Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure
Cited as Ariz. R. Civ. P. · 115 active rules
The Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure govern how civil cases proceed in Arizona's superior courts. Browse the full set below, organized by Title. Plain-English summaries, FAQs, and full rule text are being added rule by rule.
Source: Arizona Supreme Court ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Arizona (Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5) ·
Current through June 1, 2026 ·
Official source
Title I. Scope of Rules — One Form of Action
Title II. Commencing an Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders; Duties of Counsel
- Rule 3 Commencing an action.
- Rule 4 Summons.
- Rule 4.1 Service of process within Arizona.
- Rule 4.2 Service of process outside Arizona.
- Rule 5 Serving Pleadings and Other Documents.
- Rule 5.1 Filing Pleadings and Other Documents.
- Rule 5.2 Form of Documents.
- Rule 5.3 Duties of counsel and parties.
- Rule 5.4 Sealing and unsealing court records.
- Rule 6 Computing and extending time.
Title III. Pleadings and Motions; Pretrial Procedures
- Rule 7 Pleadings allowed.
- Rule 7.1 Motions.
- Rule 7.2 Motions in limine.
- Rule 7.3 Orders to show cause.
- Rule 7.4 Joint filings.
- Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading.
- Rule 8.1 Assignment and management of commercial cases.
- Rule 9 Pleading special matters.
- Rule 10 Form of pleadings.
- Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Assisting Filing by Self-Represented Person.
- Rule 12 Defenses and objections: when and how presented; motion for judgment on the pleadings; joining motions; waiving defenses; pretrial hearing.
- Rule 13 Counterclaim and crossclaim.
- Rule 14 Third-party practice.
- Rule 15 Amended and supplemental pleadings.
- Rule 16 Scheduling and management of actions.
- Rule 16.1 Settlement conferences.
- Rule 16.2 Good faith settlement hearings.
- Rule 16.3 Settlements of Claims for Minors and Adults in Need of Protection.
Title IV. Parties
- Rule 17 Plaintiff and defendant.
- Rule 17.1 Appointment of a guardian ad litem for an alleged incapacitated person or an adult in need of protection.
- Rule 18 Joinder of claims.
- Rule 19 Required joinder of parties.
- Rule 20 Permissive joinder of parties.
- Rule 21 Improper joinder and nonjoinder of parties; severance.
- Rule 22 Interpleader.
- Rule 23 Class actions.
- Rule 23.1 Derivative actions.
- Rule 23.2 Actions relating to unincorporated associations.
- Rule 24 Intervention.
- Rule 25 Substitution of parties.
Title V. Disclosure and Discovery
- Rule 26 General provisions governing discovery.
- Rule 26.1 Prompt disclosure of information.
- Rule 26.2 Tiered limits to discovery based on attributes of cases.
- Rule 26.3 Exchange of medical records and timing of expert disclosure in medical malpractice actions.
- Rule 27 Discovery before an action is filed or pending an appeal.
- Rule 28 Persons before whom depositions may be taken; depositions in foreign countries; letters of request and commissions.
- Rule 29 Stipulations regarding discovery procedure.
- Rule 30 Depositions by oral examination.
- Rule 31 Depositions by written questions.
- Rule 32 Using depositions in court proceedings.
- Rule 33 Interrogatories to parties.
- Rule 34 Producing documents, electronically stored information, and tangible things, or entering onto land, for inspection and other purposes.
- Rule 35 Physical and mental examinations.
- Rule 36 Requests for admission.
- Rule 37 Failure to make disclosures or to cooperate in discovery; sanctions.
Title VI. Trials
- Rule 38 Right to a jury trial; waiver.
- Rule 38.1 Setting civil actions for trial; postponements; scheduling conflicts; dismissal calendar.
- Rule 39 Trial by jury or by the court.
- Rule 40 Trial procedures.
- Rule 41 Dismissal of actions.
- Rule 42 Consolidation; separate trials.
- Rule 42.1 Change of judge as a matter of right.
- Rule 42.2 Change of judge for cause.
- Rule 43 Taking testimony.
- Rule 44 Proving an official record.
- Rule 44.1 Determining foreign law.
- Rule 45 Subpoena.
- Rule 45.1 Interstate depositions and discovery.
- Rule 45.2 Dispute resolution procedures regarding preservation requests.
- Rule 46 Objecting to a ruling or order.
- Rule 47 Jury Selection; Juror Information; Voir Dire; Challenges.
- Rule 48 Stipulations on jury size and verdict.
- Rule 49 Special verdict; general verdict and questions; proceedings on return of verdict; form of verdict.
- Rule 50 Judgment as a matter of law in a jury trial; related motion for a new trial; conditional ruling.
- Rule 51 Jury instructions; objections; preserving a claim of error.
- Rule 52 Findings and conclusions by the court; judgment on partial findings.
- Rule 53 Masters.
Title VII. Judgment
- Rule 54 Judgment; costs; attorney’s fees; form of proposed judgments.
- Rule 55 Default; default judgment.
- Rule 56 Summary judgment.
- Rule 57 Declaratory judgment.
- Rule 57.1 Declaration of factual innocence.
- Rule 57.2 Declaration of factual improper party status.
- Rule 58 Entering judgment.
- Rule 59 New trial; altering or amending a judgment.
- Rule 60 Relief from judgment or order.
- Rule 61 Harmless error.
- Rule 62 Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment.
- Rule 63 Judge’s inability to proceed.
Title VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies; Special Proceedings
- Rule 64 Seizing a person or property.
- Rule 64.1 Civil arrest warrant.
- Rule 65 Injunctions and restraining orders.
- Rule 65.1 Proceedings against surety.
- Rule 65.2 Action under A.R.S. § 23-212 or § 23-212.01.
- Rule 66 Receivers.
- Rule 67 Deposit into court.
- Rule 68 Offer of judgment.
- Rule 69 Execution; postjudgment discovery.
- Rule 70 Enforcing a judgment for a specific act.
- Rule 70.1 Application to transfer structured settlement payment rights.
- Rule 71 Enforcing relief for or against a nonparty.
Title IX. Compulsory Arbitration
Title X. General Provisions
- Rule 78 Motion day. Reserved
- Rule 79 Records kept by the clerk, entries therein. Reserved
- Rule 80 General provisions.
- Rule 80.1 Retention and Disposition of Evidence and Illustrative Aids.
- Rule 81 Effective date; applicability.
- Rule 81.1 Juvenile emancipation.
- Rule 82 Jurisdiction and venue unaffected.
- Rule 83 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 84 Forms.
Arizona numbers its rules 1 through 84, with decimal rules added over time as procedures were split out or added (for example 4.1-4.2, 5.1-5.4, 7.1-7.4, 8.1, 16.1-16.3, and more through 81.1). Rules 78, 79, and 83 are reserved in the official compilation and carry no rule text; they are shown here for completeness. Rule 84 points to an Appendix of Forms, which is not reproduced as separate rule pages.