Arizona

Criminal Procedure

Rule 37.2 – States Duty to File a Disposition with the Court

(a) Generally. When the State files a criminal charge against a defendant who was fingerprinted or incarcerated following an arrest, the State must complete the applicable portions of the disposition form and forward it to the court.

(1)When Filing a Complaint. If the State files a complaint, the State must attach a disposition form to the complaint. If a magistrate holds the defendant to answer before the superior court, the magistrate must forward the disposition form with the records listed in Rule 5.6 to the superior court.
(2)When Filing an Indictment or Information. The State must complete the disposition form when it files an indictment or information in the superior court and forward it to the court.
(b) When the Defendant Is Fingerprinted. No later than 5 days after the defendant is fingerprinted under Rule 3.2(b), the State must forward a disposition form to the same court where the complaint, information, or indictment was filed.

Ariz. R. Crim. P. 37.2

Added by August 31, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Former Rule 37.2, relating to initiation of report, was abrogated effective January 1, 2018.