HB2425 Summary

• Establishes that equipment violations and driver non-compliance with motor carrier safety laws are civil traffic violations subject to civil penalties up to $500, unless an out-of-service order is issued.

• Increases civil penalties for violating out-of-service orders to at least $2,500 for initial driver violations and $5,000 for subsequent violations.

• Increases motor carrier civil penalties for violating out-of-service orders to between $2,750 and $25,000.

• Maintains criminal penalties for knowing violations: class 2 misdemeanor for first offense, class 1 misdemeanor for second offense, and class 6 felony for subsequent offenses.

• Repeals Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-5245 and grants the Attorney General authority to enforce criminal penalty provisions.