Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Criminal Procedure

Rule 26.10 – Pronouncement of Judgment and Sentence

(a)Judgment. In pronouncing judgment on any noncapital count, the court must indicate whether the defendant’s conviction is pursuant to a plea or trial, the offense for which the defendant was convicted, and whether the offense falls in the categories of dangerous, non-dangerous, repetitive, or non-repetitive offenses.
(b)Sentence. When the court pronounces sentence, it must:

(1) give the defendant an opportunity to address the court;
(2) state that it has considered the time the defendant has spent in custody on the present charge;
(3) explain to the defendant the terms of the sentence or probation;
(4) specify the beginning date for the term of imprisonment and the amount of time to be credited against the sentence as required by law;
(5) for any felony offense or a violation of ยงยง 13-1802, 13-1805, 28-1381, or 28-1382, permanently affix the defendant’s right index fingerprint to the sentencing document or order; and
(6) if the court sentences the defendant to a prison term, the court must send, or direct the clerk to send, to the Department of Corrections the sentencing order and copies of all presentence reports, probation violation reports, and medical and mental health reports prepared for, or relating to, the defendant.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 26.10

Added August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018. Amended and effective on an emergency basisAugust 9, 2017, adopted on a permanent basisDec. 13, 2017.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Former Rule 26.10, relating to pronouncement of judgment and sentence, was abrogated effective January 1, 2018.