State ex rel. Arizona Department of Health Services v. Cochise County

OPINION

GERBER, Judge.

In this appeal we are called upon to decide if the State of Arizona (State) must comply with the requirement in A.R.S. § 11-621 et seq. to file a demand as a prerequisite to a lawsuit. The facts are undisputed. In March 1987, the State filed a complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court seeking reimbursement from appellant Cochise County for hospitalization costs incurred by Judy Ann F., a defendant in a criminal action. The trial court entered summary judgment for the State. Cochise County appeals from this entry of summary judgment.

At various times in 1980 and 1981,…