A. A person who cancels any traffic citation, in any manner other than as provided in this article or the nonresident violator compact adopted by chapter 6, article 4 of this title, is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 3 misdemeanorup to 30 daysup to $500
For details, see § 13-707

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-1560

  • Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined in section 28-2001. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway for purposes of travel. See Arizona Laws 28-1501

B. The appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic enforcement agency is responsible shall audit monthly the records of traffic citations required in this article. Audit procedures shall be sufficient to assure proper accountability for traffic citation records.