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Criminal Speed
When someone is stopped and cited for Criminal Speed in Phoenix, they often don’t think that it’s a big deal, and believe that it’s just a traffic ticket. However, under Arizona law, criminal speed is a Class 3 Misdemeanor, therefore, a conviction could have a substantial impact on your life.
There are three circumstances when someone can be charged with criminal speeding under Arizona law.
Excessive Speed (28-701.02a3)
This is the criminal speed most commonly charged. To be charged under this statute the State will have to prove that you exceeded the posted speed limit by more than 20 miles per hour.
Exceed the posted speed limit in a business or residential district by more than twenty miles per hour, or if no speed limit is posted, exceed forty-five miles per hour. (28-701.02a2)
This is also commonly charged and is usually seen in more urban parts of Arizona in the major cities. This violation occurs if a person exceeds the posted speed limit in a business or residential district by more than twenty miles per hour, or if no speed limit is posted, exceeds forty-five miles per hour. Some examples include:
- Traveling 56 miles per hour or above in a 35 mile per hour zone
- Traveling 66 miles per hour or above in a 45 mile per hour zone
- Traveling 76 miles per hour or above in a 55 mile per hour zone
Exceeding 35 miles per hour near a school zone (28-701.02a1)
This violation must occur in a designated school zone, which generally includes having signs posted.
POSSIBLE PENALTIES FOR A CRIMINAL SPEED CONVICTION
Someone convicted of criminal speed in Arizona could face the following penalties:
- Up to 30 days of jail
- A fine of up to $500 plus surcharges
- Up to 1 year of probation.
Additional penalties could include:
- Adding 3 points to your drivers license
- Limitation on employment opportunities due to driving record
- Impact on immigration status
- Impact on insurance rates
- Driver’s license suspension
- Disqualification of commercial driver’s license status (CDL)
- Loss of professional licenses
- Loss of security clearances
- Loss of government advancement opportunities due to insurance costs
WE AGRESSIVLEY INVESTIGATE EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR CASE
When you hire Oliverson Law PLLC to represent you in your criminal speed case, we aggressively investigate all aspects of your case. This investigation includes us looking into the following:
- The police officer’s training and experience level, including disciplinary history
- The officer’s certification to use whatever speed measuring device was used
- Other training certificates
- Calibration records for the radar, lidar, or vehicle used to measure your speed
- Dash cam video footage
- Body cam video footage
- Any audio recordings
- GPS data
- AVL or “automatic vehicle location” data
- Traffic pattern studies
Contact us online or call our office at (480) 582-3637 today to request your free initial consultation.
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