ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
venue change; fee payments;
time
Changes the time period
during which a person must pay filing fees from 30 days after an order for
change of venue is issued to 30 days after the new court receives the case
files.
Law
stipulates that a party who receives a change in venue must pay two fees: a
transmittal fee to the clerk of the superior court in the original county and a
filing fee to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred. Under current law, the filing fee with the
new court must be paid within 30 days of the order for change of venue. The Administrative Office of the Courts
states that in some cases the court file does not reach the new venue in the
existing time frame, requiring the person to go back to the original court and
file again for change of venue. H.B.
2353 changes the filing fee deadline to within 30 days of the date the new
court receives the case file.
There
is no anticipated impact on the state general fund.
1. Changes the date by which a party who requests a change of venue must pay filing fees to within 30 days from the date the new court receives the file instead of 30 days from the date of the change of venue order.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
House Action
JUD 1/22/02 DP 9-0-0-1-0
3rd Read 2/5/02 60-0-0-0
Prepared by Senate Staff
February 14, 2002