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The following is a digest of rule amendments by the Arizona Supreme Court
recently promulgated at the December
9, 2008 Rules Agenda. Effective dates are
noted for each rule amendment
Rules
Minutes
from the December 9,
2008 Rules Agenda
Next Rules Agenda will be held in September 2009 (Date subject to change)
Recent
Amendments from the December 9, 2008 Rules Agenda listed below.
R-07-0023
Order adopting Rules of Procedure for Eviction Actions, effective January 1,
2009.
Rules Circulating for Comment from December 9, 2008 Rules
Agenda listed below:
R-08-0024
Order adopting Rule 27.4, Arizona Rules of Criminal
Procedure
(Earned Time Credit),
on an emergency basis,
effective January 1, 2009.
Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
R-08-0025
Order adopting Rule 97, Rules of the Supreme Court
(Written Performance Standards),
on an emergency basis, effective January 1, 2009.
Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
R-08-0026
Order amending Rule 2 and Rule 28.2, Arizona Rules of
Criminal Procedure
(Law Enforcement Process),
on an emergency basis,
effective January 1, 2009.
Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
R-08-0027
Order adopting Rule 57.1 and Rule 57.2, Arizona Rules of Civil
Procedure
(Identity Theft), on an emergency basis,
effective January 1, 2009. Public
comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
R-08-0030
Order amending Rules 42 and 43, Rules of the Supreme Court
(Ethics),
on an emergency and experimental basis,
effective January
1, 2009. Public comment period to
follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
Rules Minutes from the September 8, 2008 Rules Agenda
Recent Amendments from the September 8, 2008 Rules Agenda listed below.
Order adopting Rule 38(h), Rules of the Supreme Court (State Bar Admission By Motion), effective January 1, 2010.R-06-0023 Order adopting on a permanent basis amendments to Rule 38(d)(3), Rules of the Supreme Court (Volunteer Law Students' Appearances), effective January 1, 2009.
Order amending Rules 43, 44, 46-48, 53-58, 60, 61, 64, 70-72, and 75, Rules of the Supreme Court (Expedite Handling And Resolution Of Charges Of Lawyer Misconduct), effective January 1, 2009.R-06-0035 Corrective Order amending Rules 47, 48, 53, 54, 57, 58, 64, and 65, effective January 1, 2009.
R-06-0035 Corrective Order amending Rule 64(f)(2), effective February 9, 2009.
Order adopting on a permanent basis, as amended, to Rules 4.2, 7.2, 7.4, 27.7, and 31.6, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Initial Appearance Rules), effective September 26, 2008. Order adopting on a permanent basis Rule 65.2, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Unauthorized Aliens), as amended May 2, 2008. Order amending Rule 38(c) and (d), Rules of the Supreme Court (Phoenix School of Law Conditional Admission to Practice Law), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules of Family Law Procedure, effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (Standardized Probate Rules), effective January 1, 2009.R-07-0012 Order correcting Order adopting Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure, effective January 1, 2009
Order amending Rule 8, Traffic and Boating Rules of Procedures (Pre-Arraignment Situations), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 31.19 and 31.25, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules 16 and 23, Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure (Word Limitations), effective January 1, 2009.R-07-0014 Order correcting order amending Rule 23(c), Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, effective February 10, 2009.
Order amending Rules 1, 4, and 6, Arizona Rules of Procedure in Traffic and Boating Cases (Electronically-Filed Documents As the Original Document), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 122, Rules of the Supreme Court (Courtroom Camera Coverage), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Rule 39, Rules of the Supreme Court (Response to Natural Disasters), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Rule 15.1(i), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Prosecutor's Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 33.1, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Uniform Interrogatories), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Rule 5.2 and Amending Rule 84, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Attorneys in Matters Involving Vulnerable Adults), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 31.25(b), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Filing And Page Limitations For Amicus Curiae Briefs In Criminal Cases), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Rule 70.1, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Structured Settlement--Complete Information), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 38(a), Rules of the Supreme Court (Increase Funding To Organizations That Provide Legal Services), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 32, 45, and 64, Rules of the Supreme Court (Emeritus Membership--State Bar Annual Fees) , effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 4, Arizona Rules of Procedure for Commissions on Appellate and Trial Court Appointments (Disqualifications Of Commissioners), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Amendments to Superior Court Rules Appellate Procedure ("SCRAP") Criminal and Civil; and Civil Traffic Rule 29 (Superior Court Remand When Record Is Insufficient), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 18.5, 18.6, 22.1, and 22.5, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Rules 39(d), 47(b), and 51(a), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Jury Procedures), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rule 45(a), Rules of the Supreme Court (Continuing Legal Education For An Arbitration Hearing), effective January 1, 2009. Order adopting Rule 38(g), Rules of the Supreme Court (Exception For Attorneys Licensed In Another State In Rural Indigent Defense Offices), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 38, 42, and 46, Rules of the Supreme Court (Registration By In-House Counsel), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 16.1(b) and 16.4, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Omnibus Hearings), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 8(h)(1) and 84, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure (Civil Cover Sheet), effective January 1, 2009. Order amending Rules 6(c) and 6(e), Arizona Rules of Protective Order Procedure, on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rule 28, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court, and Rule 7.3, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Juveniles Or Adults Summoned To Court For DNA Testing), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rule 41, 47.1, 50, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63, and 79 and adopting Rule 61.1 and 62.1, Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Court (Open Court Proceedings For Juvenile Court), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rules 1, 2, and 22, and Adding Rules 38-45, Arizona Rules of Procedure in Civil Traffic Cases (Traffic Photo Enforcement), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.
Rules Circulating for Comment from September 8, 2008 Rules Agenda listed below:
Rules of Procedure for Eviction Actions. Continued. Re-circulated for comments. Comments due November 15, 2008. Order amending Rules 6(c) and 6(e), Arizona Rules of Protective Order Procedure, on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rule 28, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court, and Rule 7.3, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (Juveniles Or Adults Summoned To Court For DNA Testing), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rule 41, 47.1, 50, 56, 58, 60, 61, 63, and 79; and adopting Rule 61.1, and 62.1, Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Court (Open Court Proceedings For Juvenile Court), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009. Order amending Rules 1, 2, and 22, and Adding Rules 38-45, Arizona Rules of Procedure in Civil Traffic Cases (Traffic Photo Enforcement), on an emergency basis, effective September 26, 2008. Public comment period to follow, comments due May 20, 2009.