2016 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Courts and Civil Proceedings
§ 12-135.01 Local alternative dispute resolution fund; report
12-135.01. Local alternative dispute resolution fund; report
A. If an alternative dispute resolution fee is established pursuant to section 12-134, the county treasurer shall establish a local alternative dispute resolution fund. The superior court shall transmit monthly to the county treasurer for deposit in the local alternative dispute resolution fund all fees that are collected pursuant to section 12-134.
B. The presiding judge of the superior court shall administer the fund and may expend monies in the fund to establish, maintain, evaluate and enhance programs that are developed pursuant to sections 12-133 and 12-134. The county treasurer shall disburse monies from the fund only at the direction of the presiding judge of the superior court.
C. On notice from the presiding judge of the superior court, the county treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund, and monies earned from investments shall be credited to the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall be used to supplement, not supplant, funding that would otherwise be made available for alternative dispute resolution programs.
E. On or before January 10 of each year, the county treasurer shall submit an annual report to the presiding judge of the superior court indicating the total amount of monies in the local alternative dispute resolution fund.
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