#Arizona
By Gordon Thompson | Arizona DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney | Updated June 2026 Arizona DUI Law Explained: Penalties for First & Second Offense Under A.R.S. § 28-1381 If you or someone you care about has been stopped or arrested for DUI in Arizona, one of the first things you need to understand…
Official Federal Government reports may be the best defense for THC Marijuana DUIs In 2020, the Arizona voters passed Proposition 207 (Prop 207) legalizing the use of marijuana. That initiative changed THC Marijuana DUI trials so that official U.S. Government reports may be the best defense. Before Prop 207 at trial the defendant had to…
The starting point for most DUI investigations is the stop of the defendant’s vehicle by a police officer. An officer must have a legally acceptable reason to stop a vehicle. If a judge decides there was not a legally acceptable reason then all evidence obtained from the stop must be suppressed, meaning cannot be used…
Can I get a 90-day DUI license suspension if I have THC in my blood but I am not impaired? According to a recent Court of Appeals decision the answer is No in Arizona. Some states, such as Washington, have set per se limits (5 nanograms) on the amount THC (the active ingredient of Marijuana)…
Arizona Marijuana DUI trials have become battles over the science of THC and impairment. In 2020 Arizona ballot Proposition 207 dramatically changed the issue for Marijuana DUI trials. Under the old law if the defendant had active THC within their body (usually proven through blood testing), they were guilty as a matter of law…
As a part of the Smart and Safe Arizona Act (which allows the legalization, taxation and recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and over) which was passed by Arizona voters in 2020, effective July 12, 2021 many people will be eligible to have convictions for marijuana-related offenses expunged. Expungement in this instance means, as…
Current Arizona Law, 28 A.R.S. § 1385.G, permits a driver whose Arizona driver’s license or privilege to drive is suspended during a first offense Admin Per Se suspension to drive during the last 60 days of the suspension person for travel between: The person’s place of employment and residence and during specified periods of time…
On November 30, 2020 Arizona Elections Proposition 207 (Prop 207), which legalizes the personal possession of Marijuana, took effect. Prop 207 significantly changes the DUI laws for defendants who have Marijuana in their bodies. Arizona’s basic DUI law, 28 A.R.S. § 1381.A.1, makes it illegal to drive or be in actual physical control, “While under…
Each Holiday Season weekend in 2020, police departments in Maricopa County will conduct DUI saturation patrol programs for DUI enforcement. The 2020 program will start on Wednesday November 25, 2020 and will run each weekend through December 31, 2020. Officers from several police departments around the Valley will conduct coordinated patrols in certain areas, which…
On November 27, 2017, the Scottsdale Municipal Court instituted a general practice of filing an Income Tax Intercept with the Arizona Department of Revenue for any outstanding fine payments, even where the person is not delinquent on their time payment schedule. Aside from being provided for within the language of the time payment agreement,…