Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-204 (2026)

Juvenile court employees; merit system; annual report

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A. The director of juvenile court services shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge of the juvenile court.

B. In counties which have adopted or hereafter adopt a limited county employee merit system pursuant to title 11, chapter 2, article 10 or a judicial merit system, juvenile probation officers, juvenile surveillance officers and juvenile detention officers other than the director and deputy director of juvenile court services shall be included in such county merit system or judicial merit system and entitled to the same privileges and protections provided in such merit system for other county employees or court employees.  Deputy directors and all other employees of the juvenile court may be included in the county merit system or judicial merit system at the discretion of the presiding judge of the superior court in each county.

C. The director of juvenile court services, in addition to all other duties, must submit an annual report to the presiding judge of the superior court and the legislature that includes the number of juveniles that the court has retained jurisdiction over pursuant to section 8-202, subsection H.  The director shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1955–1970 · leading case: Lockwood v. Bd. of Supervisors of Maricopa Cnty., 297 P.2d 356 (Ariz. 1956).
Lockwood v. Bd. of Supervisors of Maricopa Cnty., 297 P.2d 356 (Ariz. 1956). · cites it 14× “A.R.S. §§ 8-204 and 8-205. When these appointments are legally made and salaries fixed and approved and the services rendered, the same become legal obligations of the county and must be paid, even if the result might operate to exceed the budget estimate.”
State v. Shaw, 378 P.2d 487 (Ariz. 1963). · cites it 4× “[4] A.R.S. § 8-204, subd. C, "He shall: 1. Look after the interests of neglected, delinquent and dependent children of the county.”
Birdsall v. Pima Cnty., 475 P.2d 250 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 4× “The presiding judge of the juvenile court is empowered under 2 A.R.S. §§ 8-204 and 8-205 to appoint employees of the juvenile court and fix their salaries.”
State v. Maloney, 433 P.2d 625 (Ariz. 1967). · cites it 2× “) See 2 A.R.S. § 8-204, subsec. C, which in effect makes a probation officer a police officer.”
Application of Gault, 407 P.2d 760 (Ariz. 1965). “Section 8-204, -subd. C(l) A.R.S^gtates tjiat the probation^officer]shair~íook affer the interests of^eglected--deiinquent_jpid dependent children.”
State v. Stracuzzi, 289 P.2d 187 (Ariz. 1955). “, is contained in’ the Laws of 1941, Chapter 44; see Section 8-204 et seq, 1952 Cumulative Supplement.”
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