Arizona Revised Statutes Title 38. Public Officers and Employees § 38-343. Trial; judgment

A. If the accused pleads guilty or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall render judgment of conviction against him. If the accused denies the matters charged, the court shall immediately, or at such time as it appoints, try the accusation.

B. The trial shall be by jury, unless expressly waived by the accused, and conducted in the same manner as the trial of an indictment or information.

C. Upon conviction, the court shall pronounce judgment that the accused be removed from office.