2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-1382 - Driving or actual physical control while under the extreme influence of intoxicating liquor; trial by jury; sentencing; time limitation; violation; classification

28-1382.
Driving or actual physical control while under the extreme influence of intoxicating liquor;  trial by jury;  sentencing;  time limitation;  violation;  classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to drive or be in actual physical control of a vehicle in this state if the person has an alcohol concentration as follows within two hours of driving or being in actual physical control of the vehicle and the alcohol concentration results from alcohol consumed either before or while driving or being in actual physical control of the vehicle:
1. 0.15 or more but less than 0.20.
2. 0.20 or more.
B. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the extreme influence of intoxicating liquor.
C. At the arraignment,  the court shall inform the defendant that the defendant may request a trial by jury and that the request,  if made,  shall be granted.
D. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section:
1. Shall be sentenced to serve not less than thirty consecutive days in jail and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire sentence is served if the person is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section. A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall be sentenced to serve not less than forty-five consecutive days in jail and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire sentence is served.
2. Shall pay a fine of not less than $250,  except that a person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall pay a fine of not less than $500. The fine prescribed in this paragraph and any assessments,  restitution and incarceration costs shall be paid before the assessment prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
3. Shall pay an additional assessment of $250. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the monies received pursuant to this paragraph to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the monies received pursuant to this paragraph to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the monies received in the driving under the influence abatement fund established by section 28-1304.
4. May be ordered by a court to perform community restitution.
5. Shall be required by the department,  on receipt of the report of conviction,  to equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device pursuant to section 28-3319. In addition,  the court may order the person to equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for more than twelve months beginning on the date the person successfully completes the alcohol or other drug screening,  education or treatment program requirements of this title and the person is otherwise eligible to reinstate the person's driver license or driving privilege. The person who operates a motor vehicle with a certified ignition interlock device under this paragraph shall comply with article 5 of this chapter.
6. Shall pay an additional assessment of $1, 000 to be deposited by the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund established by section 41-1651. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.
7. Shall pay an additional assessment of $1, 000 to be deposited by the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by section 41-1723. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.
8. Shall be required by the department to attend and successfully complete an approved traffic survival school course.
E. If within a period of eighty-four months a person is convicted of a second violation of this section or is convicted of a violation of this section and has previously been convicted of a violation of section 28-1381 or 28-1383 or an act in another jurisdiction that if committed in this state would be a violation of this section or section 28-1381 or 28-1383,  the person:
1. Shall be sentenced to serve not less than one hundred twenty days in jail,  sixty days of which shall be served consecutively,  and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire sentence has been served if the person is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section. A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall be sentenced to serve not less than one hundred eighty days in jail,  ninety of which shall be served consecutively,  and is not eligible for probation or suspension of execution of sentence unless the entire sentence has been served.
2. Shall pay a fine of not less than $500,  except that a person who is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall pay a fine of not less than $1, 000. The fine prescribed in this paragraph and any assessments,  restitution and incarceration costs shall be paid before the assessment prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
3. Shall pay an additional assessment of $250. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the monies received pursuant to this paragraph to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the monies received pursuant to this paragraph to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the monies received in the driving under the influence abatement fund established by section 28-1304.
4. Shall be ordered by a court to perform at least thirty hours of community restitution.
5. Shall have the person's driving privilege revoked for at least one year. The court shall report the conviction to the department. On receipt of the report,  the department shall revoke the person's driving privilege and shall require the person to equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device pursuant to section 28-3319. In addition,  the court may order the person to equip any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for more than twelve months beginning on the date the person successfully completes the alcohol or other drug screening,  education or treatment program requirements of this title and the person is otherwise eligible to reinstate the person's driver license or driving privilege. The person who operates a motor vehicle with a certified ignition interlock device under this paragraph shall comply with article 5 of this chapter.
6. Shall pay an additional assessment of $1, 250 to be deposited by the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund established by section 41-1651. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.
7. Shall pay an additional assessment of $1, 250 to be deposited by the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by section 41-1723. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge. If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court,  the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.
8. Shall be required by the department to attend and successfully complete an approved traffic survival school course.
F. In applying the eighty-four month provision of subsection E of this section,  the dates of the commission of the offense shall be the determining factor,  irrespective of the sequence in which the offenses were committed.
G. A second violation for which a conviction occurs as provided in this section shall not include a conviction for an offense arising out of the same series of acts.
H. After completing forty-five days of the revocation period prescribed by subsection E of this section,  a person whose driving privilege is revoked for a violation of this section and who is sentenced pursuant to subsection E of this section is eligible for a special ignition interlock restricted driver license pursuant to section 28-1401.
I. Notwithstanding subsection D,  paragraph 1 of this section,  at the time of sentencing if the person is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section,  the judge may suspend all but nine days of the sentence if the person equips any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for a period of twelve months. If the person is convicted of a violation of subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section,  the judge may suspend all but fourteen days of the sentence if the person equips any motor vehicle the person operates with a certified ignition interlock device for a period of twelve months. If the person fails to comply with article 5 of this chapter and has not been placed on probation,  the court shall issue an order to show cause as to why the remaining jail sentence should not be served.
J. A prosecution for a violation of this section involving a collision that resulted in serious physical injury or death as identified in a written accident report completed pursuant to section 28-667 must be commenced within two years after actual discovery of the offense by the state or the political subdivision having jurisdiction or discovery by the state or the political subdivision that should have occurred with the exercise of reasonable diligence,  whichever first occurs.
K. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.