Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-411 (2026)

Appointment of reporter; transcript

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A. The presiding judge of the superior court shall appoint a regularly appointed court reporter to record the proceedings before the grand jury, except the deliberations of the grand jury. The reporter's notes containing the proceedings from which an indictment is returned shall be transcribed and filed with the clerk of the superior court not later than twenty days following the return of the indictment, unless the court otherwise orders. Such transcript shall be made available to the prosecuting officer and the defendant. The transcript or a portion of the transcript may be denied to a defendant by the court upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances by a prosecuting officer. The reporter's notes which are not transcribed as provided in this section shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court and impounded and shall be transcribed only when ordered by the presiding judge of the superior court.

B. The reporter and typists who transcribe the reporter's notes of grand jury proceedings shall be sworn by the foreman or acting foreman not to disclose any testimony or the name of any witness except to the county attorney or other prosecuting officer or when testifying in court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2023 · leading case: Franzi v. Superior Court of Arizona, 679 P.2d 1043 (Ariz. 1984).
Franzi v. Superior Court of Arizona, 679 P.2d 1043 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 21-411(A) provides in pertinent part that "[t]he reporter's notes containing the proceedings from which an indictment is returned shall be transcribed and .”
State v. Bojorquez, 535 P.2d 6 (Ariz. 1975). · cites it 2× “It is contended that the remarks were improper and constituted an undue influence upon the traditionally independent deliberations of the grand jury. After a dozen witnesses testified concerning the actions of four prospective defendants, the prosecutor explained the applicable…”
Franzi v. Superior Court, 679 P.2d 1043 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 21-411(A) provides in pertinent part that “[t]he reporter’s notes containing the proceedings from which an indictment is returned shall be transcribed and .”
Sanchez v. Ainley, 308 P.3d 1165 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Although the indictment in this case did not list the aggravating circumstances that the Grand Jury found were supported by probable cause, the aggravating circumstances were listed in the Grand Jury transcript, to which Sanchez has access under A.”
State of Arizona v. Hon. Jeffrey T. Bergin, Hon. Danielle Liwski Remington, 541 P.3d 587 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 20× “¶19 But even were we to reconsider § 21-411’s meaning in light of the state’s changed position, we would reach the same conclusion.”
State v. Superior Court, 751 P.2d 566 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 6× “8 and A.R.S. § 21-411 require the presiding or impaneling judge to appoint a court reporter to record all of the proceedings before the grand jury, with the exception of the grand jurors' deliberations.”
State v. Wade (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “" A.R.S. § 21-411(A) (2018); see also Ariz.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 21-411(A) — 6 cases
Franzi v. Superior Court of Arizona, 679 P.2d 1043 (Ariz. 1984). “A.R.S. § 21-411(A) provides in pertinent part that "[t]he reporter's notes containing the proceedings from which an indictment is returned shall be transcribed and .”
State v. Bojorquez, 535 P.2d 6 (Ariz. 1975). “It is contended that the remarks were improper and constituted an undue influence upon the traditionally independent deliberations of the grand jury. After a dozen witnesses testified concerning the actions of four prospective defendants, the prosecutor explained the applicable…”
Franzi v. Superior Court, 679 P.2d 1043 (Ariz. 1984). “A.R.S. § 21-411(A) provides in pertinent part that “[t]he reporter’s notes containing the proceedings from which an indictment is returned shall be transcribed and .”
Sanchez v. Ainley, 308 P.3d 1165 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013). “Although the indictment in this case did not list the aggravating circumstances that the Grand Jury found were supported by probable cause, the aggravating circumstances were listed in the Grand Jury transcript, to which Sanchez has access under A.”
State of Arizona v. Hon. Jeffrey T. Bergin, Hon. Danielle Liwski Remington, 541 P.3d 587 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023). “¶19 But even were we to reconsider § 21-411’s meaning in light of the state’s changed position, we would reach the same conclusion.”
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