{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-812","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 13-812","heading":"Garnishment for nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution or incarceration costs","body":"A. After a hearing on an order to show cause pursuant to section 13-810, subsection A or B or after a hearing on a petition to revoke probation, the court may issue a writ of criminal garnishment for any fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs.\n\nB. The court may order garnishment for monies that are owed to a victim or the court, the clerk of the court or the prosecuting attorney pursuant to a court order to pay any fine, surcharge, fee, assessment, restitution or incarceration costs. A writ of criminal garnishment applies to any of the following:\n\n1. The defendant's earnings as defined in section 12-1598.\n\n2. Indebtedness that is owed to a defendant by a garnishee for amounts that are not earnings.\n\n3. Monies that are held by a garnishee on behalf of a defendant.\n\n4. The defendant's personal property that is in the possession of a garnishee.\n\n5. If the garnishee is a corporation, shares or securities of a corporation or a proprietary interest in a corporation that belongs to a defendant.\n\n6. The defendant's earnings or monies that are held by the state department of corrections while the defendant is in the custody of the department.","path":["Title 13 Criminal Code"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/00812.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"82a4334a79fe4b1e99855c830c1b6aa4f07b48070ba41eabce8fd3d832cc9297","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-811","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-13-813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}