If the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the crime is alleged to have been committed is absent therefrom, or for any reason is unable to act, the prosecution may be commenced in any precinct within the county designated by the justice of the peace or in the absence of the justice of the peace in any precinct designated by the presiding judge of the superior court.
A.R.S. § 22-302
Venue when justice unable to act
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lay v. Nelson In And For County Of Yuma (2019)
Most recently applied in Lay v. Nelson In And For County Of Yuma (January 2019)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.