Arizona Laws 22-507. Clerk of the small claims division
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A. A designated clerk of each justice court shall provide such assistance as may be requested by any person regarding the jurisdiction, venue, pleadings or procedures of the small claims division. However, these clerks shall not engage in the practice of law.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 22-507
- 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.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- small claims division: means a forum in justice courts in which procedures shall allow the inexpensive, speedy and informal resolution of small claims. See Arizona Laws 22-501
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
B. A designated clerk of each justice court shall inform the parties to a small claims proceeding of their rights, including that the parties do not have the right to appeal a decision rendered by a judge or hearing officer of the small claims division.
C. The clerk shall, upon request, provide all necessary forms to the parties.
D. The justice of the peace may designate a clerk of the small claims division of the justice court to conduct debtor examinations pursuant to section 22-524.