Senate Engrossed

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

SENATE BILL 1354

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 28, chapter 5, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28‑1603; relating to photo enforcement.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Title 28, chapter 5, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-1603, to read:

START_STATUTE28-1603.  Photo enforcement violation; no duty to identify photo or respond; definition

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, if a person receives a notice of violation in the mail for a violation of chapter 3, article 3 or 6 of this title or of a city or town ordinance for excessive speed or failure to obey a traffic control device that is obtained using a photo enforcement system, the person does not have to do either of the following:

1.  Identify who is in the photo.

2.  Respond to the notice of violation.

B.  The notice of violation that is described in subsection A of this section must state both of the following:

1.  The recipient of the notice of violation is not required to identify who is in the photo.

2.  The recipient of the notice of violation does not have to respond to the notice of violation.

C.  For the purposes of this section:

1.  "Notice of violation" means a notice issued by a photo enforcement company or municipality that is not a uniform traffic ticket or complaint.

2.  "Photo enforcement system" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28‑601 and includes a state photo enforcement system established pursuant to section 41‑1722.END_STATUTE