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Yuma County raises justice-court writ fee to fund constable training
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Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 2026-05 to raise the justice-court writ fee from $5 to $10, directing the increase to the Arizona Constables Ethics and Training Fund to support mandatory training and equipment for constables.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Resolution No. 2026-05 on a unanimous voice vote to increase the justice-court writ fee from $5 to $10, aligning county practice with a state change enacted by Senate Bill 1161.
Art Criteria, Yuma County Constable, Precinct 1, told the board the writ increase was authorized by law and that the statewide Arizona Constables Ethics and Training Fund pays for mandatory training and equipment "at virtually no cost to the county" for constables and deputy constables. He said the county's current $5 rate was adopted by the Board in 2009 and no longer covers training cost increases.
Chair opened a public hearing on the proposal, received no public comments, and then the board moved and seconded the resolution. The chair was authorized to sign the resolution adopting the $10 writ fee.
County staff included the writ-fee change as an implementation of the state statute signed July 1, 2025; the resolution implements the new statutorily authorized fee at the county level.
The action is procedural and funds collected under the fee are deposited into the Arizona Constables Ethics and Training Fund for training and equipment available to constables across the state. The board did not discuss altering the distribution or use of those funds at this meeting.
