A.R.S. 28-652
State highway work zones; definition
A. The director shall adopt standards and specifications for the use of traffic control devices in state highway work zones.
B. The standards and specifications adopted pursuant to subsection A shall include the following:
1. The use of traffic control devices that indicate that the driver is approaching a state highway work zone and that are required to be posted at least one thousand feet before entering a state highway work zone.
2. The use of traffic control devices when workers are present in a state highway work zone that indicate that double civil penalties will be imposed for exceeding the speed limit in a state highway work zone when workers are present and that are required to be posted at least every twenty-five hundred feet within a state highway work zone.
3. The use of traffic control devices that indicate the beginning and end of a state highway work zone.
4. A requirement that the traffic control devices be removed when the preliminary engineering work or construction, repair or maintenance work is completed.
C. For the purposes of this section, "state highway work zone" means an area that is within a state highway right-of-way and that is subject to preliminary engineering work or construction, repair or maintenance work.
Comment: It's just important to be aware that this statute points out that a road construction area will have greater penalties on speeding. You generally have a duty to be more cautious.
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A.R.S. 28-653
Flagger training and certification; exception
A. Any individual who is stationed in a state highway work zone to provide temporary traffic control shall have completed training and be certified by a program that meets the training and certification standards of the national safety council highway flagger training program, the American traffic safety services association flagger program or an equivalent program that meets the same objectives. An equivalent program must meet the United States department of transportation federal highway administration standards for the control of traffic through highway work zones as defined in the manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways.
B. Flaggers shall repeat training and certification requirements at least once every two years.
C. This section does not apply to law enforcement personnel who are employed by governmental entities.
Comment: In a construction zone, the person directing traffic with flags needs to have training.
A.R.S. 28-654
Photo enforcement zones; signage; standards; citation dismissal
A. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, every local authority or agency of this state using a photo enforcement system shall adopt standards and specifications that indicate to a person operating a motor vehicle that a photo enforcement system is present and operational.
B. The standards and specifications adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section shall include both of the following:
1. At least two signs shall be placed in a location before a photo enforcement system. One sign shall be in a location that is approximately three hundred feet before the photo enforcement system. Placement of additional signs shall be more than three hundred feet before a photo enforcement system to provide reasonable notice to a person that a photo enforcement system is present and operational.
2. Signs indicating a photo enforcement system shall be removed or covered when the photo enforcement system is no longer present or not operating.
C. Signs erected by a local authority or agency of this state as prescribed in this section shall contain a yellow warning notice and correlate with and as far as possible conform to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways adopted by the director pursuant to section 28-641.
D. If the standards and specifications prescribed pursuant to this section are not in effect during the operation of a photo enforcement system, the court may dismiss any citation issued to a person who is identified by the use of the photo enforcement system.
E. During the time a vehicle containing photo enforcement equipment is being used to identify violators of this article and article 6 of this chapter, the rear of the vehicle shall be clearly marked to indicate that the vehicle is functioning as a photo enforcement vehicle. This subsection does not apply to a vehicle that does not contain a photo enforcement system and that is used by a law enforcement officer.
F. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a mobile photo enforcement vehicle during the time a mobile photo enforcement vehicle is deployed on streets with a posted speed limit of forty miles per hour or less.
Comment: Photo enforcement can be done by numerous types of government bodies, but they have standards they must follow. If they do not follow the standards, then you can have the traffic violation against you dismissed by a court (Section D of the statute).
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A.R.S. 28-661
Accidents involving death or personal injuries; failure to stop; classification; driver license revocation
A. The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of a person shall:
1. Immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident or as close to the accident scene as possible but shall immediately return to the accident scene.
2. Remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section 28-663.
B. A driver who is involved in an accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and who fails to stop or to comply with the requirements of section 28-663 is guilty of a class 3 felony, except that if a driver caused the accident the driver is guilty of a class 2 felony.
C. A driver who is involved in an accident resulting in an injury other than death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and who fails to stop or to comply with the requirements of section 28-663 is guilty of a class 5 felony.
D. The sentence imposed on a person for a conviction under this section shall run consecutively to any sentence imposed on the person for other convictions on any other charge related to the accident.
E. The department shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of a person convicted pursuant to subsection B of this section for five years.
F. The department shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of a person convicted pursuant to subsection C of this section for three years.
Comment: You have a duty to stop if you're in an accident that results in injuries. If you do not, your are guilty of a felony under the law. Violations of this statute will cause you to lose your drivers license for years.
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