Title 28 — Transportation

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Gross weight" means the weight of a vehicle without a load plus the weight of any load on the vehicle. 2. "License" means any license, temporary instruction permit or temporary license issued under the laws of this state…

A person who violates a provision of chapter 3 of this title or this chapter is subject to a civil penalty unless the statute defining the offense provides for a criminal classification.

A. A person is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor who: 1. Knowingly breaks, injures, tampers with or removes any part of a vehicle for any purpose against the will or without the consent of the owner of the vehicle. 2. In any other manner knowingly and maliciously interferes with or…

A person who violates any provision of chapter 3 or 4 of this title or this chapter while operating a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material, substance or waste that requires placarding as prescribed by department rule is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor unless the violat…

It is a class 2 misdemeanor for the owner, or any other person, employing or otherwise directing the driver of a vehicle to require or to knowingly permit the operation of the vehicle on a highway in any manner contrary to law.

In addition to any fine, fee, penalty or assessment authorized by law, a person who is convicted in the superior court or a justice court for a violation of this title shall pay an assessment of one hundred twenty-five dollars if a warrant for failure to pay a fine, fee, penalty …

[Repealed or reserved.]

A. A person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit or aids or abets in the commission of an act declared in chapter 3 or 4 of this title or this chapter to be a crime, whether individually, in connection with one or more other persons or as a principal, agent or acc…

A. Municipal courts and justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all civil and misdemeanor criminal violations of chapters 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15 of this title and over class 2 and 3 misdemeanor criminal violations of chapter 25 of this title that are committ…

A. Subject to funding by the governing body and within their jurisdictions, justice courts may appoint hearing officers to preside over civil traffic violation cases. The appointments are subject to the concurrence of the presiding judge of the superior court in the county in whi…

A. All fees, fines, forfeitures and civil penalties imposed and collected by the municipal courts in the exercise of their concurrent jurisdiction shall be retained by and inure to the benefit of the city or town in which the municipal court is located. B. All fees, fines, forfei…

A. A court shall not dispose of a moving traffic violation charge arising from the issuance of a traffic citation to a juvenile under eighteen years of age unless a parent or guardian of the juvenile appears in court with the juvenile at the time of the disposition of the charge.…

A. Sections 28-1524 and 28-1551 through 28-1554 govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of chapters 3 and 4 of this title and this chapter. The procedure prescribed in this article is not exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for th…

A. Each traffic enforcement agency in this state shall use a uniform traffic ticket and complaint form for traffic complaints pursuant to the rules of procedure in traffic cases adopted by the supreme court of Arizona that is issued in books meeting the requirements of this artic…

A. On issuing a traffic complaint to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this state or of any traffic ordinance of any city or town, each traffic enforcement officer shall deposit the original or a copy of the traffic citation with a court having jur…

A. Each magistrate, judge or hearing officer of a court shall: 1. Keep or cause to be kept a record of each traffic complaint or other legal form of traffic charge deposited with or presented to the court or its traffic violations bureau. 2. Keep a record of each official action …

A. A person who cancels any traffic citation, in any manner other than as provided in this article or the nonresident violator compact adopted by chapter 6, article 4 of this title, is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor. B. The appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency t…

A. Uniform traffic complaint forms need not be sworn to if they contain a form of certification by the issuing officer in substance as follows: "I hereby certify that I have reasonable grounds to believe and do believe that the person named herein committed the offense or civil v…

A. A violation of a statute relating to traffic movement and control, including a statute governing parking or standing requirements, shall be treated as a civil matter as provided in chapter 3 of this title or this chapter, unless the statute provides for a different classificat…

A. A civil traffic violation case is commenced by issuance or filing of a uniform traffic ticket and complaint as provided in this article. B. A civil traffic violation case shall be commenced as follows: 1. If a case is commenced by issuance, it shall be issued within sixty days…

A. A traffic complaint may be served by delivering a copy of the uniform traffic ticket and complaint to the person charged with the violation or by any means authorized by the Arizona rules of civil procedure. At the discretion of the issuing authority, a complaint for a violati…

A peace officer or duly authorized agent of a traffic enforcement agency may stop and detain a person as is reasonably necessary to investigate an actual or suspected violation of this title and to serve a copy of the traffic complaint for an alleged civil or criminal violation o…

A. The operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly fails or refuses to bring the operator's motor vehicle to a stop after being given a visual or audible signal or instruction by a peace officer or duly authorized agent of a traffic enforcement agency is guilty of a class 2 misdeme…

A. A person served with a civil traffic complaint shall: 1. Appear at the time and place stated in the complaint, or may appear before the time, if so authorized by the court, and on the directions contained in the complaint. 2. Admit or deny the allegations of the complaint. B. …

A. The state and the person charged with a civil traffic violation may subpoena witnesses as provided by section 13-4072. Witnesses are not entitled to fees for appearing in connection with a civil violation proceeding. B. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 3 of this title o…

Except as otherwise provided, a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this article shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars. In addition, the court shall levy surcharges pursuant to sections 12-116.01 and 12-116.02.

An admission of the allegation of a civil traffic complaint or a judgment on the complaint is not evidence of negligence in a civil or criminal proceeding that is not authorized by chapter 3 of this title or this chapter.

A. A party may appeal the judgment of the court. The appeal may be to the superior court in the same manner as provided by rules adopted by the supreme court. B. The posting of an appeal bond stays enforcement of the judgment. C. Commissioners of the superior court may hear and d…

A. A person shall pay all civil penalties within thirty days from entry of judgment, except that if payment within thirty days will place an undue economic burden on a person, the court may extend the time for payment or may provide for installment payments. If the civil penalty …

A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a person receives a notice of violation in the mail for a violation of chapter 3, article 3 or 6 of this title or of a city or town ordinance for excessive speed or failure to obey a traffic control device that is obtained using a photo enforc…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a judge may mitigate or waive any civil penalty that is required under chapters 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this title if the person who is ordered to pay the penalty demonstrates that the payment would be a hardship on the person or on the person's imme…

B. For the purposes of this section, "monetary obligation" means a civil penalty, a surcharge, an assessment or a fee except for a fee imposed pursuant to section 12-116.

For the purposes of this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Monetary obligations" includes fines, fees, penalties, court costs, surcharges, restitution, assessments and penalty enhancements. 2. "Restitution" means restitution ordered pursuant to section 13-603, s…

A. The department shall establish procedures to: 1. Assist the courts and political subdivisions of this state to collect delinquent monetary obligations imposed for violations of title 5, chapter 3 and for civil and criminal traffic violations. 2. Assist in the enforcement of cr…

A. On proper notification by a court or political subdivision pursuant to section 28-1633, the department shall refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle if either: 1. A registered owner of a vehicle is delinquent in paying a monetary obligation for a violation of title 5, ch…

A. A court or political subdivision of this state may contract with the department to: 1. Provide electronic data access of department records to facilitate documentation of unpaid monetary obligations for violations of title 5, chapter 3 and for civil and criminal traffic violat…

A. The department shall allow registration of the vehicle if it receives the form prescribed by the director pursuant to section 28-1633 from the court or political subdivision that requested the department not to register the motor vehicle. B. The department shall not refuse to …

A. On proper application, the court may waive its right pursuant to this article to request the department to refuse to renew the vehicle registration of a registered owner who is delinquent in paying a fine or penalty for a violation subject to this article, if both: 1. Nonrenew…

A. The supreme court shall adopt rules or procedures necessary for the courts to carry out this article including the time periods during which persons who are responsible for payment of monetary obligations and are subject to this article shall pay all monetary obligations befor…

A. This article applies to an individual who displays to a law enforcement officer a driver license issued by the United States department of state or who otherwise claims immunities or privileges under 22 United States Code sections 254a through 258a with respect to either of th…

If a driver who is subject to this article is stopped by a law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described in this article, the law enforcement officer shall do all of the following: 1. As soon as practicable contact t…

The department of public safety shall: 1. File each vehicle accident report, citation or other charging document and incident report that the department of public safety receives pursuant to this article. 2. Keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing each: (a) Con…

Within five working days after receipt, the department of public safety shall send a copy of each document and record described in section 28-1653 to the bureau of diplomatic security, office of foreign missions, of the United States department of state.