden v. Indus. Comm'n, 483 P.2d 568 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971).
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Bearden v. Indus. Comm'n, 483 P.2d 568 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 4× “" Another statute of general interest in relation to persons who stand convicted of a crime is subsection (B) of A.R.S. § 12-2201 which provides in part: "A person shall not be incompetent to testify * * * because he has been * * * convicted of a crime, * *.”
State v. Tinghitella, 491 P.2d 834 (Ariz. 1971). · cites it 2× “Tinghitella contends that by denying the motion in limine the trial court “thereby rendered [Tinghitella] incompetent as a witness”, contra to A.R.S. § 12-2201 (1956) which provides that a criminal conviction will not render a person incompetent to testify.”
Fish v. Indus. Comm'n, 472 P.2d 97 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 12-2201 reads as follows: “§ 12-2201.”
Carrillo v. Taylor, 299 P.2d 188 (Ariz. 1956). “1956, to the effect that: “A person shall not be incompetent to testify because he is a party to an action or proceeding or interested in the issue tried, * * The “dead man’s statute” is an exception to this general statement and is limited to ■cases specifically concerned with…”
Zimmer v. Peters, 861 P.2d 1188 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “section 12-2201(A), “Every person, including a party, may testify in *429 any civil or criminal proceeding, or before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.”
Carlson v. Indus. Comm'n, 482 P.2d 887 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 12-2201 describes persons who may be witnesses as follows: “A.”
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2201(A): 1 case
Zimmer v. Peters, 861 P.2d 1188 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “section 12-2201(A), “Every person, including a party, may testify in *429 any civil or criminal proceeding, or before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.”
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