A. The court shall appoint an attorney for a child in all delinquency proceedings that commence with a petition or that may involve detention, dependency proceedings or termination of parental rights proceedings that are conducted pursuant to this title. The court shall appoint the attorney before the first hearing. The attorney shall represent the child at all stages of the proceedings and, in a dependency proceeding, through dismissal.
B. If a parent or guardian is found to be indigent and entitled to counsel, the juvenile court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person or persons unless the person knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waives counsel.
C. Before any court appearance that may result in institutionalization or mental health hospitalization of a juvenile, the court shall appoint counsel for the juvenile if counsel has not been previously appointed or retained by or for the juvenile.
D. The county board of supervisors may fix a reasonable sum to be paid by the county for the services of an appointed attorney.
E. In a county where there is a public defender, the public defender may act as attorney in either:
1. A delinquency or incorrigibility proceeding when requested by the juvenile court.
2. Any other juvenile proceeding that is conducted pursuant to this title if the board of supervisors authorizes the appointment of the public defender.
F. In all juvenile court proceedings in which the dependency petition includes an allegation that the juvenile is abused or neglected, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem to protect the juvenile's best interests. This guardian ad litem shall be an attorney. The guardian ad litem is not the child's attorney.
G. Any guardian ad litem or attorney appointed for a juvenile shall meet with the juvenile before the preliminary protective hearing, if possible, or within fourteen days after the preliminary protective hearing. The guardian ad litem or attorney appointed for the juvenile also shall meet with the juvenile before all substantive hearings. On a showing of extraordinary circumstances, the judge may modify this requirement for any substantive hearing.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
44
cases (
8 in the last 5 years), 1963–2026 · leading case:
State v. Shaw
State v. Shaw (1963)
ariz · cites it 55×
“" The circumstances surrounding the taking of the confession were these: The defendant was picked up by two police officers at his home about 12:30 or 1:00 a.”
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp · cites it 36×
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
Lana A. v. Woodburn (2005)
arizctapp · cites it 11×
“” A.R.S. § 8-221(A) (1999). See also Ariz. R.”
In Re GAULT (1967)
scotus · cites it 2×
“See ARS § 8-221 which relates specifically to juveniles.”
State v. Hunt (1965)
arizctapp · cites it 8×
“A.R.S. § 8-221 sets forth a peace officer’s authority regarding his disposition of a child in reference to the authority of the juvenile court, juvenile officer and probation officer of the county: “A.”
Christy A. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security (2007)
arizctapp · cites it 2×
“¶ 28 For termination adjudication hearings, indigent parents have a right to appointed counsel pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-221(B) (2007) and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.”
In Re Cameron T. (1997)
arizctapp · cites it 5×
“1996); A.R.S. § 8-221 (1989); A.R.S. § 8-222 (1989); see generally A.”
State v. Arbeiter (1966)
mo · cites it 4×
“2d 487 , the court had before it the question of the admissibility of statements obtained from a juvenile by police interrogation in disregard of a statute (A.R.S. § 8-221) requiring that a police officer arresting a juvenile notify the probation officer "forthwith.”
Patterson v. City of Phoenix (1968)
ariz · cites it 6×
“See A.R.S. § 8-221, subsec. B. After the children were taken into custody they were brought to the Maricopa County juvenile authorities for care.”
State v. Lopez (1964)
ariz · cites it 4×
“Defendant assigns as error the admission into evidence of the two written statements taken by the police officers prior to notifying a juvenile probation officer, pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-221. In accordance with the decision in State v.”
Brenda D. v. Dep't of Child Safety (2018)
ariz · cites it 2×
“Even when a juvenile court exercises its discretion at the start of a hearing to find that a parent waived the parent's legal rights by failing to appear, the absent parent does not waive the right to counsel at the hearing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(A) — 8 cases
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
State v. Shaw (1963)
ariz
“" The circumstances surrounding the taking of the confession were these: The defendant was picked up by two police officers at his home about 12:30 or 1:00 a.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(B) — 13 cases
Christy A. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security (2007)
arizctapp
“¶ 28 For termination adjudication hearings, indigent parents have a right to appointed counsel pursuant to A.R.S. § 8-221(B) (2007) and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.”
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
Brenda D. v. Dep't of Child Safety (2018)
ariz
“Even when a juvenile court exercises its discretion at the start of a hearing to find that a parent waived the parent's legal rights by failing to appear, the absent parent does not waive the right to counsel at the hearing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(E) — 3 cases
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(F) — 1 case
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(H) — 1 case
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(H)(1) — 1 case
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(H)(l) — 1 case
Haas v. Colosi (2002)
arizctapp
“¶ 5 A.R.S. § 8-221 (Supp.2001), a statute addressing certain procedures to be followed by the juvenile court, provides: A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-221(I) — 1 case
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