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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3801 (2026)

Notice to creditors

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A. Unless notice has already been given under this section, at the time of appointment a personal representative shall publish a notice to creditors once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county announcing the appointment and the personal representative's address and notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or be forever barred.

B. A personal representative shall give written notice by mail or other delivery to all known creditors, notifying the creditors of the personal representative's appointment. The notice shall also notify all known creditors to present the creditor's claim within four months after the published notice, if notice is given as provided in subsection A, or within sixty days after the mailing or other delivery of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred. A written notice shall be the notice described in subsection A or a similar notice.

C. The personal representative is not liable to a creditor or to a successor of the decedent for giving or failing to give notice under this section.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Tulsa Prof'l Collection Servs., Inc. v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988).
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Tulsa Prof'l Collection Servs., Inc. v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988). · cites it 4× “, Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14-3801 (1975); Fla.”
Ader v. Est. of Felger, 375 P.3d 97 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “] § 14-3801, subsection A or B. 2. The time prescribed by § 14-3801, subsection B for creditors who are given actual notice and within the time prescribed in § 14-3801, subsection A for all creditors barred by publication.”
Matter of Est. of Kopely, 767 P.2d 1181 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 9× “He argues that the issue of timeliness was previously resolved in the underlying tort case and that A.R.S. §§ 14-3801 and 3803 are unconstitutional.”
Stewart v. Travers, 965 P.2d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. § 14-3801. ¶ 15 Richard’s claim was ascertainable.”
In Re Est. of Van Der Zee, 265 P.3d 439 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “AR.S. § 14-3801. The notice may be made via publication, except as to known creditors, whom the personal representative must notify in wilting.”
Pargman v. Vickers, 96 P.3d 571 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Under A.R.S. § 14-3801(B)(2003), a claimant must present a claim within four months after notice to present claims is published or within sixty days after delivery of actual notice.”
Matter of Est. of Levine, 700 P.2d 883 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Appellees respond that the issue is not whether the contract to make a will is valid, but whether appellants’ claims or breach of contract are subject to the procedural requirements of A.R.S. § 14-3801, et seq., and particularly A.”
Est. of Page v. Litzenburg, 865 P.2d 128 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “ted or unliquidated, founded on contract, tort or other legal basis, if not barred earlier by other statute of limitations, are barred against the estate, the personal representative and the heirs and devisees of the decedent, unless presented as follows: (1) Within four months…”
State v. Reed, 435 P.3d 1044 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “"); see also §§ 14-3801 to -3816 (procedures for creditors' claims against an estate).”
Realty Assocs. v. Valley Nat'l Bank, 738 P.2d 1121 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “Within four months after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors if notice is given in compliance with § 14-3801, except claims barred by the non-claim statute at the decedent’s domicile before the first publication for claims in this state are also barred in…”
Barry & Sewall Indus. Supply Co. v. Est. of Barry, 910 P.2d 657 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996). “] § 14-3801.” The trial court found, and the parties agree, that the A.”
Bmo v. Espiau (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 11× “A.R.S. § 14-3801. ¶11 The Estate relies on § 14-3801(B), claiming that although BMO had notice of Dorothy’s death in May 2017, it did not file its complaint until August 2018, well after any four-month or sixty-day deadline.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3801(A) — 2 cases
In Re Est. of Van Der Zee, 265 P.3d 439 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2011). “AR.S. § 14-3801. The notice may be made via publication, except as to known creditors, whom the personal representative must notify in wilting.”
Erlick v. Davis (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3801(B) — 5 cases
Ader v. Est. of Felger, 375 P.3d 97 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). “] § 14-3801, subsection A or B. 2. The time prescribed by § 14-3801, subsection B for creditors who are given actual notice and within the time prescribed in § 14-3801, subsection A for all creditors barred by publication.”
Stewart v. Travers, 965 P.2d 67 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “A.R.S. § 14-3801. ¶ 15 Richard’s claim was ascertainable.”
Bmo v. Espiau (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). “A.R.S. § 14-3801. ¶11 The Estate relies on § 14-3801(B), claiming that although BMO had notice of Dorothy’s death in May 2017, it did not file its complaint until August 2018, well after any four-month or sixty-day deadline.”
Bmo v. Reid (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015).
Interior v. McClure (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3801(B)(2003) — 1 case
Pargman v. Vickers, 96 P.3d 571 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). “Under A.R.S. § 14-3801(B)(2003), a claimant must present a claim within four months after notice to present claims is published or within sixty days after delivery of actual notice.”
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