Arizona Laws 28-1107. Liability; highway or structure damage
A. A person driving a vehicle, object or contrivance on a highway or highway structure is liable for all damage that the highway or structure may sustain as a result of an illegal operation or driving or moving of the vehicle, object or contrivance or as a result of operating, driving or moving a vehicle, object or contrivance weighing or measuring in excess of the maximum weight or height in this article even if authorized by a special permit issued as provided in section 28-1094 or 28-1103.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-1107
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. If the driver is not the owner of the vehicle, object or contrivance but is operating, driving or moving the vehicle, object or contrivance with the express or implied permission of the owner, the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable for any damage.
C. The authorities in control of the highway or highway structure may recover the damage in a civil action.