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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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HOUSE BILL 2292 |
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AN ACT
amending section 28-1593, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to civil traffic violations.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-1593, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-1593. Service of uniform traffic ticket and complaint
A. A traffic complaint may be served by delivering a copy of the uniform traffic ticket and complaint to the person charged with the violation or by any means authorized by the arizona rules of civil procedure. If a law enforcement agency issues a citation as a result of a photo enforcement system, the uniform traffic ticket and complaint must be served between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At the discretion of the issuing authority, a complaint for a violation issued after an investigation in conjunction with a traffic accident may be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested and delivered to addressee only, to the address provided by the person charged with the violation. Service of the complaint is complete on filing the receipt in the court having jurisdiction of the violation.
B. The original complaint shall be filed in a court having jurisdiction of the violation within ten court days of the time the complaint was issued. A peace officer, or duly authorized agent or someone paid to act on behalf of a traffic enforcement agency, may issue the traffic complaint.
C. If a law enforcement agency issues a citation as a result of a photo enforcement system and serves the citation in a manner other than what is prescribed by subsection A of this section, the agency shall inform the person that there is no obligation to identify the driver or respond to the citation. Failure to respond to the citation will result in the probability that the person will be formally served pursuant to state law and the Arizona rules of civil procedure which will likely result in the person being required to pay the cost of the service.