dangerous driving behavior
House
Bill 2651 establishes a new section in Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) Title 28
requiring a combination of certain violations in order to charge a person with
a violation of dangerous driving behavior. The bill prescribes a Class 1 misdemeanor
(up to six months jail/up to $2,500 fine) as the penalty for a conviction of dangerous driving behavior.
Provisions
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Two
conditions must be met before the vehicle operator can be charged with dangerous driving behavior:
Condition No. 1
·
A
operator must violate ARS 28-708 (racing on highways), or violate either of the following:
1.
An
ordinance adopted by local authorities regulating or prohibiting processions or
assemblages on highways (see ARS 28-627 (A)(3));
2.
The
statute for obstructing a highway (see ARS 13-2906).
Condition No. 2
In
addition to the violation prescribed in Condition number 1, the operator or a
passenger in the vehicle must also violate any one of the following:
1.
ARS
4-244(33) – minor with alcohol in body while operating a vehicle.
2.
ARS
28-1381, -1382 or -1383 – driving under the influence.
3.
ARS
4-251 – open container of alcohol in vehicle.
4.
ARS
13-1402 – public indecency.
5.
ARS
13-1403 – public sexual indecency.
6.
ARS
13-2904 – disorderly conduct.
7.
Curfews
adopted by local authorities if the operator or any passenger is under 18 years
of age.
8.
The
number of persons in the vehicle exceeds the number of seatbelts in the
vehicle.
9.
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45th Legislature
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Second Regular Session 2 March 25, 2002
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