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Where do traffic laws apply?
January 10, 2018 ArizonaBikeLaw	11 Comments
[ For where and how traffic laws in Arizona apply to bicyclists, see this article ]
The rules of the road (ROR) apply to motorists when an a road; but what about when driving in a parking lot? A private street? etc?
What are usually referred to as the ROR, like stopping, right-of-way, signals, etc, are contained in Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 28, Chapters 3. (Chapter 4 is impaired driving and is treated specifically below). Here is the key statute, along with the key definition, emphasis added in italics: Continue reading Where do traffic laws apply? →
AZ Legislators busy on photo-enforcement again
April 21, 2017 ArizonaBikeLaw	Leave a comment
[ UPDATE 2018. (does this sound familiar?)
A new year, a new session. This year, like every year, some Arizona Republican legislators were busy a work on their top priority — to finally rid Arizona of photo red enforcement once and for all. News Story. HB2208 53rd2R. Opinion piece from EVTrib: Time again to discuss a traffic camera ban, and why it’s a dumb move ]
A new year, a new session. This year, like every year, some Arizona Republican legislators were busy a work on their top priority — to finally rid Arizona of photo red enforcement once and for all. News Story.
Last year, they banned it from the “State highway system” It had been in use in exactly two places, on ‘city’/’town’ streets, not freeways. Many years ago it was expelled from freeways. Continue reading AZ Legislators busy on photo-enforcement again →
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No more covering your license plate
April 20, 2017 ArizonaBikeLaw	Leave a comment
Illegal in AZ
After years of wrangling and haggling over the meaning of “A person shall maintain each license plate so it is clearly legible”. Any and all coverings, including wax according to one wag, are now banned. SB1073 has passed and was signed by the governor; the effective date is something like 90 days after the session closes; perhaps August(?). Here’s the new section: Continue reading No more covering your license plate →
January 30, 2017 ArizonaBikeLaw
AZ Legislators finally ban (some) photo enforcement
March 28, 2016 ArizonaBikeLaw
After a decade (or more?), Arizona lawmakers have finally banned photo-enforcement; but only on roads which are part of the State Highway System. Lest you be confused, the state highway system includes not only the interstates and other “controlled-access”/ freeways, but many miles of country highway, and also includes some what would appear to be normal city streets.
The state of arizona did used to have photo enforcement years ago on some freeways; but were removed by executive, not legislative, action.
Anyway, there are two. I mean two camera locations, in the entire state, that are affected by the ban. (I am unclear as to whether these were only speed, or red-light, or both, or just what). Continue reading AZ Legislators finally ban (some) photo enforcement →
Arizona’s “Truth in Sentencing” Law
February 27, 2016 ArizonaBikeLaw
Sentencing Reference Material
Criminal Code Sentencing Provisions; currently 2017-2018
If that link goes dead, there’s a landing page at azcourts.gov for the sentencing material.
Sentencing is fairly intricate; With felony crimes the primary determinant being whether or not the crime is sentenced as “dangerous” vs. “non-dangerous”; this apparently is determined on a case-by-case basis; and non-dangerous crimes are all probation-eligible (meaning can be no prison time; even for serious offenses)
References; here are the general rules, there are many other sub-categories with special rules for offenses e.g. involving children, or drugs:
§13-707 misdemeanor jail sentence
§13-802 misdemeanor fines
§13-702 felony prison / non-dangerous offenses (all probationable) / non-repetitive
§13-704 felony prison / dangerous offenses (not probationable) / first offenders
§13-801 & §13-803 felony fines
Also note that, unlike a civil judgement, criminal restitution is not dischargeable through bankruptcy.
I feel like I’ve looked this up before…
Arizona passed a major overhaul to the state’s sentencing code (Senate Bill 1049, Chapter 255, 1993 laws) in the 1993 legislative session. Annoyingly, the online lookup azleg.gov doesn’t go back before 1997, so at the moment I don’t have access to the bill itself. (need to look it up thru library). Continue reading Arizona’s “Truth in Sentencing” Law →