Arizona Laws 28-4134. Law enforcement officer responsibilities
A. On the investigation of a motor vehicle accident or an alleged violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state or a traffic ordinance of a city or town, a law enforcement officer shall:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4134
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- evidence: includes :
1. See Arizona Laws 28-4131
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is registered or required to be registered under the laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Operator: means a person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, whether or not the person has a license. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. 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
- State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
1. Inquire of the department computer system whether there is a notice of valid insurance cancellation or nonrenewal applicable to the motor vehicle or an indication that the vehicle is not registered for operation pursuant to section 28-4152.
2. Require and the person shall produce evidence of financial responsibility for that motor vehicle.
B. A department report that there is a notice of cancellation or a nonrenewal applicable to the vehicle or that the vehicle is not registered for operation pursuant to section 28-4152 is sufficient cause to charge the owner or operator of the vehicle with a violation of chapter 7, article 16 of this title and section 28-4135 or 28-4139, or both. The officer shall issue a citation under section 28-4135 or 28-4139, or both, unless the operator of the vehicle produces other or more recent evidence of financial responsibility.