SB 1113

House Engrossed
  Senate Bill
service of process;
  evaluation agencies
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 214
SENATE BILL 1113
AN
ACT
Amending section 36-510.01, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to mental health services.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 36-510.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-510.01. Notice;
personal service of process
A. A person who is ordered to undergo involuntary
evaluation has the right to receive by personal service the documents specified
in section 36-529, subsection E. A person who is the subject of a
petition for court-ordered treatment has the right to receive by personal
service the documents specified in section 36-536, subsection D. Personal
service shall be completed by a peace officer,  or a process server or by another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of civil procedure as prescribed by law or court rule or as ordered by the court,
personally handing the documents to the person receiving service. The person
who serves the specified documents must file a proof of service with the court
that specifies the date, time and manner of service.
B. In a proceeding under this chapter
involving a petition for court-ordered evaluation or court-ordered
treatment, if the proposed patient is ADMITTED TO A
FACILITY THAT IS LICENSED AS A SCREENING AGENCY OR AN evaluation agency PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER at the time the petition is filed, the court
may authorize a person employed by the SCREENING AGENCY
OR evaluation agency to serve the documents specified in section 36-529,
subsection E or SECTION 36-536, subsection D, as applicable, on the
proposed patient.
B. C. A
county, city or town that employs peace officers may contract with a process
server or another person authorized by rule 4, Arizona rules of
civil procedure, A SCREENING AGENCY OR AN EVALUATION
AGENCY to provide service pursuant to this section instead of service by
a peace officer.
C. D. An
evaluation agency OR SCREENING AGENCY is not financially
responsible under subsection A of this section for
serving the documents required by section 36-529, subsection E or section
36-536, subsection D.
e. An evaluation agency or screening
agency may only receive reimbursement for the service of documents under
subsection B of this section pursuant to a contract with a county. END_STATUTE
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 22, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 22, 2026.