SB 1659 — racing on highways; assessment; impoundment

SB1659 - 542R - IS-Transportation Verand  Public  Safety-Proposed   REFERENCEFifty-fourth TITLE:Legislature                         Transportation and Public Safety Second Regular Session                                                  S.B.

racing  onPROPOSED highways;SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.

assessment;1659 (Reference to printed bill)   Page 1, between lines 28 and 29, insert:

impoundment"Sec. 3.  Section  28-693,       State of Arizona SenateRevised Fifty-fourthStatutes, Legislatureis Secondamended Regularto Sessionread:       SB 1659   Introduced by Senators Boyer:

Carter,START_STATUTE28-693.  Reckless Contreras,driving; Quezada, Rios;

Representativesclassification; Bolick, Campbell, Carroll, Kavanagh, Kern, Lieberman     AN ACT   amending title 12, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 12-116.11;

amendinglicense; title 28, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-603;

amendingsurrender sectionA.  A 28‑3511,person Arizonawho Reviseddrives Statutes;a vehicle in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.

relatingB.  A toperson vehicleconvicted speeding.of reckless driving is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

 C.  In  addition, (TEXTthe OFjudge BILLmay BEGINSrequire ONthe NEXTsurrender PAGE)to  a Bepolice itofficer enactedof byany driver license of the Legislatureconvicted person, shall report the conviction to the department and may order the driving privileges of the Stateperson to be suspended for a period of Arizona:not more than ninety days.  On receipt of the abstract of conviction and order, the department shall suspend the driving privilege of the person for the period of time ordered by the judge.

Section 1.  TitleD.  If 12,a chapterperson 1,who articleis convicted of a violation of this section has been previously convicted of a violation of this section, section 13‑1102 or section 13‑1103, subsection A, paragraph 1, Arizonain Revisedthe Statutes,driving isof amendeda byvehicle, addingor section 12-116.11,28‑708, to28‑1381, read:28‑1382 or 28‑1383 within a period of twenty‑four months:

START_STATUTE12-116.11.  Assessment;1.  The person is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

drag2.  The racingperson preventionis enforcementnot fundeligible A.  Infor additionprobation, topardon, anysuspension otherof penaltysentence assessmentor providedrelease by law, a penalty assessment shall be levied in an amount of $1,000 on everyany fine,basis penaltyuntil andthe forfeitureperson imposedhas andserved collectednot byless thethan courtstwenty fordays ain violationjail. of section 28‑708.

B.  The3.  The courtjudge shallmay transmitrequire the assessmentssurrender collected pursuant to thisa sectionpolice toofficer theof countyany treasurer,driver exceptlicense thatof municipalthe courtsperson and shall transmitimmediately forward the assessmentsabstract of conviction to the citydepartment. or town treasurer.

C.  The4.  On city,receipt townof orthe countyabstract treasurerof shallconviction, transmit the assessmentsdepartment to the state treasurer.  The state treasurer shall depositrevoke the assessmentsdriving inprivilege of the dragperson. racing prevention enforcement fund established by section 28‑603.END_STATUTE Sec. 2.  Title 28, chapter 3, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-603, to read:

START_STATUTE28-603.  DragE.  A racingperson preventionwho enforcementknowingly fundaids A.  Theor dragabets racinganother preventionperson enforcementin fundthe iscommission establishedof consistinga violation of moniesthis depositedsection pursuantis toguilty sectionof 12‑116.11.  Thea governor'sclass office2 ofmisdemeanor, highwayexcept safetythat shalla administersecond theor fund. subsequent Moniesviolation inwithin thea fundperiod areof continuouslytwenty-four appropriated.months is a class misdemeanor.

B.  MoniesE.F.  In inapplying the fundtwenty‑four shallmonth beperiod usedprovision toof preventsubsection racingD onof streetsthis andsection, highwaysthe indates thisof statethe andcommission toof enforcethe sectionoffense 28‑708. shall Thebe governor'sthe officedetermining factor, irrespective of highwaythe safetysequence mayin distributewhich moniesthe tooffenses localwere lawcommitted.  enforcementA agenciessecond toor helpsubsequent preventviolation racingfor onwhich streetsa andconviction highwaysoccurs as provided in this statesection anddoes tonot enforceinclude sectiona 28‑708.conviction for an offense arising out of the same series of acts.

END_STATUTEF.G.  On Sec. 3.  Sectionpronouncement 28-3511,of Arizonaa Revisedjail Statutes,sentence under this section, and after the court receives confirmation that the person is amendedemployed or is a student, the court may provide in the sentence that if the defendant is employed or is a student the defendant can continue employment or schooling for not more than twelve hours per day nor more than five days per week.  The defendant shall spend the remaining days or parts of days in jail until the sentence is served and shall be allowed out of jail only long enough to read:complete the defendant's actual hours of employment or schooling.

START_STATUTE28-3511.  RemovalEND_STATUTE andSec. 4.  Section immobilization28-708, orArizona impoundmentRevised ofStatutes, vehicle;is amended to read:

ArizonaSTART_STATUTE28-708.  Racing crimeon informationhighways; center database A.  A peace officer shall cause the removal and either immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle if the peace officer determines that:

1.  Aclassification; person is driving the vehicle while any of the following applies:

(a)  Exceptexception; as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the person's driving privilege is revoked for any reason.  A peace officer shall not cause the removal and either immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to this subdivision if the person's privilege to drive is valid in this state.

(b)  Thedefinitions A.  A person hasshall not everdrive beena issuedvehicle or participate in any manner in a validrace, driverspeed licensecompetition or permitcontest, bydrag thisrace stateor andacceleration thecontest, persontest doesof notphysical produceendurance evidenceor exhibition of everspeed havingor aacceleration validor driverfor licensethe orpurpose permitof issuedmaking bya anotherspeed jurisdiction.record on a street or highway.

ThisB.  A subdivisionperson doeswho notviolates applythis tosection is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.  If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section within twenty‑four months of a first conviction, the operationperson is guilty of ana implementclass 6 felony and is not eligible for probation, pardon, suspension of husbandry.sentence or release on any other basis until the person has served not less than ten days in jail or prison.

(c)  TheC.  A person who is subjectconvicted toof ana ignitionfirst interlockviolation device requirement pursuant to chapter 4 of this titlesection andshall thepay person is operating a vehiclefine withoutof anot functioningless certifiedthan ignitiontwo interlockhundred device. fifty Thisdollars subdivisionand doesmay notbe applyordered toby the operationcourt of a vehicle due to aperform substantialcommunity emergencyrestitution. as defined in section 28‑1464.

(d)  InD.  A furtheranceperson ofwho theis illegalconvicted presence of ana aliensubsequent in the United States and in violation of a criminal offense, the person is transporting or moving or attempting to transport or move an alien in this statesection inshall pay a vehiclefine ifof thenot personless knowsthan orfive recklesslyhundred disregardsdollars theand factmay thatbe theordered alienby has come to, has entered or remains in the Unitedcourt Statesto inperform violationcommunity ofrestitution. law.

(e)  TheE.  A person iswho concealing,knowingly harboringaids or shieldingabets oranother attemptingperson to conceal, harbor or shield from detection an alien in thisthe statecommission inof a vehicleviolation ifof thethis personsection knowsis orguilty recklesslyof disregardsa theclass fact1 thatmisdemeanor. the alien has come to, entered or remains in the United States in violation of law.

2.  AE.F.  On personpronouncement of a jail sentence under this section and in cases of extreme hardship, the court may provide in the sentence that if the defendant is drivingemployed aor vehicleattending school and can continue employment or school the defendant may continue the employment or school for not more than twelve hours per day nor more than five days per week, and the defendant shall spend the remaining days or parts of days in violationjail until the sentence is served.  The court may allow the defendant to be out of sectionjail 28-693.only long enough to complete the defendant's actual hours of employment or school.

3.  AF.G.  If a person is convicted of violating this section, the judge may require the surrender to a police officer of any driver license of the person and immediately forward the abstract of conviction to the department.  On a first conviction, the judge may order the suspension of the driving privileges of the person for a vehicleperiod inof violationnot more than ninety days.  In the case of sectiona 28‑708.first conviction and on receipt of the abstract of conviction and order of the court, the department shall suspend the driving privileges of the person for the period of time ordered by the judge.  In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for an offense committed within a period of twenty‑four months and on receipt of the abstract of conviction, the department shall revoke the driving privileges of the person.

2.  4.  TheG.H.  The vehicledirector ismay displayedauthorize forin salewriting an organized and properly controlled event to utilize a highway or forpart transferof a highway even though it is prohibited by this section.  The authorization shall specify the time of ownershipthe withevent, the highway or part of a vehiclehighway identificationto numberbe thatutilized hasand beenany destroyed,special removed,conditions covered,the altereddirector ormay defaced.require for the particular event.

B.  AH.I.  For peace officer shall cause the removalpurposes and impoundment of athis vehiclesection: if the peace officer determines that a person is driving the vehicle and if all of the following apply:

1.  The1.  "Drag person'srace" drivingmeans privilegeeither: is canceled or revoked for any reason or the person has not ever been issued a driver license or permit by this state and the person does not produce evidence of ever having a driver license or permit issued by another jurisdiction.

2.  The(a)  The personoperation isof nottwo inor compliancemore withvehicles thefrom financiala responsibilitypoint requirementsside ofby chapterside 9,at articleaccelerating 4speeds ofin thisa title.competitive attempt to outdistance each other.

3.  The(b)  The personoperation isof drivingone or more vehicles over a vehiclecommon thatselected iscourse involvedand infrom anthe accidentsame thatpoint resultsfor inthe eitherpurpose propertyof damagecomparing orthe injuryrelative tospeeds or deathpower of anotheracceleration person.of the vehicle or vehicles within a certain distance or time limit.

C.  Except2.  "Racing" asmeans providedthe inuse subsectionof Done ofor thismore section,vehicles whilein aan peaceattempt officerto hasoutgain controlor ofoutdistance theanother vehicle the peace officer shall cause the removal and either immobilization or impoundmentprevent ofanother the vehicle iffrom thepassing."END_STATUTE peaceRenumber officerto hasconform probablePage cause3, tostrike arrestlines the36 driverthrough of39 theAmend vehicletitle forto aconform violation  of  sectionDAVID 4‑244,LIVINGSTON paragraph  3402/11/2020 or09:53 sectionAM 28‑1382S: or 28‑1383.

D.  AZD/kja peace  officer  shall not cause the removal and either the immobilization or impoundment of a vehicle pursuant to subsection C of this section if all of the following apply:

1.  The peace officer determines that the vehicle is currently registered and that the driver or the vehicle is in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of chapter 9, article 4 of this title.

2.  The spouse of the driver is with the driver at the time of the arrest.

3.  The peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the spouse of the driver:

(a)  Has a valid driver license.