22-302. Venue when justice unable to act
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/az/title-22/22-302A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.