SB 1149 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 35-188 regarding setoffs against the state in legal actions.

• Changes the term "set-off" to "setoff" for consistency with modern terminology throughout the statute.

• Replaces the pronoun "which" with "that" in reference to vouchers that a defendant could not produce to the Department of Administration.

• Maintains existing requirements that debts must be exhibited to the Director of the Department of Administration before being allowed as a setoff against the state.

• Preserves exceptions allowing setoff when a defendant possesses vouchers that could not be produced, or was prevented from exhibiting claims due to absence from the state, sickness, or unavoidable accident.