ARS 13-3997: The court
The complete text of A.R.S. § 13-3997 on the court, and how this section is used in Arizona criminal cases. It defines terms and procedure rather than creating an offense.
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Full Text of A.R.S. § 13-3997
A.R.S. § 13-3997 is the Arizona statute on the court. It sets out procedure and rules rather than defining an offense, so no offense class or sentence attaches to this section on its own.
A. A person who is under the jurisdiction of the court may request and the court shall grant a hearing not sooner than one hundred twenty days after the person is committed to a secure mental health facility. After the initial hearing or any subsequent hearing, a person may request and the court shall grant a hearing not sooner than twenty months after the previous hearing.
B. The court, with sufficient cause, may grant a motion for a hearing by the person at any time.
C. If the person is requesting a change in conditional release status, the request must include a proposed form of order and may be accompanied by a mental health report.
D. If the person is conditionally released to the community and believes that rehospitalization is necessary to protect the person’s safety or the safety of the public, the person may present himself to the outpatient treatment supervisor and request that the outpatient treatment supervisor consult with the secure mental health facility and request that the chief medical officer for the secure mental health facility sign an order for immediate readmission to the secure mental health facility. The court shall set a hearing pursuant to section 13-3998. The inpatient and outpatient treatment supervisors shall submit a mental health report to the court within seven days after the person is readmitted.
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-3997, Arizona Legislative Council revision of 09/19/25. Read the official text on azleg.gov. Statutes change; verify the current version before relying on it.
Related Statutes in Chapter 38 — Miscellaneous
- A.R.S. § 13-4006 — Unlawful foreign law enforcement activity
- A.R.S. § 13-3981 — Compromise of misdemeanors and petty offenses
- A.R.S. § 13-3924 — Unlawful procurement of search warrant without probable cause
- A.R.S. § 13-3903 — Notice to appear and complaint
- A.R.S. § 13-3885 — Arrest of principal by surety
- A.R.S. § 13-3864 — Payment of account of agent
- A.R.S. § 13-4145 — Disobedience of command of writ
- A.R.S. § 13-4147 — Avoidance of command of writ
How § 13-3997 Affects an Arizona Case
§ 13-3997 usually matters because of how it interacts with the charge someone is actually facing. We read it alongside the charging statute, because a definition or a procedural rule frequently decides what the State must prove, what a judge may impose, or what relief is available afterward.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is A.R.S. § 13-3997?
A.R.S. § 13-3997 is the Arizona statute on the court. It sets out rules that apply across Arizona criminal cases rather than defining a single offense.
Where can I read the official text of § 13-3997?
The Arizona Legislature publishes it at azleg.gov, in the revision dated 09/19/25. The complete text is reproduced on this page, and every Arizona criminal statute is searchable on our Arizona Criminal Code index.
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