44-143. Formal requirements for and limitations upon confession of judgment under power of attorney Judgment by confession shall not be entered upon a note, bond or other instrument in writing for the payment of money under the authority of a power of attorney to confess judgment thereon, unless such authority is executed and acknowledged on a day subsequent to the date on which the indebtedness to be confessed became due and payable.
Arizona Legal Code
§ 44.143
Source: https://www.azleg.gov/ars/44/00143.htm· Version 2026