AZ HB2825

Prohibits courts from issuing arrest warrants for defendants who fail to appear at hearings for nonpayment of fines, fees, assessments, restitution, or incarceration costs, replacing criminal contempt proceedings with civil default determinations

Removes the court's authority to incarcerate defendants for nonpayment of fines, surcharges, fees, assessments, restitution, or incarceration costs

Requires courts to provide defendants with written notice in plain language explaining the hearing's purpose, their right to present evidence of financial hardship, and that no person may be jailed solely due to inability to pay because of indigence

Allows defendants to move to set aside a civil default determination if they did not receive actual notice, had excusable neglect, or are indigent and the enforcement creates undue hardship on them or their dependents

Establishes civil enforcement remedies for unpaid court-ordered obligations including restitution liens, garnishment, tax refund setoff programs, and interception of gambling winnings