Arizona Laws 36-510.01. Notice; personal service of process
A. A person who is ordered to undergo involuntary evaluation has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-529, subsection E. A person who is the subject of a petition for court-ordered treatment has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified in section 36-536, subsection D. Personal service shall be completed by a peace officer, a process server or another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure, personally handing the documents to the person receiving service. The person who serves the specified documents must file a proof of service with the court that specifies the date, time and manner of service.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-510.01
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Court: means the superior court in the county in this state in which the patient resides or was found before screening or emergency admission under this title. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Evaluation: means :
(a) A professional multidisciplinary analysis that may include firsthand observations or remote observations by interactive audiovisual media and that is based on data describing the person's identity, biography and medical, psychological and social conditions carried out by a group of persons consisting of at least the following:
(i) Two licensed physicians who are qualified psychiatrists, if possible, or at least experienced in psychiatric matters, who shall examine and report their findings independently. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Evaluation agency: means either of the following:
(a) A health care agency that is licensed by the department and that has been approved pursuant to this title to provide the services required of that agency by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Peace officers: means sheriffs of counties, constables, marshals and policemen of cities and towns. See Arizona Laws 36-501
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. A county, city or town that employs peace officers may contract with a process server or another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure, to provide service pursuant to this section instead of service by a peace officer.
C. An evaluation agency is not financially responsible for serving the documents required by section 36-529, subsection E or section 36-536, subsection D.