Arizona Laws 12-1704. Stay of enforcement of judgment
A. If the judgment debtor shows the superior court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-1704
- 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.
- Foreign judgment: means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See Arizona Laws 12-1701
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. If the judgment debtor shows the superior court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any superior court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.
C. No execution or other process for enforcement of a foreign judgment filed under section 12-1702 shall issue until twenty days after the date the judgment creditor mails the notice of filing of the foreign judgment and files proof of mailing with the clerk as required under section 12-1703.