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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-758 (2026)

Persons present at execution of sentence of death; limitation

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The director of the state department of corrections or the director's designee shall be present at the execution of all death sentences and shall invite the attorney general and at least twelve reputable citizens of the director's selection to be present at the execution. The director shall, at the request of the defendant, permit clergymen, not exceeding two, whom the defendant names and any persons, relatives or friends, not exceeding five, to be present at the execution. The director may invite peace officers as the director deems expedient to witness the execution. No persons other than those set forth in this section shall be present at the execution nor shall any minor be allowed to witness the execution.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: Joseph Wood, III v. Charles Ryan, 759 F.3d 1076 (9th Cir. 2014).
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Joseph Wood, III v. Charles Ryan, 759 F.3d 1076 (9th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “For example, public accounts in some states supplied information about both the types of ropes used in hangings and the manufacturers who provided them.”
United States v. Lezmond Mitchell, 971 F.3d 993 (9th Cir. 2020). “ntly licensed physicians, nurses, EMTs, Paramedics, Phlebotomists, other medically trained personnel, including those trained in the United States Military having at least one year professional experience and other personnel with 6 In district court, Mitchell identified five…”
Guardian News & Media LLC v. Ryan, 225 F. Supp. 3d 859 (D. Ariz. 2016). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-758 regulates who may be present at executions.”
Joseph Wood, III v. Charles Ryan (9th Cir. 2014). “For 16 WOOD V. RYAN example, public accounts in some states supplied information about both the types of ropes used in hangings and the manufacturers who provided them.”
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