EVERY DEADLINE
37 periods Arizona law measures, gathered out of the file and put in order, shortest first. Each one says what starts it, whose period it is, and what the law attaches to it. The shortest here is 2 days. The longest is 6 years.
Every period on this page is stated by a section of the file and carries that section's own authority. None of it is a calculation: a period that turns on facts, on service, or on a court's discretion is described the way the section describes it and no further.
37 deadlines
Impaired driving1
30 days
Requesting a hearing on an implied consent suspension
- From
- The notice of suspension
- Whose
- The driver
A written or online request for a hearing has to reach the department within thirty days after the notice, or the suspension becomes final.
Court and money35
2 days
The landlord's notice before entering
- From
- The landlord's notice of intent to enter
- Whose
- The landlord
Except in an emergency or where it is impracticable, the landlord gives at least two days' notice of the intent to enter, and enters only at reasonable times.
3 business days
Cancelling a home solicitation sale
- From
- The day of signing
- Whose
- The buyer
The buyer may cancel until midnight of the third business day after the day of signing, by written notice given in person or by telegram to the seller at the address given for cancellation, or by mailing it there.
3 days
Trial on a material and irreparable breach
- From
- Filing the complaint
- Whose
- The court
On a complaint of a material and irreparable breach, trial is set no later than the third day after filing, and if the breach is found the court orders restitution within twenty four hours at most.
5 days
Remedying a tenant breach that affects health and safety
- From
- Receipt of the written notice
- Whose
- The tenant
For failing the tenant's maintenance duties in a way that materially affects health and safety, the agreement ends at least five days after receipt unless remedied in five days.
5 days
The landlord's time to remedy a health and safety failure
- From
- The landlord's receipt of the tenant's written notice
- Whose
- The landlord
For noncompliance with the fit premises duties materially affecting health and safety, the tenant's written notice ends the agreement at least five days after receipt unless remedied in five days.
5 days
The notice to pay unpaid rent
- From
- Receipt of the written notice
- Whose
- The tenant
When rent is unpaid, the landlord may give written notice of the nonpayment and of the intent to terminate if the rent is not paid within five days, then bring a special detainer action.
7 business days, or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner
Final pay after a discharge
- From
- The discharge
- Whose
- The employer
An employee who is discharged is paid within seven working days or by the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner; one who quits, no later than the regular payday for the pay period in which the job ended.
Two dates and a comparison, so this one is not worked out for you.The whole of it: Getting Paid →10 days
A second breach of the same kind
- From
- Written notice of the second breach
- Whose
- The landlord
For a second breach of the same or a similar nature in the lease term, a special detainer action may follow ten days after written notice of it.
At least 10 days before
Ending a week to week tenancy
- From
- The termination date
- Whose
- The landlord or the tenant
A week to week tenancy ends on written notice at least 10 days before the termination date.
10 days
Remedying a tenant's material noncompliance
- From
- Receipt of the written notice
- Whose
- The tenant
For material noncompliance with the rental agreement, including material falsification on the application, the agreement ends at least ten days after receipt unless remedied in ten days.
10 days
The defendant's hearing on a protective order
- From
- The defendant's written request
- Whose
- The court
On written request, the defendant's hearing is held within ten days, or within five days if exclusive use of the home was awarded.
10 days
The landlord's time before repair and deduct
- From
- The tenant's written notice
- Whose
- The landlord
If the landlord does not comply within ten days, or as promptly as an emergency requires, the tenant may have a licensed contractor do the work and, after giving the landlord an itemized statement and a waiver of lien, deduct the actual and reasonable cost from the rent, up to the limit the section sets.
10 days
The landlord's time to remedy other material noncompliance
- From
- The landlord's receipt of the tenant's written notice
- Whose
- The landlord
For other material noncompliance with the rental agreement, the tenant's written notice ends the agreement at least ten days after receipt unless remedied in ten days.
10 days
The seller's refund after a cancellation
- From
- The cancellation
- Whose
- The seller
The seller returns all payments and any note within ten days, and the trade in or its stated allowance.
14 business days
The landlord's itemized deposit list
- From
- The tenant's demand, once the tenancy has ended and possession is delivered
- Whose
- The landlord
The landlord provides an itemized list of every deduction together with any amount due within 14 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays.
16 days
Overtime or exception pay
- From
- The end of the pay period
- Whose
- The employer
Overtime or exception pay is due no later than sixteen days after the end of the pay period.
20 days
Goods the seller does not collect
- From
- The seller's demand for the goods
- Whose
- The seller
On demand, the buyer makes the goods available at the buyer's own address; if the seller does not collect them within twenty days, the goods become the buyer's without payment.
30 days
Ending a lease after domestic violence or sexual assault
- From
- The tenant's written notice
- Whose
- The tenant
The notice asks for release on a mutually agreed date within the next thirty days, with a copy of a protective order or a law enforcement report, and the events have to have occurred within the thirty days before the notice unless the landlord waives that.
At least 30 days before
Ending a month to month tenancy
- From
- The periodic rental date the notice names
- Whose
- The landlord or the tenant
A month to month tenancy ends on written notice given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date the notice names.
60 days
Disputing the deposit deductions
- From
- The itemized list being mailed
- Whose
- The tenant
If the tenant does not dispute the deductions or the amount due within 60 days, the list is deemed valid and final and any further claims of the tenant are waived.
60 days
The earliest hearing on a divorce petition
- From
- Service or acceptance of process
- Whose
- The court
The court does not hold a trial or hearing, or consider a motion supported by affidavit, on a petition for dissolution or legal separation until sixty days after service or acceptance of process.
90 days
The presumption of retaliation after a wage claim
- From
- Asserting a claim or right, or telling anyone about the rights
- Whose
- The employer
Adverse action within ninety days of asserting a claim or right, helping someone else do so, or telling anyone about the rights raises a presumption of retaliation, which the employer can rebut only by clear and convincing evidence.
90 days
The presumption of retaliation after using sick time
- From
- Using a right under the earned paid sick time law
- Whose
- The employer
Adverse action within ninety days of using a right under the law is presumed to be retaliation.
180 days
A charge with the civil rights division
- From
- The practice
- Whose
- The person aggrieved
A charge is filed with the division within 180 days after the practice occurred, in writing on oath or affirmation, and the division serves notice of it on the employer within ten days.
6 months
Suing under the lemon law
- From
- The earlier of the warranty's expiration or two years or 24,000 miles
- Whose
- The consumer
An action is brought within six months after the earlier of those dates, and a consumer who prevails is awarded reasonable costs and attorney fees.
6 months
The window in which retaliation is presumed
- From
- The tenant's complaint
- Whose
- The landlord
Evidence of a complaint within six months before the alleged retaliation creates a presumption that the landlord's conduct was retaliation.
1 year
Filing a workers' compensation claim
- From
- The injury, or the right accruing
- Whose
- The employee
A claim is valid only if filed in writing with the commission within one year after the injury occurred or the right accrued.
1 year
Serving a protective order
- From
- The order being issued
- Whose
- The plaintiff
An order takes effect on service of the order and petition on the defendant, and one not served within one year expires.
1 year
Suing for false imprisonment, defamation or wrongful termination
- From
- The claim accruing
- Whose
- The person harmed
Malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, libel or slander, breach of an employment contract, wrongful termination, or a liability created by statute is sued on within one year.
1 year
The outer limit for a civil rights lawsuit
- From
- Filing the charge
- Whose
- The person aggrieved
A lawsuit under the article may not be brought more than one year after the charge it relates to was filed.
2 years
How long a protective order lasts
- From
- Service on the defendant
- Whose
- The court
A protective order lasts two years after service of the order and petition on the defendant.
2 years or 24,000 miles, or the warranty term, whichever is shorter
Reporting a defect under the lemon law
- From
- Delivery of the new vehicle
- Whose
- The consumer
The consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent or dealer within the shorter of the warranty term or two years or 24,000 miles from delivery, and the manufacturer makes the repairs even after that period ends.
Two dates and a comparison, so this one is not worked out for you.The whole of it: The Lemon Law →2 years
Suing for personal injury, wrongful death or property damage
- From
- The claim accruing
- Whose
- The person injured
Personal injury, wrongful death, injury to property, conversion, and forcible entry or detainer are sued on within two years.
3 years
Suing on an unwritten debt or open account
- From
- The claim accruing
- Whose
- The creditor
A debt not evidenced by a written contract, a stated or open account, or relief for fraud or mistake is sued on within three years.
6 years
Suing on a written contract or credit card debt
- From
- The claim accruing
- Whose
- The creditor
A debt on a written contract executed in Arizona, or on a credit card, is sued on within six years.
Charges and penalties1
60 calendar days
The court's wait on a petition to seal a record
- From
- The court receiving the petition
- Whose
- The court
The court may not decide a petition until sixty calendar days after receiving it, unless the prosecutor and victims who asked for notice do not object.
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