HB 2249 — protective orders; filing requirements

HB2249Chapter 0232 - 532R - S Ver  of HB2249     Senate Engrossed House Bill       State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session       CHAPTER   HOUSE BILL 2249       AN ACT   amending sections 12‑284, 12‑1809, 12‑1810, 13‑3602 and 13‑3624, Arizona Revised Statutes;

Class       Description                                           Fee A       Initial case filing fee                                               Tax case                                              $    166.00         Filing complaint, notice of appeal            under section 12‑904 or petition                        166.00         Filing intervenor                                          166.00         Additional plaintiffs                                      166.00         Filing foreign judgment                                    166.00         Ownership of real property becomes an            issue plaintiff                                         166.00         Appellant            (except under sections 12‑1809 and 13‑3602)             166.00         Change of venue to this county                             166.00         Petition for change of name                                166.00         Filing a process server application                        166.00 B       Subsequent case filing fee                                            Filing answer, notice of appearance            under section 12‑907 or initial appearance          $    88.00         Additional defendants                                       88.00         Notice of appeal to appellate courts            (except under section 12‑2107)                           88.00         Cross‑appeal by appellee (except under section            12‑2107)                                                 88.00         Ownership of real property becomes an            issue defendant                                          88.00         Jurisdiction exceeded appellee                                           (within days of filing)                               88.00         Response to show cause that does one or more                             of the following:                                                     1.  Requests affirmative relief or                  counterrelief                                                   2.  Attacks the sufficiency of process                  or the proceedings                                              3.  Takes other affirmative action                       88.00 C       Initial case filing fee                                               Filing petition for annulment                           $  131.00         Filing for dissolution/legal separation petition           131.00         Petition in formal testacy or appointment                                proceeding                                              131.00         Application for informal probate or informal                             appointment                                             131.00         Petition for supervised administration petition                          to appoint guardian                                     131.00         Petition to appoint conservator or make other                            protective order                                        131.00         Opposing petition in testacy or appointment                              proceedings or appointment of guardian or                             conservator                                            131.00   131.00         Single estate application or petition under                              title 14, chapter 3, section 14‑3938                    131.00         Domestic relations case for which a fee is not                           specifically prescribed                                 131.00 D       Subsequent case filing fee                                            Filing answer to annulment                               $  66.00         Filing for dissolution/legal separation answer              66.00         Any person opposing contested petition if no                             prior payment made                                       66.00         Postadjudication petitions in            domestic relations cases                                 66.00         Postjudgment activities in probate cases                    66.00 E       Minimum clerk fee                                                     Filing power of attorney                                 $  26.00         Change of venue to another county transmittal                            fee                                                      26.00         Change of venue to another county pursuant to                            section 12‑404 transmittal fee                           26.00         Filing transcript and docketing judgment from                            any courts                                               26.00         Issuance of writs of:  attachment, execution,                            possession, restitution, prohibition and                              enforcement of order of judgment‑garnishment             26.00         Certified copy or abstract of marriage                                   application or license                                   26.00         Certificate of correctness of copy of record                26.00         Justice of peace certificate                                26.00         Each certificate of clerk to any matter in                               clerk's record not specifically provided                 26.00         Filing any paper or performing any act for which            a fee is not specifically prescribed                     26.00         Subpoena - (civil)                                          26.00         Research in locating a document (per year or                             source researched)                                       26.00         Exemplification (per certification)                         26.00         Authentication (per certification)                          26.00         Seal a court file                                           26.00         Reopen a sealed court file                                  26.00         Retrieve bank records                                       26.00         Reel of film alpha index per year (plus per                              page fee below)                                          26.00         Payment history report                                      26.00         Certification under one document certification              26.00         Civil traffic appeal                                        26.00 F       Per page fee                                                          Making copies (on appeal and on request)                                 per page                                              $    .50         Making extra copies per page                                  .50         Making photographic or photostatic copies                                per page                                                   .50         Comparison fee of papers furnished by applicant                          per page                                                   .50         Alpha index per page                                          .50 G       Special fees                                                          Small claim tax case                                     $  22.00         Marriage license and return of a            marriage license                                         72.00         Postage and handling                                         7.00         Notary services                                              7.00         Stop payment on check                                       14.00 B.  The clerk of the superior court shall receive the fees prescribed in subsection A of this section for the following services:

END_STATUTE Sec. 4.  Section 13-3602, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

1.  Name of the plaintiff. plaintiff. The plaintiff's address and contact information shall be disclosed to the court for purposes of service and notification.  If the address of the plaintiff is unknown to the defendant, the plaintiff may request that the address be protected.  On the plaintiff's request, The address and contact information shall not be listed on the petition.  Whether or not the court issues an order of protection, the protected plaintiff's address and contact information shall be maintained in a separate document or automated database and is not subject to release or disclosure by the court or any form of public access except as ordered by the court.

 The plaintiff's address and contact information shall be disclosed to the court for purposes of service and notification.  If the address of the plaintiff is unknown to the defendant, the plaintiff may request that the address be protected.  On the plaintiff's request, The address and contact information shall not be listed on the petition.  Whether or not the court issues an order of protection, the protected plaintiff's address and contact information shall be maintained in a separate document or automated database and is not subject to release or disclosure by the court or any form of public access except as ordered by the court.

V.  For the purposes of this section, "victim notification system" means an automated system that may provide plaintiffs and crime victims with an automated notification regarding the person's case.END_STATUTEcase. Sec. 5.  Section 13-3624, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

END_STATUTE Sec. 5.  Section 13-3624, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

        APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 17, 2018.

  FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 17, 2018.