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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-905 (2026)

Jurisdiction and venue

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A. Jurisdiction to review final administrative decisions is vested in the superior court.

B. If the venue of the action to review a final administrative decision is expressly prescribed in the statute under authority of which the decision was made, such venue shall control, but if the venue is not prescribed, an action to review a final administrative decision may be commenced in the superior court of any county in which any of the following conditions obtains:

1. Any part of the hearing or proceeding culminating in the decision of the administrative agency was held.

2. Any part of the subject matter involved is situated.

3. Any part of the transaction giving rise to the proceedings before the agency occurred.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 41 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1967–2025 · leading case: Bills v. Arizona State Bd. of Educ., 819 P.2d 952 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991).
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Bills v. Arizona State Bd. of Educ., 819 P.2d 952 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 6× “The superior court, pursuant to the Administrative Review Act, A.R.S. § 12-905(A), had reviewed the Board’s decision to revoke Bills’ principal’s certificate.”
Cochise Cnty. v. Borowiec, 781 P.2d 1379 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 7× “The complaint alleged, among other things, that venue was proper in Cochise County under A.R.S. § 12-905. On July 17, 1989, private counsel for AHCCCS and Kirschner filed a motion for change of venue to Maricopa County pursuant to A.”
Grosvenor Holdings, L.C. v. Figueroa, 218 P.3d 1045 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). “In § 12-905(A), the legislature expressly vested in the superior court “jurisdiction to review final administrative decisions.”
McMurren v. JMC Builders, Inc., 63 P.3d 1082 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “McMurren appealed the ALJ’s decision to the superior court pursuant to the Administrative Review Act, A.R.S. §§ 12-905 through 12-914. See § 32-1154(E).”
Johnson v. Arizona Registrar of Contractors, 396 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “For example, AR.S. § 12-905(B) provides “an action to review a final administrative decision may be commenced in the superior court of any county” that meets certain specified conditions.”
State v. Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Comm'n, 229 P.3d 242 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “¶ 10 Pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-905(A) (2003) and 37-1129(A) (Supp.”
Mission Hardwood Co. v. Registrar of Contractors, 716 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 4× “Both Goodpasture and the Registrar were Mission's adversaries.”
R.L. Augustine Constr. Co. v. Peoria Unified Sch. Dist. No. 11, 936 P.2d 554 (Ariz. 1997). · cites it 2× “Augustine then filed an action in the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County seeking judicial review of an administrative decision under A.R.S. § 12-905 of the Administrative Review Act, and also seeking a declaration that the Board of Education’s procurement rules were…”
Golob v. Arizona Med. Bd. of State, 176 P.3d 703 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Golob’s records and to impose additional remedial or disci *509 plinary measures if it deemed such action to be appropriate. ¶ 7 Dr. Golob’s Petition for Rehearing/Alternatively Petition for Review was denied by the Board.”
Sierra Club—Grand Canyon Chapter v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 354 P.3d 1127 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “2d 231 ; compare A.R.S. § 12-905(A) (West 2015) with A.R.S.”
Arizona State Univ. ex rel. Arizona Bd. of Regents v. Arizona State Ret. Sys., 349 P.3d 220 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “The System’s board accepted the administrative law judge’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with immaterial alterations, and the University filed an action for judicial review in the superior court.”
Saldate v. Montgomery, 268 P.3d 1152 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “See AR.S. § 12-905(A) (2003) (stating “[¿jurisdiction to review final administrative decisions is vested in the superior court”) (emphasis added).”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-905(A) — 21 cases
Bills v. Arizona State Bd. of Educ., 819 P.2d 952 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “The superior court, pursuant to the Administrative Review Act, A.R.S. § 12-905(A), had reviewed the Board’s decision to revoke Bills’ principal’s certificate.”
Grosvenor Holdings, L.C. v. Figueroa, 218 P.3d 1045 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). “In § 12-905(A), the legislature expressly vested in the superior court “jurisdiction to review final administrative decisions.”
State v. Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication Comm'n, 229 P.3d 242 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “¶ 10 Pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-905(A) (2003) and 37-1129(A) (Supp.”
Golob v. Arizona Med. Bd. of State, 176 P.3d 703 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Golob’s records and to impose additional remedial or disci *509 plinary measures if it deemed such action to be appropriate. ¶ 7 Dr. Golob’s Petition for Rehearing/Alternatively Petition for Review was denied by the Board.”
Sierra Club—Grand Canyon Chapter v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 354 P.3d 1127 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “2d 231 ; compare A.R.S. § 12-905(A) (West 2015) with A.R.S.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-905(B) — 1 case
Johnson v. Arizona Registrar of Contractors, 396 P.3d 645 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). “For example, AR.S. § 12-905(B) provides “an action to review a final administrative decision may be commenced in the superior court of any county” that meets certain specified conditions.”
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