Court Rules | Ariz. R. Crim. P. 26.12 | 2018
a. Method of payment -- Installments. The court may permit payment of any fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation to be made within a specified period of time or in specified installments. Restitution shall be payable as promptly as possible in light of the defendant's ability to pay.
b. Method of payment -- To whom. The payment of a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation shall be made to the court, unless the court expressly directs otherwise. Monies received from the defendant shall be applied first to satisfy the restitution order and the payment of any restitution in arrears. The court or the person authorized by the court to accept payment shall, as promptly as practicable, forward restitution payments to the victim.
c. Action upon failure to pay a fine, restitution, other monetary obligation, or to comply with court orders.
(1) For defendants not on supervised probation. If a defendant fails to pay a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or is known by the court to have failed to comply with a term or condition of sentence within the prescribed time, the court shall, within 5 days, notify the prosecutor.
(2) For defendants on supervised probation. If a defendant on supervised probation fails to pay a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or is known by the court to have failed to comply with any other term or condition of probation within the prescribed time, the court shall give notice of such failure to the defendant's probation officer within the time limits set under sections (c)(1) and (3).
(3) Time limits - restitution and non-monetary obligations. If the payment or performance of an obligation does not involve the court, delinquency times shall run from the date on which the court or the probation officer becomes aware of failure to pay or comply.
(4) Court action upon failure of defendant to pay fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation or to comply with court orders. Upon the defendant's failure to pay a fine, restitution, or other monetary obligation, or failure to comply with court orders, the court may require the defendant to show cause why said defendant should not be held in contempt of court and may issue a summons or a warrant for the defendant's arrest.