Arizona Laws 13-4409. Notice of criminal proceedings
A. Except as provided in subsection B, the court shall provide notice of criminal proceedings, for criminal offenses filed by information, complaint or indictment, except initial appearances and arraignments, to the prosecutor’s office at least five days before a scheduled proceeding to allow the prosecutor’s office to provide notice to the victim.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-4409
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Court: means all state, county and municipal courts in this state. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Victim: means a person against whom the criminal offense has been committed, including a minor, or if the person is killed or incapacitated, the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent or sibling, any other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or any other lawful representative of the person, except if the person or the person's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, sibling, other person related to the person by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree or other lawful representative is in custody for an offense or is the accused. See Arizona Laws 13-4401
B. If the court finds that it is not reasonable to provide the five days’ notice to the prosecutor’s office under subsection A, the court shall state in the record why it was not reasonable to provide five days’ notice.
C. On receiving the notice from the court, the prosecutor’s office shall, on request, give notice to the victim in a timely manner of scheduled proceedings and any changes in that schedule, including any continuances.