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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session |
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HB 2447: ADOT; ports of entry; reporting
Sponsor: Representative Fillmore, LD 16
Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety
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.
Limits 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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