Arizona Laws 28-885. Civil traffic violation; civil penalty; recall of placards and plates; defense
A. If a law enforcement officer or a parking enforcement specialist employed by a local authority finds a motor vehicle in violation of this article, the person shall issue a complaint to the operator or other person in charge of the motor vehicle or, if an operator or person in charge is not present, to the registered owner of the vehicle for a civil traffic violation. A court or duly appointed hearing officer may impose on the operator, person in charge or owner of a vehicle parked in violation of this section a minimum civil penalty of fifty dollars plus the penalty assessments prescribed by statute.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-885
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Local authority: means any county, municipal or other local board or body exercising jurisdiction over highways under the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- 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 28-601
B. If a person violates this article, the director may recall the placard or international symbol of access special plates issued to the person.
C. If no vehicle operator was present and an officer served a complaint on the registered owner of the vehicle, the court may dismiss a violation of this section if the person produces in court proof of a disability placard for the registered owner’s vehicle that was valid on the date of the violation.