Arizona Laws 38-317. Compensation of impeachment personnel
A. The senators composing the court of impeachment and the managers representing the house of representatives shall be paid during the impeachment trial the compensation, mileage, and subsistence provided by law for members of the legislature when convened in regular session.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 38-317
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
B. The managers shall be allowed the same compensation for the time required in preparing the proceedings for presentation to the court of impeachment together with their actual and necessary expenses; such expenses shall include the personal or subsistence expenses of the managers. In addition, the managers may during the preparation of the proceedings and the trial thereof also employ legal, stenographic, clerical and other assistance as is required and fix their compensation.
C. The members, officers, employees of the court, the board of managers and all employees of the board of managers shall be paid on verified claims approved by the presiding justice of the court and attested by its clerk.
D. Court reporters employed by the court may be paid the compensation provided by law for reporting proceedings before magistrates, and shall also receive from the party ordering a transcript of the proceedings the compensation provided by law for such services.
E. In lieu of the procedures prescribed by the terms of subsection D of this section, the court may provide by contract for the reporting of such proceedings and for the transcripts thereof.