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AZ SB1160

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/14/2017

Primary Sponsor

Sonny Borrelli

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

AI Summary

  • Creates a new section 28-144 establishing standard restrictions on driver licenses resulting from traffic convictions, allowing driving between residence and employment, school, medical appointments, treatment facilities, probation offices, and ignition interlock service facilities, and to transport dependents.

  • Reclassifies driving under a suspended license for failure to appear or pay (section 28-3482) as a civil traffic violation instead of a class 1 misdemeanor, with ability to dismiss charges if driving privilege is reinstated.

  • Adds section 28-3483 allowing persons convicted before January 1, 2011 of driving on a suspended license to apply for a restricted driving privilege valid for one year if they complete sentence requirements, satisfy suspension periods, and pay reinstatement fees.

  • Modifies section 28-1387 to allow restricted driving privileges as described in section 28-144 for 60 consecutive days following a 30-day suspension when certain criteria are met, and permits alternative sanctions to community restitution when appropriate.

  • Updates multiple sections (28-1401, 28-1402, 28-3473, 28-3308, 28-4135, and 28-661) to reference the new restricted driving privilege framework in section 28-144 instead of previously enumerated restrictions.

Legislative Description

Driving violations; restricted licenses; penalties

Justice And Municipal Courts

Last Action

House read second time

2/21/2017

Full Bill Text

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