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A.R.S. § 22-372

Bond on appeal; stay of sentence

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State ex rel. Purcell v. Superior Court (1974)

Most recently applied in State ex rel. Purcell v. Superior Court (November 1974)

A. Execution of the sentence shall not be stayed unless the defendant executes a bond with sureties, in an amount fixed by a justice of the peace or municipal judge of the court in which the judgment was rendered and files the bond with the court. The bond shall be approved by the justice of the peace or municipal judge.

B. The condition of the bond shall be that the defendant prosecute the appeal and pay any fine and surrender to proper authorities in execution of any imprisonment imposed by the superior court on the appeal.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.