Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-912 (2026)

Costs

✓ text as last checked Oct. 2026 (this copy records no edition or section history)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section AZ-LEGazleg.gov (official) JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Costs may be awarded to the appellee agency if a judgment adverse to the appellant is rendered. Such costs may be awarded in an amount deemed reasonable by the superior court, based on the expense the appellee agency has incurred in preparing the record of the proceedings before judicial review.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: Culpepper v. State, 930 P.2d 508 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
Culpepper v. State, 930 P.2d 508 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 10× “00 in costs to the Board pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-912. The award encompassed $1,583.”
Caretto v. Arizona Dep't of Transp., 965 P.2d 31 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “section 12-912 (1992) authorizes the superior court to award “reasonable” transcription costs to a prevailing defendant agency, we grant ADOT’s request.”
Cortaro Water Users' Ass'n v. Steiner, 714 P.2d 807 (Ariz. 1986). · cites it 2× “If an administrative decision is challenged unsuccessfully in superi- or court, A.R.S. § 12-912 allows costs to the defendant agency if a judgment adverse to the plaintiff is rendered.”
Flores v. La Paz, No. 1 CA-CV 23-0653 (Ariz. Ct. App. May 28, 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 12-341 upon compliance with ARCAP 21. AMY M.”
Legacy v. Citizens, No. 1 CA-CV 15-0455 (Ariz. Ct. App. Nov. 15, 2016). · cites it 3× “¶16 The Commission seeks an award of costs on appeal under A.R.S. § 12-912. But that statute applies to costs “in an amount deemed reasonable by the superior court” that were “incurred in preparing the record of the proceedings before judicial review” (that is, preparation of…”
Cortaro Water Users'ass'n v. Steiner, 714 P.2d 807 (Ariz. 1986). · cites it 2× “If an administrative decision is challenged unsuccessfully in superior court, A.R.S. § 12-912 allows costs to the defendant agency if a judgment adverse to the plaintiff is rendered.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.