SB 1085 Summary

• Amends harassment statute to add a new offense: taunting or maliciously throwing an object at a vulnerable user of a public way, classified as class 1 misdemeanor.

• Requires law enforcement to document in accident reports whether a citation was issued in accidents involving serious physical injury or death of vulnerable users of public ways.

• Repeals section 28-735 of Arizona Revised Statutes.

• Establishes new criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle within three feet of vulnerable users of public ways (pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders, law enforcement/emergency responders, highway workers), classified as class 2 misdemeanor.

• For violations resulting in serious physical injury or death, imposes mandatory traffic safety course and 100-200 hours community restitution, with suspended fine up to $12,500 and one-year license suspension conditional on completion.