HB 2522 — defensive driving schools; fees

Fifty-sixthHouse LegislatureEngrossed Transportation,defensive Technologydriving andschools; Missing Children Second Regular Session H.B.

fees State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2522 PROPOSEDAN SENATEACT AMENDMENTSAMENDING TOSECTIONS H.B.28-3396 AND 28-3397, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

2522RELATING (ReferenceTO toDEFENSIVE HouseDRIVING engrossedSCHOOLS. bill) Page 1, lines 19 and 20, strike "COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT" insert "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS OR ITS CONTRACTED VENDOR" Strike line 25 Line 26, strike "CONTRACTED BY THE COURT shall transmit";

strike(TEXT "promptly" insert "SHALL BE TRANSMITTED" Lines 41 and 42, strike "COURT OF RECORDBILL ORBEGINS AON VENDORNEXT THATPAGE) IS- CONTRACTEDi BY- THEH.B. COURT" insert "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS OR ITS CONTRACTED VENDOR" Page 2, lines 1 and 2, strike "COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT" insert "ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS OR ITS CONTRACTED VENDOR" Line 7, strike "DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING" Between lines 10 and 11, insert:

"3.2522 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

NOTSection HAVE1. A FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN THIS STATE.

Section 28-3396, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

28-3396.

Court diversion fee A.

The presiding judge of each court shall:

1.

Set the amount of the court diversion fee that an individual, including an individual who holds a commercial driver license, who attends a defensive driving school may be assessed.

2.

Charge an individual a forty-five dollar $45 surcharge if the individual attends a defensive driving school.

3.

Immediately inform the supreme court in writing of the amount of the court diversion fee that is established for the court and the total cost to attend a defensive driving school.

NOTImmediately DIRECT,inform FAVOR,the SUPPORT,supreme ENDORSEcourt ORin OTHERWISEwriting INDUCEof ANany INDIVIDUALchanges TOin ATTENDthe Atotal SPECIFICcost DEFENSIVEto DRIVINGattend SCHOOL.a defensive driving school.

B.

Payment of the court diversion fee and surcharge is in lieu of payment of a civil penalty or criminal fine and any surcharge that are imposed for a traffic violation.

C.

The driving school COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT shall collect the court diversion fee and surcharge before or at the time an individual attends the DRIVING school.

On receipt of the diversion fee, the defensive driving school shall transmit the fee promptly to the appropriate court pursuant to procedures prescribed by the supreme court.

On receipt of the surcharge, the defensive driving school COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT shall transmit the surcharge promptly to the state treasurer for deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, as follows:

1.

The first ten million four hundred thousand dollars $10,400,000 in revenue annually in the department of public safety forensics fund established by section 41-1730.

2.

All remaining money in the state general fund.

3.2.

LegislativeSection intent28-3397, TheArizona legislatureRevised intends:Statutes, is amended to read:

28-3397.

Additional fees;

disposition;

vendors;

fees A.

In addition to the court diversion fee and the fee for the cost to attend a defensive driving school, a person who attends a defensive driving school pursuant to this article or by a court order shall pay a fee of not more than fifteen dollars $15 that is established by the supreme court.

B.

Before or at the time an individual attends a defensive driving school, the school COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT shall collect the defensive driving school fund fee established pursuant to this section and the fee, if any, charged by the defensive driving school for the course.

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2522 C.

The defensive driving school COURT OF RECORD OR A VENDOR THAT IS CONTRACTED BY THE COURT shall transmit the fee established by the supreme court pursuant to this section to the supreme court.