Arizona Laws 12-120.32. Additional fees
A. No additional fees shall be charged when an appeal or petition for a writ is transferred to another court.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-120.32
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
B. The filing fees required under Section 12-119.01 for petitions for review of a decision of the court of appeals, cross petitions for review and responses to petitions for review shall be paid at the time of filing pursuant to the rules of civil appellate procedure. A party who files a cross petition for review shall not pay a subsequent filing fee for a response. A party who fails to file a response or who fails to appear in the proceeding shall not be charged a fee and shall not be entitled to be heard. No fee may be charged for filing a special action or a response to a special action arising out of a criminal case if the defendant has been declared indigent by the trial court.