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commercial vehicles; operator; lawful presence, the official text

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REFERENCE TITLE: commercial vehicles; operator; lawful presence

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1511

Introduced by

Senator
Carroll

AN
ACT

Amending title 28, Chapter 14, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-5233; relating to commercial
motor vehicles.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 28, chapter 14, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-5233, to read:

START_STATUTE28-5233. Commercial motor vehicle operator; lawful presence; impoundment
of vehicle

A. A person may not operate a
commercial motor vehicle in this state unless the person can provide EVIDENCE
of lawful presence in the united states pursuant to the acceptable documents
prescribed in section 41-1080.

B. A law enforcement officer may
request evidence of lawful presence from a person operating a commercial motor
vehicle, which may not be a commercial driver license that is issued by another
state or a foreign JURISDICTION.

C. A law enforcement agency shall
impound a commercial motor vehicle, and its cargo, that is operated by a person
who fails to provide evidence of lawful presence in the united states until the
citation and all charges related to the impoundment are cleared.  The
impoundment charges are the responsibility of the owner of commercial motor
vehicle. END_STATUTE
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