Arizona Revised Statutes (Last Updated: March 31, 2016) |
Title 22. Justice and Municipal Courts |
Chapter 3. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN JUSTICE COURTS |
Article 1. Jurisdiction and Venue |
Sec 22-302. Venue when justice unable to act
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If the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the crime is alleged to have been committed is absent therefrom, or for any reason is unable to act, the prosecution may be commenced in any precinct within the county designated by the justice of the peace or in the absence of the justice of the peace in any precinct designated by the presiding judge of the superior court.