A. The justice court and municipal court have jurisdiction of civil marijuana violation cases filed pursuant to section 36-2853.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 22-701

  • 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.
  • municipal court: as used in this title includes city or town magistrates' courts and all other courts established by law in incorporated cities and towns. See Arizona Laws 22-401

B. Chapters 3 and 4 of this title apply to this chapter where applicable.

C. Hearing officers who are appointed pursuant to section 28-1553 may hear actions involving civil marijuana violations.