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A.R.S. § 8-237 — Statement or conduct of minor; hearsay exception
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 3: Juvenile Hearings, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 8-237
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.
The out-of-court statements or nonverbal conduct of a minor regarding acts of abuse or neglect perpetrated on the minor are admissible for all purposes in any adoption, dependency, termination of parental rights or guardianship proceeding under this title if the time, content and circumstances of such a statement or nonverbal conduct provide sufficient indication of its reliability.
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