Arizona statute
A.R.S. § 13-812 — Garnishment for nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution or incarceration costs
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 8: Restitution and Fines, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-812
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. After a hearing on an order to show cause pursuant to section 13-810, subsection A or B or after a hearing on a petition to revoke probation, the court may issue a writ of criminal garnishment for any fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs.
B. The court may order garnishment for monies that are owed to a victim or the court, the clerk of the court or the prosecuting attorney pursuant to a court order to pay any fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs. A writ of criminal garnishment applies to any of the following:
1. The defendant's earnings as defined in section 12-1598.
2. Indebtedness that is owed to a defendant by a garnishee for amounts that are not earnings.
3. Monies that are held by a garnishee on behalf of a defendant.
4. The defendant's personal property that is in the possession of a garnishee.
5. If the garnishee is a corporation, shares or securities of a corporation or a proprietary interest in a corporation that belongs to a defendant.
6. The defendant's earnings or monies that are held by the state department of corrections while the defendant is in the custody of the department.
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