2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §22-114  Authority to act in other precincts within the county or adjoining precincts; expenses

A. Each justice of the peace within a county may, in the absence, illness or inability to act or upon the request of the justice of the other precinct, preside in any other precinct within the county or in any precinct adjoining the precinct in which he was elected regardless of the county in which such adjoining precinct may be located.

B. Each justice of the peace while in attendance in another precinct under the authority of this section may execute process, preside over the trial of cases, and otherwise perform all the duties of the justice of the other precinct and the expense of travel to perform such functions outside the precinct for which the justice of the peace is elected shall be a county charge to be paid by the county in which the justice of the peace renders the service.

C. On request of a justice of another precinct, for any court proceeding other than a pretrial proceeding or trial and if no witnesses are involved, a justice of one precinct may perform for and on behalf of the justice of the other precinct without being physically present within the precinct of the other justice of the peace. In these cases no travel expense shall be paid.

D. If two or more justice courts are located within the same city, the justice of one precinct may perform for and on behalf of the justice of the other precinct without being physically present within the precinct of the other justice of the peace. In these cases, no travel expense shall be paid.