Arizona
What Arizona law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
6 guides written for this state
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| claim | time to file | free route | statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | — | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 33-1321 |
| Employment unpaid overtime | — | The Labor Department of the Industrial Commission takes an Unpaid Wage Claim Form, and note that it is a different form from the Commission's Minimum Wage Claim Form and its Earned Paid Sick Time Claim Form. Arizona sets no overtime rule of its own, so the overtime itself rests on the federal rule above.↗ | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | — | The Attorney General's Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section takes the complaint online and it costs nothing. Arizona has no debt collection practices act of its own, so what this office enforces is the Consumer Fraud Act. Collection agencies operating in Arizona are licensed separately by the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, and an unlicensed collector is a fact worth putting in the complaint.↗ | — |
| Employment being fired for complaining | — | Your EEOC deadline here is 300 days and not the 180 you will read almost everywhere, because the Civil Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office exists — that agency is the whole of what triggers the extension in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1). Its own deadline is shorter than the federal one: A.R.S. § 41-1481(A) gives you 180 days to file the state charge. Work back from the state date. Meet that one and the federal one takes care of itself.↗ | — |
| Personal property someone taking my property | 2 years↗ | — | A.R.S. § 12-542(5) |
| Injury a car accident | 2 years↗ | — | A.R.S. § 12-542 |
time to file · 2 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
free route · 3 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 3 of 6 jurisdictions carry this column.
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