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Arizona Bankruptcy Exemptions
Assets	Exemption	State Statute
Homestead	Equity in real property, an apartment, or a mobile home: up to $150,000 for a single person or married couple. The same amount of the proceeds from the sale of a residence is exempt for up to 18 months after the sale of a homestead or until a new home is purchased, whichever happens first.	33-1101A
	If there are multiple parcels that might be claimed as a homestead, the debtor can record a homestead declaration to identify which parcel is the homestead	33-1102
Insurance	Benefits from a fraternal benefit society: all.	20-877
	Insurance policy or annuity contract cash value/proceeds: all if the policy has been owned for 2 years and the beneficiary is a dependent member of the debtor’s family.	20-1131(D); 33-1126(A)(6)
	Group life insurance policy/proceeds: all.	20-1132
	Insurance proceeds: up to $20,000 if the beneficiary is the debtor' child or spouse.	33-1126(A)(1)
	Disability, health, or accident benefits: all.	33-1126(A)(4)
Miscellaneous	Earnings of a minor child: all, unless the debt was incurred for the benefit of the child.	33-1126(A)(2)
	Alimony and child support: all necessary for support.	33-1126(A)(3)
Pensions	Federal pension exemptions.
	Police officer pensions: all.	9-931
	Firefighter pensions: all.	9-968
	Board of regents or faculty or administrative officer under that board’s jurisdiction pensions: all.	15-1628(1)
	ERISA-qualified benefits: all deposited more than 120 days before filing for bankruptcy.	33-1126(B)
	IRAs and Roth IRAs: all.	33-1126(B)
	State employee retirement and disability benefits: all.	38-792; 38-797.11
	Ranger pensions: all.	41-955
	District employee pensions: all.	48-227
Personal Property	Recovery for wrongful death: all.	12-592
	Funeral deposits: up to $5,000 for a single person; up to $10,000 for a married couple.	32-1391.05(4)
	Household property consisting of: 2 beds, 2 sets of bedding, 1 dresser, 1 bedroom table, 1 bedroom lamp, 1 kitchen table, 1 dining table with 4 chairs plus 1 per person, living room carpet or rug, 1 couch, 1 living room chair per person, 3 lamps, 3 coffee or end tables, all pictures, paintings, personal drawings, family portraits, 1 refrigerator, 1 stove, 1 washer, 1 dryer, 1 vacuum cleaner, 1 TV, 1 radio and 1 alarm clock: up to $4,000 for a single person; up to $8,000 for a married couple.	33-1123
	Fuel and food: enough to last six months.	33-1124
	Personal property consisting of a Bible, bicycle, sewing machine, typewriter, burial plot, rifle, pistol, or shotgun: up to $500 for a single person; up t $1,000 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Books: up to $250 for a single person; up to $500 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Clothing: up to $1,000 for a single person; up to $2,000 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Wedding and engagement rings: up to $1,000 for a single person; up to $2,000 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Watch: up to $100 for a single person; up to $200 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Horses, milk cows, and poultry or pets: up to $500 for a single person; up to $1,000 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Musical instruments: up to $250 for a single person; up to $500 for a married couple.	33-1125
	Motor vehicle: up to $5,000 for a single person; up to $10,000 for a married couple. The exemption is doubled for a disabled person.	33-1125(8)
	Professionally prescribed prostheses for the debtor or a dependent of the debtor, including a wheelchair.	33-1125(9)
	Proceeds from the sale or loss of exempt property: all.	33-1126(A)(5), (8)
	Bank account: up to $150 in 1 account for a single person, up to $300 for a married couple.	33-1126(A)(9)
	Housing deposits of renters (rent and security deposits): up to $1,000 or an amount equal to 1.5 the debtor’s rent, whichever is less, for a single person, up to $2,000 or 1.5 the joint rent, whichever is lowest, for a married couple.	33-1126(C)
Public Benefits	Unemployment compensation benefits: all.	23-783(A)
	Worker’s compensation benefits: all.	23-1068(B)
	Welfare benefits: all.	46-208
Tools of Your Trade	For a teacher: all library and teaching aids.	33-1127
	Tools, equipment, instruments, and books: up to $2,500 for a single person; up to $5,000 for a married couple.	33-1130(1)
	Farm machinery, utensils, seeds, instruments of husbandry, feed, grain, and animals: up to $2,500 for a single person; up to $5,000 for a married couple.	33-1130(2)
	Arms, uniforms, and accoutrements of any profession or office that are required by law: all.	33-1130(3)
Wages	Wages earned but not yet paid: at least 75% or 30 times the federal minimum hourly rate, which ever is less; up to 50% of wages for support orders. The bankruptcy judge can order a higher percentage for low-income debtors.	33-1131
Wildcard	No exemption.