This guide includes information for individuals representing themselves in court in defense of a driving violation as well as students who are interested in the general law of Arizona. There are resources originating from the state and federal government regarding safe driving as well as license, title and registration information. The guide contains citation to print and electronic resources.
The call numbers on this page link to library catalog records, which provide information about location, availability, and currency of each item in the Ross-Blakley Law Library. Where available, there are links to electronic books available on the ASU library computers. ASU students, faculty, and staff can also access electronic books using their ASUrite passwords.
Westlaw and LexisNexis links will take you to the specified database if you have a password. These links work better if you are already logged in. The College of Law provides Westlaw and LexisNexis passwords to its law faculty, staff, and students. Westlaw and LexisNexis links will open in a new window.
seminar materials from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Alumni Association held Friday, September 7, 2007, Arizona State University campus, Tempe, Arizona
continuing legal education materials from seminar held on Friday, September 8, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona conducted by State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education
a publication of the Judicial College of Arizona, prepared and published by the Education Services Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts of the Arizona Supreme Court
State Collection (3rd floor) Arizona section, KFA2430.5 .M52.
II. Online Information
A. Websites
Arizona Department of Public Safety
DUI – Home page: Menu on right side of page with links to Arizona DUI Laws, National DUI statistics, prevention programs, repeat offender programs, DUI enforcement unit, Drug Recognition Expert Program, and the Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program. http://www.azdps.gov/safety/impaireddriving/default.asp
Arizona Department of Transportation: Motor Vehicle Division
Explains: revocation, suspension, traffic school, points assessment, driving on a suspended or revoked license, DUI, DUI penalties, aggressive driving, red-light running, failure to stop at an accident. http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/driver/DriverImprovement.asp
Also on the ADOT website are links to the Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Fact summaries for the years 1997 to 2005. These comprehensive summaries contain a multitude of facts and statistics about crashes including information about time of day, highlights and historical data, weather conditions, geographic location, pedestrian involved crashes, DUI involved incidents, motorcycle crashes, and fatalities. The summaries contain charts, tables, and graphs to illustrate and explain the crash statistics.
Links to Arizona DUI fines, statutes, impaired driving information, Arizona Drug Recognition Expert, seat belt statistics, speed and traffic safety, motorcycle safety, legislative summary, teens and young adults, and bike and pedestrian information. http://www.azgohs.gov/quick_links/impaired_driving/DUI_laws.asp
This site also has information about the Governor's Children Are Precious Passengers (CAPP) program. CAPP is designed to increase the awareness of and compliance to child seat usage guidelines and requirements.
The IIHS website provides information about highway safety including laws and statistics. Users can view traffic laws of the various states by topic, and research studies conducted by the IIHS. There are also statistics available on a variety of subjects.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Has information on driver safety and crash test and rollover results. Information on traffic safety, vehicles and research. Access to information on tire ratings, crash tests, rollover information, fatal alcohol related accident statistics, other data on safety issues related to driving. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
This website is sponsored by Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and has information about the Arizona laws and penalties concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol. The site provides links to statistics, articles and government agencies. There are mug shots of individuals who have been convicted of DUI offenses in the cities of Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe. Contains a special section outlining the penalty of conviction if individual is under the age of 21.
Arizona Department of Transportation Forms and Publication online
Provides access to 150 forms and publications. Forms can be searched and sorted by form name, form number, category, by commercial license, vehicle or drivers services.
This webpage gives you the options as provided by the city of Chandler upon receiving a traffic violation and explains the process of resolving those violations.
This is link to the Fountain Hills Municipal Court website which contains information about traffic violations and resolutions of tickets in Fountain Hills.
Defensive Driving/Traffic Schools in Coconino County accessible at http://www.coconino.az.gov/courts.aspx?id=245. Contains information about driving schools and traffic courts in the following cities: Flagstaff, Fredonia, Page and Williams.
Municipal Court, minor criminal or civil traffic violations information including information defining possible pleas.
Phoenix defensive driving program information can be found at http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/COURT/defdrive.html. Includes information eligibility and registration. Has descriptions, locations and links to Arizona driving programs.
Handles civil traffic violations within the city of Scottsdale. Specific information available from the civil traffic cases webpage at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/courts/civil.asp. Information available regarding the procedure of resolving or disputing a traffic ticket including those involving insurance, registration, drivers' license, and equipment violations. Information about Scottsdale's defensive driving schools and how to enroll can be found at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/courts/drivingclass.asp.
To resolve “Photo Enforcement complaint” consult the Photo Radar webpage.
City of Tempe - City Court - Civil/Traffic Tickets
Includes information regarding how to resolve traffic tickets including various plea options, defensive driving school, and appeals. A table to discern what fine is due per code violation consult http://www.tempe.gov/court/fines.htm#Traffic.
Tucson traffic school information: Has information about eligibility and advantages of attending traffic school. Also, provides a link to internet registration.
