Replevin

Any provisional remedy may be issued by any judge of the superior court or justice of the peace of this state before judgment and without prior notice to the party against whom it will operate in any of the following cases: When the party against whom the provisional remedy is sought is about to remove permanently from the state and has refused to secure the debt, or when such party has secreted property for the purpose of defrauding creditors, or that such party has disposed of property, wholly or in part, with intent to defraud creditors, or that such party is about to dispose of property with intent to defraud creditors; When the moving party is the owner or lessor or otherwise is lawfully entitled to the possession of the property claimed, has satisfied the requirements the state replevin statute, and is seeking a provisional remedy in the nature of replevin, except that a provisional remedy under this section may not be obtained to enforce a security interest in consumer goods which is not a purchase money security interest; When any provisional remedy is required to obtain jurisdiction. When a provisional remedy is issued, the party against whom it will operate may immediately move to quash such order and the court or justice of the peace shall hear such motion within five days, exclusive of weekends and holidays. (A.R.S. § 12-2402)

Replevin statute located at A.R.S. T. 12, Ch. 8, Art. 12