Arizona Laws 22-219. Confession of judgment without issuance or service of process
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A. A party may appear in person or by an agent or attorney before a justice of the peace without issuance or service of process and confess judgment for an amount within the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace, and such judgment shall be entered thereon on the filing by the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s agent or attorney of an affidavit of the justness of plaintiff’s claim.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 22-219
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
B. If the judgment is confessed by an agent or attorney, the warrant of the agent or attorney authorizing the confession shall be filed with the justice and noted in the court record.