§ Rule 49(a) Return of a verdict by six or more jurors; presentation in court

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Rule 49(a). Return of a verdict by six or more jurors; presentation in court

    When eight jurors have been impaneled to try the action, and if there has been no stipulation as provided in Rule 48 entered in the minutes of the trial as provided by A.R.S. § 21-102, the concurrence of six or more jurors shall be sufficient to render a verdict therein. When the eight jurors unanimously agree upon a verdict, the verdict shall be signed by the foreman and returned into court. When the jurors do not unanimously agree upon a verdict, but six or more agree, the jurors who agree shall each sign the verdict agreed upon, then notify the court of that fact, and thereupon the jury shall be returned into court and deliver to the court the verdict so signed. The court shall receive and cause the verdict to be read and recorded, and judgment shall be entered thereon.