A.R.S. § 21-102: Jury Size Rules
Juries; size; degree of unanimity required; waiver; right to jury determination in certain civil actions
How many jurors are required in an Arizona case?
In Arizona, jury size and voting rules are: twelve jurors who must all agree in criminal cases where death or thirty years or more in prison is possible, eight jurors who must all agree in other criminal cases in courts of record, eight jurors with all but two agreeing in civil cases in courts of record (beginning January 1, 2023), and six jurors in courts not of record, with all agreeing in criminal cases and all but one in civil cases. Parties in a civil case may waive a jury or accept a verdict from fewer jurors, and parties in a criminal case may do so with the court's consent. In a civil action brought by the state for violating a statute that declares an act unlawful, a jury must decide liability, wilfulness, and the amount of monetary remedies unless the parties waive a jury.
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21-102. Juries; size; degree of unanimity required; waiver; right to jury determination in certain civil actions
A. A jury for trial of a criminal case in which a sentence of death or imprisonment for thirty years or more is authorized by law shall consist of twelve persons, and the concurrence of all shall be necessary to render a verdict.
B. A jury for trial in any court of record of any other criminal case shall consist of eight persons, and the concurrence of all shall be necessary to render a verdict.
C. Until January 1, 2023, the presiding judge of the superior court in the county may order that a jury for trial in any court of record of a civil case shall consist of either six persons, and the concurrence of all but one shall be necessary to render a verdict or eight persons, and the concurrence of all but two shall be necessary to render a verdict. Beginning on January 1, 2023, a jury for trial in any court of record of a civil case shall consist of eight persons, and the concurrence of all but two shall be necessary to render a verdict.
D. In a court not of record, a jury for trial of any case shall consist of six persons. The concurrence of all in a criminal case and all but one in a civil case shall be necessary to render a verdict.
E. The parties in a civil case, and the parties with the consent of the court in a criminal case, may waive trial by jury, or at any time before a verdict is returned consent to try the case with or receive a verdict concurred in by a lesser number of jurors than that specified above.
F. Unless the parties waive trial by jury pursuant to subsection E of this section, in a civil action brought by or on behalf of the state for a violation of a statute that declares an act or practice unlawful, a jury shall determine liability, wilfulness and the amount of any available monetary remedies, including restitution, disgorgement and civil penalties.
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