A.R.S. 28-873
Stopping, standing or parking prohibitions; exceptions; definition
A. Except if necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or if in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, a person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk.
2. In front of a public or private driveway, except that this paragraph does not apply to a vehicle or the driver of a vehicle engaged in the official delivery of the United States mail if both of the following apply:
(a) The driver does not leave the vehicle.
(b) The vehicle is stopped only momentarily.
3. Within an intersection.
4. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant.
5. On a crosswalk.
6. Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
7. Within thirty feet on the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
8. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the director or a local authority indicates a different length by signs or markings.
9. Within fifty feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing or within eight feet six inches of the center of any railroad track, except while a motor vehicle with motive power attached is loading or unloading railroad cars.
10. Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of the entrance when properly posted.
11. Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
12. On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
13. On a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or within a highway tunnel.
14. At any place where official signs prohibit standing or stopping.
15. On a controlled access highway except:
(a) For emergency reasons.
(b) In areas specifically designated for parking such as rest areas.
B. A local authority may allow motor vehicles providing a public entity's public transportation service to stop on a state highway or state route for the purpose of allowing passengers to enter or exit if all of the following apply:
1. The local authority that has jurisdiction over the location of the proposed stopping point conducts a traffic and engineering investigation to determine whether passengers are able to safely enter or exit public transportation vehicles at the proposed stopping point.
2. The local authority that conducts the traffic and engineering investigation pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection submits the results of the investigation to the director for review and approval of the proposed stopping point.
3. The driver does not leave the vehicle.
4. The vehicle is stopped only long enough to load and unload passengers.
5. The vehicle engages four-way hazard flashers.
6. The roadway has a posted speed limit that does not exceed forty-five miles per hour.
7. The roadway has signed or signalized intersection controls within a jurisdictionally confined boundary.
8. The vehicle is clearly marked as a public transportation vehicle.
9. As determined by the director in conjunction with the local authority, the driver drives the vehicle into a pullout or uses any other available method that limits the vehicle from interfering with traffic on the roadway.
C. For the purposes of this section, "public transportation vehicle" means any vehicle that either:
1. Is owned or operated by a public entity.
2. Is operated under a contract with a public entity.
Comment: This Arizona statute is the list of places that a driver cannot normally park his/her vehicle.
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A.R.S. 28-874
Additional parking rules
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who stops or parks a vehicle on a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall stop or park the vehicle with its right-hand wheels parallel to and within eighteen inches of the right-hand curb.
B. A local authority may permit by ordinance:
1. Parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.
2. Angle parking on any roadway, except that a local authority shall not permit angle parking on any federal aid highway or state highway unless the director has determined by resolution or order that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.
C. With respect to highways under the director's jurisdiction, the director may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where in the director's opinion the stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic on the highway. The signs shall be official signs, and a person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle in violation of the restrictions stated on the signs.
Comment: This is just for parking next to the curb.
A.R.S. 28-875
Law enforcement exception
The stopping, standing or parking restrictions provided in this article do not apply to a police or peace officer when the stopping, standing or parking is for the purpose of actual performance of a law enforcement duty.
Comment: All the previous statutory restrictions on standing and parking do not apply to police, when they're on official business.
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A.R.S. 28-876
Parking spaces for electric vehicles; civil penalty
A. A person shall not stop, stand or park a motor vehicle within any parking space specially designated for parking and fueling motor vehicles fueled by electricity unless the motor vehicle is powered by electricity and has been issued an alternative fuel vehicle special plate or sticker pursuant to section 28-2416.
B. If a law enforcement officer finds a motor vehicle in violation of this section, the law enforcement officer shall issue a complaint to the operator or other person in charge of the motor vehicle or, if an operator or other person is not present, to the registered owner of the motor vehicle for a civil traffic violation.
C. A person who is found responsible for a violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of at least three hundred fifty dollars. Notwithstanding section 28-1554, the civil penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Comment: Electric car parking spaces are obviously reserved to electrically powered automobiles. It is unclear if this applies to hybrid vehicles.
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