HB 2458 Summary

• Repeals section 28-369, Arizona Revised Statutes, which previously authorized the director of public safety to designate certain ADOT employees as peace officers.

• Removes references to "peace officers designated by the director" from vehicle inspection, commercial vehicle weighing, and stolen vehicle inspection statutes.

• Adds new subsection M to section 41-1711 establishing that the Department of Public Safety has primary responsibility for enforcing state laws at all ports of entry.

• Clarifies that the Arizona Highway Patrol cannot transfer operational control of ports of entry to the Department of Transportation or Arizona Department of Agriculture.

• Makes technical corrections to existing statutes for grammar and clarity while limiting ADOT's law enforcement authority by removing special peace officer designations.