--------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ REFERENCE TITLE: highway construction zones; double penalties ¦ --------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ State of Arizona ¦ ¦ House of Representatives ¦ ¦ Forty-fifth Legislature ¦ ¦ First Regular Session ¦ ¦ 2001 ¦ --------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ HB 2201 ¦ --------------------------------------------------------------- ¦ Introduced by ¦ ¦ Representative Poelstra ¦ ---------------------------------------------------------------
AN ACT
AMENDING TITLE 28, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 6, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 28-710; RELATING TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-710, to read:
28-710. Highway construction zones; traffic control devices; double civil penalties; definition
A. THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES. EACH LOCAL AUTHORITY SHALL ADOPT STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION.
B. THE STANDARDS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES THAT INDICATE THAT DOUBLE CIVIL PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED FOR EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE POSTED ONE THOUSAND FEET BEFORE ENTERING A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND AT LEAST EVERY FIVE HUNDRED FEET WITHIN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
2. REDUCED SPEED AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
C. A PERSON SHALL NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT A SPEED THAT IS GREATER THAN THE SPEED ALLOWED BY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
D. IF A PERSON IS FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR A CIVIL TRAFFIC VIOLATION UNDER SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION, THE PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY EQUAL TO TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE CIVIL PENALTY FOR SUCH A SPEEDING VIOLATION COMMITTED OUTSIDE OF A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
E. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE" MEANS AN AREA WITHIN A HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN WHICH PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OR PRIVATE CONTRACTORS ARE ACTIVELY PERFORMING PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE WORK.