Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-516 (2026)

Trial procedure

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section AZ-LEGazleg.gov (official) JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

A. The justice of the peace or hearing officer shall conduct the trial in such a manner to do justice between the parties and shall not be bound by formal rules of procedure, pleading or evidence except for statutory provisions relating to privileged communications. Any evidence deemed material, relevant and competent may be admitted.

B. Discovery proceedings shall not be used in the small claims procedure.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Clusiau v. Clusiau Enter., Inc., 236 P.3d 1194 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Clusiau v. Clusiau Enter., Inc., 236 P.3d 1194 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 22-516(A). Rather, the trial “shall [be] conducted] .”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-516(A) — 1 case

Clusiau v. Clusiau Enter., Inc., 236 P.3d 1194 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “A.R.S. § 22-516(A). Rather, the trial “shall [be] conducted] .”

— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 22-516(B) — 1 case

Clusiau v. Clusiau Enter., Inc., 236 P.3d 1194 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). “A.R.S. § 22-516(A). Rather, the trial “shall [be] conducted] .”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.