Bill Text: AZ HB2576 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Yellow light change interval times

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-06 - Referred to House TRANS Committee [HB2576 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2014-HB2576-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: yellow light change interval times

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2576

 

Introduced by

Representatives Dial: Barton, Gowan, Smith

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 28, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28‑654; amending section 28‑1205, arizona revised statutes; relating to traffic regulation.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 28, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-654, to read:

START_STATUTE28-654.  Traffic control devices; yellow light change interval times

The director shall establish minimum yellow light change interval times for traffic control devices in this state.  The minimum yellow light change interval time shall be established according to nationally recognized engineering standards published by the institute of transportation engineers. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 28-1205, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-1205.  Red light running

A violation of article 3 of this chapter that is detected by a photo enforcement system may only result in a traffic ticket and complaint if both of the following apply:

1.  The traffic control device involved in the violation conforms to the manual and specifications prescribed in section 28‑641.

2.  The yellow light change interval time of the traffic control device involved in the violation is equal to or greater than the recognized national standard plus one additional second. END_STATUTE