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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4502 (2026)

Effect of incompetency

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A. A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial.

B. The prosecutor or defense attorney may file any pretrial motion at any time while the defendant is incompetent to stand trial. The court shall hear and decide any issue presented by the motion if the defendant's presence is not essential for a fair hearing as determined by the court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: Cecilia A. v. Arizona Dep't of Econ. Sec., 274 P.3d 1220 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012).
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Cecilia A. v. Arizona Dep't of Econ. Sec., 274 P.3d 1220 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “, which governs termination of parental rights, does not require that a mentally incompetent parent be restored to competency before the court proceeds with a severance hearing. Indeed, the legislature evidenced an intention to proceed with a severance proceeding even when a…”
Johnson v. Hon hartsell/state, 525 P.3d 1091 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 13-4502(A). ¶18 Courts must observe procedural protections to protect incompetent defendants.”
Joel Carson v. Hon. gentry/state (Ariz. 2025). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (“A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial.”
State v. Tepper (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-4502 (2010); see Ariz. R. Crim.”
John Fitzgerald v. Hon. myers/state Ex Rel Brnovich (Ariz. 2017). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (stating that “[a] person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial”); A.”
State v. Hon lemaire/carson (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (“A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial.”
State v. Sills (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 13-4502(A) ("A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial."). A defendant is incompetent to stand trial if "as a result of a mental illness, defect or disability [the]…”
Patricia Adams v. Hon. Brenden Griffin City Prosecutor's Off., 540 P.3d 1221 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). “” § 13-4502. After a defendant is charged, the process to determine competency begins with the filing of a request for a competency evaluation, which may be filed by “any party” or may be initiated by “the court on its own motion.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-4502(A) — 5 cases
Johnson v. Hon hartsell/state, 525 P.3d 1091 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). “A.R.S. § 13-4502(A). ¶18 Courts must observe procedural protections to protect incompetent defendants.”
Joel Carson v. Hon. gentry/state (Ariz. 2025). “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (“A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial.”
John Fitzgerald v. Hon. myers/state Ex Rel Brnovich (Ariz. 2017). “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (stating that “[a] person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial”); A.”
State v. Hon lemaire/carson (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). “See A.R.S. § 13-4502(A) (“A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial.”
State v. Sills (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 13-4502(A) ("A person shall not be tried, convicted, sentenced or punished for an offense if the court determines that the person is incompetent to stand trial."). A defendant is incompetent to stand trial if "as a result of a mental illness, defect or disability [the]…”
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