Rule 17 - Rules of Evidence and Burden of Proof(a) The Arizona Rules of Evidence do not apply. Evidence may be admitted subject to a determination that the evidence has some probative value to a fact at issue. Nothing in this rule is to be construed as abrogating any statutory provision relating to privileged communications.(b) The State's burden of proof is a preponderance of the evidence.Ariz. R. Proc. Civi. Traf. Boat. Marij. & parkg. & Standg. Viol. Case. 17
Added as Rule 19 Nov. 9, 1983, effective 1/1/1984. Redesignated Rule 17 and amended Oct. 11, 2002, effective 12/1/2002; amended Aug. 25, 2021, effective 1/1/2022.HISTORICAL NOTES
Former Rule 17 was redesignated as part of Rule 16.