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Part I — Scope of Rules—One Form of Action

1 Scope and Purpose
2 One Form of Action

Part II — Commencing an Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders; Duties of Counsel

3 Commencing an Action
4 Summons D
4.1 Service of Process Within Arizona D
4.2 Service of Process Outside Arizona D
5 Serving Pleadings and Other Documents
5.1 Filing Pleadings and Other Documents
5.2 Form of Documents
5.3 Duties of Counsel and Parties
5.4 Sealing and Unsealing Court Records D
6 Computing and Extending Time D

Part III — Pleadings and Motions; Pretrial Procedures

7 Pleadings Allowed
7.1 Motions D
7.2 Motions in Limine D
7.3 Orders to Show Cause
7.4 Joint Filings
8 General Rules of Pleading D
8.1 Assignment and Management of Commercial Cases D
9 Pleading Special Matters
10 Form of Pleadings
11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Documents; Representations to the Court; Sanctions; Assisting Filing by Self–Represented Person D
12 Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Joining Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing D
13 Counterclaim and Crossclaim
14 Third–Party Practice D
15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings D
16 Scheduling and Management of Actions D
16.1 Settlement Conferences D
16.2 Good Faith Settlement Hearings
16.3 Settlements of Claims for Minors and Adults in Need of Protection

Part IV — Parties

17 Plaintiff and Defendant D
17.1 Appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem for an Alleged Incapacitated Person or an Adult in Need of Protection D
18 Joinder of Claims
19 Required Joinder of Parties
20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
21 Improper Joinder and Nonjoinder of Parties; Severance
22 Interpleader
23 Class Actions
23.1 Derivative Actions
23.2 Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
24 Intervention D
25 Substitution of Parties D

Part V — Disclosure and Discovery

26 General Provisions Governing Discovery D
26.1 Prompt Disclosure of Information D
26.2 Tiered Limits to Discovery Based on Attributes of Cases D
26.3 Exchange of Medical Records and Timing of Expert Disclosure in Medical Malpractice Actions D
27 Discovery Before an Action is Filed or Pending an Appeal D
28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May be Taken; Depositions in Foreign Countries; Letters of Request and Commissions
29 Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
30 Depositions by Oral Examination D
31 Depositions by Written Questions D
32 Using Depositions in Court Proceedings
33 Interrogatories to Parties D
34 Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes D
35 Physical and Mental Examinations D
36 Requests for Admission D
37 Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions D

Part VI — Trials

38 Right to a Jury Trial; Waiver D
38.1 Setting Civil Actions for Trial; Postponements; Scheduling Conflicts; Dismissal Calendar D
39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
40 Trial Procedures
41 Dismissal of Actions
42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
42.1 Change of Judge as a Matter of Right D
42.2 Change of Judge for Cause D
43 Taking Testimony
44 Proving an Official Record
44.1 Determining Foreign Law
45 Subpoena D
45.1 Interstate Depositions and Discovery D
45.2 Dispute Resolution Procedures Regarding Preservation Requests D
46 Objecting to a Ruling or Order
47 Jury Selection; Juror Information; Voir Dire; Challenges
48 Stipulations on Jury Size and Verdict
49 Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions; Proceedings on Return of Verdict; Form of Verdict
50 Judgment as a Matter of Law in a Jury Trial; Related Motion for a New Trial; Conditional Ruling D
51 Jury Instructions; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
52 Findings and Conclusions by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings D
53 Masters D

Part VII — Judgment

54 Judgment; Costs; Attorney's Fees; Form of Proposed Judgments D
55 Default; Default Judgment D
56 Summary Judgment D
57 Declaratory Judgment
57.1 Declaration of Factual Innocence
57.2 Declaration of Factual Improper Party Status
58 Entering Judgment D
59 New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment D
60 Relief from Judgment or Order D
61 Harmless Error
62 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment D
63 Judge's Inability to Proceed

Part VIII — Provisional and Final Remedies; Special Proceedings

64 Seizing a Person or Property
64.1 Civil Arrest Warrant D
65 Injunctions and Restraining Orders D
65.1 Proceedings Against Surety
65.2 Action Under A.R.S. § 23–212 or § 23–212.01 D
66 Receivers D
67 Deposit into Court
68 Offer of Judgment D
69 Execution; Postjudgment Discovery
70 Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act
70.1 Application to Transfer Structured Settlement Payment Rights
71 Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty

Part IX — Compulsory Arbitration

72 Suitability for Arbitration or a Fastar Program
73 Appointment of Arbitrator D
74 General Proceedings and Prehearing Procedures D
75 Hearing Procedures D
76 Posthearing Procedures D
77 Appeal D

Part X — General Provisions

80 General Provisions
80.1 Retention and Disposition of Evidence and Illustrative AIDS D
81 Effective Date; Applicability
81.1 Juvenile Emancipation
82 Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
84 Forms

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Part I · Scope of Rules—One Form of Action

Rule 2. One Form of Action

Amended January 1, 2025 (current)

There is one form of action--the civil action.

Source: Ariz. R. Civ. P. 2

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