The following is a digest of rule amendments by the Arizona Supreme Court recently promulgated at the June 1, 2011, the September 1, 2011, and the December 13, 2011 Rules Agendas. Effective dates are noted for each rule amendment.
Next Rules Agenda will be held in August, 2012 (Date subject to change)
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Recent Amendment from December 21, 2011 Rules Agenda
R-11-0030 Order Amending Rules 34, 35, 37, AND 38, Rules of the Supreme Court, effective January 1, 2012.
Amended Minutes from the December 13, 2011 Rules Agenda
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Recent Amendments from the December 13, 2011 Rules Agenda listed below:
R-11-0019 Order amending Rule 7, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure (supersedeas bonds in civil actions), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0020 Order amending Rule 5, Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure (conforming rule to statute), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 20, 2011.
R-11-0021 Order amending Rules 8.4 and 32.10, Rules of Criminal Procedure (terminology change), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 20, 2011.
R-11-0022 Order amending Rule 68, Rules of Family Law Procedure, adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 20, 2011.
R-11-0023 Order amending various rules (see order), Rules of Probate Procedure, and Rule 31, Rules of the Supreme Court. Rules 7, 8, 10(C) (4), 10.1, 15.1, 15.2, 18, 19, 22, 26, 26.1, 28, 29, and 33, Rules of Probate Procedure are effective February 1, 2012. Rules 10(E)(1) and (2), 10(F)(1) and (2), 27.1, 30, 30.1, 30.2, 30.3, and 38, Rules of Probate Procedure, and Rule 31, Rules of the Supreme Court are effective September 1, 2012.
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Minutes from the September 1, 2011 Rules Agenda
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Recent Amendments from the September 1, 2011 Rules Agenda listed below:
R-08-0016 Order amending Rule 35(b), Rules of Supreme Court (bar exam topics), effective January 1, 2012.
R-09-0038 Order adopting as modified Rule 38(d), Rules of Supreme Court (relating to limited practice of law by law students), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0019 Order adopting Rules 34(b)(1)(E), 34(d)(2), Rules of Supreme Court, adopted on a permanent basis, as amended June 28, 2011.
R-10-0019 Order amending Rules 36(e), 36(f), and 37(c), Rules of Supreme Court (changes to character and fitness hearings and confidentiality provisions), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0024 Order amending Rules 6,18,19,20,24, Arizona Tax Court Rules of Practice (extends time for trial in small tax cases), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0025 Order amending Rule 6, Rules of Protective Order Procedure (inclusion of animals within terms of order of protection), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 29, 2010.
R-10-0026 Order amending Rule 11.3, Rules of Criminal Procedure (appointment of mental health experts for competency exams), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 29, 2010.
R-10-0027 Order amending Rules of Procedure for Traffic & Boating Cases – Appendix A (display of social security number on defendant’s copy of AZ Traffic Ticket & Complaint), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 29, 2010.
R-10-0028 Order amending Rules 38, 40, 47.1, 50, 52 and 56, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court (statutory changes relating to dependency, guardianship, and termination of parental rights), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 29, 2010.
R-10-0029 Order amending Rule 94(b), Rules of Supreme Court (designation of day after Thanksgiving as holiday in lieu of Columbus Day), adopted on a permanent basis, as amended July 29, 2010.
R-10-0030 Order amending Rule 68(h) & Adopt Rule 74(g), Rules of Civil Procedure (offers of judgment in compulsory arbitration cases), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0033 Order amending Rule 21 (c)(1), Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure (requires that basis for request for attorneys’ fees be specified), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0034 Order amending Rule 55(a)(1), Rules of Civil Procedure (service requirements for application for entry of default), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0035 Amended Order amending Rules of Evidence and Rule 17.4(f), Rules of Criminal Procedure (conforms Arizona rules, in part, to federal rules), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0036 Order permanently adopting Rules 8(h)(3), 8(i), 16.3 & 39.1, Rules of Civil Procedure (makes permanent the complex litigation pilot program), effective January 1, 2012.
R-10-0037 Order amending Rule 17.1(a) & adopting Form 28(a) in Rule 41, Rules of Criminal Procedure (entry of guilty pleas or no contest by mail), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0002 Order amending Rule 5(c), Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure (calculation of extra time after service by mail), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0003 Order amending Rule 29(B), Rules of the Supreme Court (requirements for preservation of appellate case records), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0004 Order amending Ethical Rule 1.5, Rule 42, Rules of the Supreme Court (requires written notice to clients of fee change), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0005 Order amending Rule 38(h), Rules of the Supreme Court (qualifies work as a corporate counsel or judicial law clerk in Arizona for purposes of AOM), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0006 Order amending Rule 4, Rules of Family Law Procedure (calculation of extra time after service by mail), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0007 Order amending Rule 38(i), Rules of the Supreme Court (CLE requirements for registered in-house counsel), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0008 Order amending Rule 77, Rules of Civil Procedure (deletes change of judge provision in compulsory arbitration), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0010 Order abrogating Rule 13(f) , and amending 15(a)(1), Rules of Civil Procedure (conforms amendment of pleading provisions to federal rules), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0011 Order amending Rules 31.13, 31.18 & 31.19, Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rules 13, 22 & 23, Rules Civil Appellate Procedure (facilitates implementation of electronic filing in appellate courts), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0012 Order amending Rule 124, Rules of the Supreme Court (deletes current provisions and provides electronic filing, delivery and service shall be governed by administrative order), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0013 Order adopting Rule 40.1, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court (duties and responsibilities of attorneys and guardians ad litem in representation of children), effective January 1, 2012.
R-11-0014 Order adopting as modified Rules 43(f) and 43(g), Rules of the Supreme Court (lawyers’ trust account rules), effective July 1, 2012.
R-11-0015 Order amending Ethical Rule 1.5, Rule 42, Rules of the Supreme Court (exempts court-appointed lawyers from requirement of written communication to client regarding fees), effective January 1, 2012.
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Minutes from the June 1, 2011 Rules Agenda
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Recent Amendments from the June 1, 2011 Rules Agenda listed below:
R-11-0020 Order amending Rule 5, Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure, (conforming rule to statute), on an emergency basis, effective July 20, 2011. Public comment period to follow, comments due November 1, 2011.
Rules Circulating for Comment from June 1, 2011 Rules Agenda listed below:
R-11-0019 Order opening proposed amendment of Rule 7, Arizona Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure (conforming rule to statute), for public comment period, comments due November 1, 2011.
R-11-0020 Order amending Rule 5, Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure, (conforming rule to statute), on an emergency basis, effective July 20, 2011. Public comment period to follow, comments due November 1, 2011.