Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-246 (2026)
Levy upon real property; limitation and procedure
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No real property or any interest therein shall be levied upon or sold by virtue of any judgment given by a justice of the peace unless a certified transcript of the judgment is first filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county where the judgment was given and entered by the clerk on the appropriate book kept by him. Execution on the judgment shall be issued by the clerk of the superior court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–2019 · leading case: Ironwood Commons Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Randall, 439 P.3d 1193 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
Ironwood Commons Cmty. Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Randall, 439 P.3d 1193 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “Pursuant to A.R.S. § 22-246, "real property or any interest therein" cannot be "levied upon or sold by virtue of any [justice court] judgment" until the transcript of judgment is first filed in the "superior court of the county where the judgment was given.”
JC Penney v. Lane, 3 P.3d 1033 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). “” A.R.S. § 22-246. A justice court judgment may be treated as a superior court judgment upon compliance with the following statutory procedures: The clerk of the superior court, upon presentation of a certified transcript of a judgment .”
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