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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-506 (2026)

Action barred by foreign statute of limitation, bankruptcy or insolvency

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A. No action shall be maintained against a person removing to this state from another state or foreign country to recover upon an action which was barred by the law of limitations of the state or country from which he migrated.

B. No action shall be brought to recover money from an immigrant who was released from its payment by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the state or country from which he migrated.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1971–1998 · leading case: DeLoach v. Alfred, 960 P.2d 628 (Ariz. 1998).
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DeLoach v. Alfred, 960 P.2d 628 (Ariz. 1998). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 12-506 (barring claims against immigrants if claims were barred by foreign statute of limitations or released from payment by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the state or country from which they migrated); see also New England Tel.”
Bailey v. Superior Court, 694 P.2d 324 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “” This statute must be read in conjunction with § 12-506, which prohibits any action against a person removing to Arizona from another state which is barred by the latter’s statute of limitations.”
Weller v. Weller, 480 P.2d 379 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “We do, by-statute (A.R.S. § 12-506, subsec. A), commonly known as a “borrowing” statute, recognize the limitation laws of a foreign state under certain circumstances.”
DeLoach v. Alfred, 952 P.2d 320 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “We need not address the impact of A.R.S. § 12-506, this state’s borrowing statute, to which the DeLoaches referred in their reply to the motion for summary judgment.”
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