Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-120 — Disposition of property taken from defendant; receipts
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 1: General Provisions, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-120
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A. When money or other property is taken from a defendant arrested upon a charge of a crime or public offense, the officer taking it shall at the time make duplicate receipts therefor, specifying particularly the amount of money or the kind of property taken. The officer shall deliver one receipt to the defendant and shall file the other forthwith with the magistrate or clerk of the court to which the officer makes the return of arrest.
B. When such money or property is taken by a police officer of an incorporated city or town, he shall deliver one receipt to the defendant and the other, with the property, forthwith to the clerk or other person in charge of the police office in the city or town.
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