ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

 

HB 2030: DPS; ports of entry

S/E ADOT; ports of entry; reporting

Sponsor:  Representative Fillmore, LD 16

Committee on Public Safety

 

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2030

 

Overview

Limits the Arizona Department of Transportation director and designated officers, agents and employee's ability to enforce motor vehicle laws to within five miles of an Arizona port of entry and within one mile of a port of entry on the border between Arizona and Mexico.

History

Under current law, the director and officers, agents and employees of Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) or local or state law enforcement agencies that the director designates can be regular and specialty peace officers. Regular peace officers have like authority of other peace officers of Arizona or its cities and towns. Specialty peace officers have powers that are limited to the enforcement of motor vehicle laws and rules (A.R.S. § 28-369).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteLimits the ability of the ADOT director and designated officers, agents and employees to enforce motor vehicle laws to within five miles of a port of entry that is controlled by Arizona and within one mile of a port of entry that is on the border between Arizona and Mexico. (Sec. 1)

2.    Requires ADOT to report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by November 1, 2020 regarding the;

a)    Number of vehicles used for law enforcement activities;

b)    Type of equipment used for law enforcement activities;

c)    Number of officers and civilian employees and their salaries of those in the enforcement compliance division (ECD);

d)    Number of citations issued and vehicles stopped by ECD; and

e)    Other information relating to funding sources and expenditures for the EDC. (Sec. 2)

3.    Eliminates the ADOT director's ability to designate regular peace officers. (Sec. 1)

4.    Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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