House of Representatives

HB 2489

fees; sheriffs; constables; process servers

Sponsors: Representatives Chase, Miranda, Avelar, et al.

DP	Committee on Counties & Municipalities
W/D	Committee on Public Institutions & Rural Affairs
W/D	Committee on Appropriations
DPA	Caucus and COW
X	As Passed the House

HB 2489 raises fees and mileage reimbursement amounts that constables and sheriffs receive for serving papers in civil actions.

History

Sheriffs, constables and private process servers are charged with serving official documents during civil actions. Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §11-445 authorizes the process servers to receive various fees and mileage reimbursement for each official document served. These fees were last raised by Laws 1988, Chapter 214.

Provisions

· Raises fees and mileage reimbursement that constables and sheriffs receive for serving official documents during civil actions.

· Eliminates current limits on the amount received by a party adjudged entitled to recover his costs, for services made by private process servers.

HB 2489 passed the Counties and Municipalities Committee unamended.

HB 2489 was amended in the Committee of the Whole with a technical and conforming change recommended by the Rules Committee and the bill was further amended as follows:

· Removes provisions outlining a defense to a prosecution for criminal trespass in the second and third degrees.

· Removes provision that added to the offense of interfering with judicial proceedings.

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· 45th Legislature

· First Regular Session 2 May 2, 2001

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