A.R.S. 28-910
Liability for emergency responses in flood areas; definitions
A. A driver of a vehicle who drives the vehicle on a public street or highway that is temporarily covered by a rise in water level, including groundwater or overflow of water, and that is barricaded because of flooding is liable for the expenses of any emergency response that is required to remove from the public street or highway the driver or any passenger in the vehicle that becomes inoperable on the public street or highway or the vehicle that becomes inoperable on the public street or highway, or both.
B. A person convicted of violating section 28-693 for driving a vehicle into any area that is temporarily covered by a rise in water level, including groundwater or overflow of water, may be liable for expenses of any emergency response that is required to remove from the area the driver or any passenger in the vehicle that becomes inoperable in the area or the vehicle that becomes inoperable in the area, or both.
C. The expenses of an emergency response are a charge against the person liable for those expenses pursuant to subsection A or B of this section. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and may be collected proportionately by the public agencies, for-profit entities or not-for-profit entities that incurred the expenses. The person's liability for the expenses of an emergency response shall not exceed two thousand dollars for a single incident. The liability imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other liability that may be imposed.
D. An insurance policy may exclude coverage for a person's liability for expenses of an emergency response under this section.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Expenses of an emergency response" means reasonable costs directly incurred by public agencies, for-profit entities or not-for-profit entities that make an appropriate emergency response to an incident.
2. "Public agency" means this state and any city, county, municipal corporation, district or other public authority that is located in whole or in part in this state and that provides police, fire fighting, medical or other emergency services.
3. "Reasonable costs" includes the costs of providing police, fire fighting, rescue and emergency medical services at the scene of an incident and the salaries of the persons who respond to the incident but does not include charges assessed by an ambulance service that is regulated pursuant to title 36, chapter 21.1, article 2.
Comment: This is relevant especially during monsoon season in Arizona. If an auto driver tries to cross a flooded wash or dip in the road, and gets stuck, the driver will be liable for the emergency crew expenses that saves him/her. Recognize that an insurance policy may not cover this either, leaving the individual with the bill.
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A.R.S. 28-912
Vehicles transporting equine; violation; classification; definitions
A. A vehicle used to transport any equine to a slaughtering establishment may have no more than one level or tier in the compartment containing the equine.
B. The animal cargo space of vehicles used for the transportation of equines to slaughtering establishments must:
1. Be designed, constructed and maintained in a manner that at all times protects the health and well-being of any equine being transported.
2. Segregate any aggressive equine from the other equines in or on the vehicle.
3. Have sufficient interior height to allow each equine to stand with its head extended to the fullest normal postural height.
4. Be equipped with doors and ramps of sufficient size to provide for safe loading and unloading of any equine.
C. Before the transportation of any equine to a slaughtering establishment, the owner or shipper must:
1. For a period of not less than six consecutive hours immediately before any equine is loaded in or on the vehicle, provide each equine appropriate food, potable water and the opportunity to rest.
2. Load each equine on the vehicle so that:
(a) Each equine has enough floor space to ensure that no equine is crowded in a way likely to cause injury or discomfort.
(b) Any aggressive equine cannot come into contact with any other equine on the vehicle.
D. During transit to the slaughtering establishment, the owner or shipper must:
1. Drive in a manner to avoid causing injury to the equines.
2. Observe the equines as frequently as circumstances allow, but not less than once every six hours, to check the physical condition of the equines and ensure that all requirements of this section are being followed. The owner or shipper must obtain veterinary assistance as soon as practical for any equine in obvious physical distress. Any equine that becomes nonambulatory during transit must be euthanized as soon as practical.
3. Offload from the vehicle any equine that has been in or on the vehicle for twenty-eight consecutive hours and provide the equine appropriate food, potable water and the opportunity to rest for at least five consecutive hours.
4. Transport all equines to a slaughtering establishment as expeditiously and carefully as possible in a manner that does not cause unnecessary discomfort, stress, physical harm or trauma. Electric prods shall not be used for any purpose on equines while transporting equines to a slaughtering establishment, including while loading or unloading the vehicle, except when human safety is threatened.
E. Transporting one equine in violation of this section is a class 3 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation under this subsection is a class 2 misdemeanor.
F. Transporting two or more equine in violation of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor. A subsequent violation under this subsection is a class 1 misdemeanor.
G. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Equine" has the same meaning prescribed in section 3-1201.
2. "Slaughtering establishment" has the same meaning prescribed in section 3-2001.
Comment: This focuses more on Arizona agriculture and the rules in vehicles that transport equine. There are rules for the conditions of the animals transport.
A.R.S. 28-921
Applicability of equipment requirements
A. A person shall not:
1. Drive or move and the owner shall not knowingly cause or permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
(a) Is in an unsafe condition that endangers a person.
(b) Does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this article.
(c) Is equipped in any manner in violation of this article.
2. Do an act forbidden or fail to perform an act required under this article.
B. This article does not prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on a vehicle if the use is not inconsistent with this article.
C. The provisions of this article with respect to equipment on vehicles do not apply to implements of husbandry, trailers used solely in the operation of a farm for the transportation of the unprocessed fiber products on the farm or from the farm to a cotton gin, road machinery, road rollers or farm tractors except as made applicable by this article.
D. Notwithstanding subsection C of this section, a farm tractor equipped with an electric lighting system shall display at all times mentioned in section 28-922 a red tail lamp and either multiple beam or single beam head lamps meeting the requirements of sections 28-925, 28-941 and 28-943.
Comment: Exercise caution to avoid accidents when moving or driving a vehicle, especially when connected to other autos or something like a trailer.
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A.R.S. 28-922
Lighted lamps required
At any time from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet ahead, a vehicle on a highway in this state shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as required by this article for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions for parked vehicles as provided in this article.
Comment: The time of twilight is important in accident and negligence determinations by a court or jury. Many places will have what is known as "civil sunset" to note when a vehicle's lights must be turned on.
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