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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
Purpose
Transfers statute relating to vehicle towing.
Background
Statute requires the connecting structure of a vehicle towing another vehicle to be sufficiently strong enough to pull the towed weight and limits the distance between the vehicle towing and the vehicle being towed to no more than 15 feet. The Director of the Department of Public Safety adopts and enforces rules governing the design and operation of tow trucks and guidelines for billed towing service rates. Statute restricts towing firms, including firms with common interest in ownership or assets, to one contractual agreement with a governmental jurisdiction per geographic area for towing and storage services (A.R.S. § 41-1830.51).
Title 41 of the Arizona Revised Statutes contains statute relating to State Government. Title 28 of the Arizona Revised Statutes contains statute relating to Transportation.
Current statute classifies the violation of any traffic and vehicle regulation offense as outlined in Title 28 as a civil penalty, unless otherwise statutorily deemed a criminal offense (A.R.S. § 28-1521). S.B. 1203 transfers statute relating to vehicle towing to Title 28 in order to generally classify a towing violation as a traffic and vehicle regulation offense, bearing a civil penalty.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Transfers, from Title 41 to Title 28 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, statute relating to vehicle towing.
2. Makes conforming changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 19, 2018
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