§ 28-1591 Traffic violations; civil matters; service
§ 28-1592 Commencement of action; original citation changes
§ 28-1593 Service of uniform traffic ticket and complaint
§ 28-1594 Authority to detain persons
§ 28-1595 Failure to stop or provide driver license or evidence of identity; violation; classification
§ 28-1596 Traffic complaint; proceedings
§ 28-1597 Witnesses; nonapplicability of rules of civil procedure
§ 28-1598 Maximum civil penalty
§ 28-1599 Admission; evidence of negligence
§ 28-1600 Appeal
§ 28-1601 Failure to pay civil penalty; suspension or restriction of driving privilege; collection procedure
§ 28-1602 Photo enforcement violations; law enforcement review; violation; classification; service of process; no duty to identify photo or respond; definitions
§ 28-1603 Civil penalty mitigation or waiver
§ 28-1604 Community restitution in lieu of monetary obligation; definition
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 28 > Chapter 5 > Article 4 - Procedures for Civil Traffic Violations

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Driver license: means a license that is issued by a state to an individual and that authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • License: means any license, temporary instruction permit or temporary license issued under the laws of this state or any other state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles. See Arizona Laws 28-1501
  • Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined in section 28-2001. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor 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
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway for purposes of travel. See Arizona Laws 28-1501
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215