Rule 18. Record of Hearings
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Arizona Court Rules › Arizona Rules of Protective Order Procedure › Part V. Issuance of Protective Orders › Rule 18
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A judicial officer must cause all contested protective order hearings and, where practicable, all ex parte hearings to be recorded electronically or by a certified reporter. An appeal from a contested hearing that was not electronically recorded or otherwise reported results automatically in a new hearing in the original trial court.
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