2015 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings
§ 12-865 One year limitation on contempt proceeding; contempt proceeding no bar to criminal prosecution

AZ Rev Stat § 12-865 (2015) What's This?

12-865. One year limitation on contempt proceeding; contempt proceeding no bar to criminal prosecution

A. No proceeding for contempt shall be instituted against any person unless begun within one year from the date of the act complained of.

B. The proceeding for contempt or a satisfied judgment thereon shall not bar a criminal prosecution for the same act.

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