Local Rule LRCiv 65.1.1: SURETY BONDS AND UNDERTAKINGS
D. Ariz. — Civil rule
LRCiv 65.1.1 SURETY BONDS AND UNDERTAKINGS
(a) Surety in Form Provided by State's Rules. Whenever by statute or rule of this Court surety is required to be given for any purpose by any party, such surety shall be in the form and manner provided for similar surety in the state courts under the statutes and rules of Arizona.
(b) Restrictions on Persons Accepted as Sureties. No Clerk, Marshal, member of the bar, or other officer of the Court, will be accepted as surety on any bond or undertaking in any action or proceeding in this Court.
(c) Acceptance of Cash, Bonds, or Notes. The Clerk may accept cash or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by 31 U.S.C. § 9303, use of Government obligations instead of surety bonds.
(d) Clerk's Authority to Approve. The Clerk is authorized to approve any surety required for any purposes unless the statute expressly requires the approval of the Court therefore.