ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: TI DPA 7-0-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2369: traffic violation; judge; signature; requirement

Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16

Caucus & COW

Overview

Mandates that a citation, issued for a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense relating to transportation regulation, must be signed by the presiding judge of the court that is adjudicating the citation. Asserts that a citation not signed by the presiding judge is void. Directs the court to notify the charged person of the void citation.

History

Municipal and justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all civil and misdemeanor criminal violations and over class 2 and 3 misdemeanor criminal violations in aviation that are committed by persons 18 years or older. Municipal and justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction over civil traffic violations committed within their boundaries by persons under 18 years of age if the presiding judge of the superior court in the county declined jurisdiction relating to juvenile court laws (A.R.S. § 28-1552).

Provisions

1.   Requires that a citation, issued because of a civil traffic violation or a misdemeanor criminal offense under transportation regulation, must be signed by the presiding judge of the court that is adjudicating the citation. (Sec. 1)

2.   Stipulates that if the citation is not signed by the presiding judge, the citation is void and the court must notify the person charged with the violation or offense of the void citation because the presiding judge did not sign the citation. (Sec. 1)

Amendments

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

1.   Applies the requirement for signing these citations to be only from those generated by a photo enforcement system.

2.   Allows the presiding judge to sign these citations electronically.

3.   Clarifies that if a citation is not signed by the presiding judge, the citation must be dismissed, rather than being considered void and that the court must notify the person charged with the violation of the dismissed citation.

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