Dealing With A Bench Warrant in Arizona

Pima County Sheriff's Deputy or Tucson Police Officer examines papers for bench warrant at traffic stop in Tucson Arizona.

Criminal bench warrants are pretty common in Arizona, especially bench warrants issued in misdemeanor cases. Judges issue a bench warrant to force people into court after they have missed a court date, failed to respond to a court summons, or failed to complete a court ordered sentence. Some people with misdemeanor bench warrants don’t even…

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Road Rage & Aggressive Driving in Arizona

Arizona Aggressive Driving

Arizonans do a lot of driving and traffic here can get pretty bad, especially during rush hour. We have a unique mixture of college age drivers, elderly drivers, and out-of-state drivers. This can lead to frustration. Road rage type incidents seem to be getting more common here in Tucson. In Arizona, Aggressive Driving is usually…

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Arizona Hit And Run Charges

Tucson hit and run accident scene

Hit and run charges, also known as leaving the scene of an accident, can occur when you fail to stop after getting into a car accident. It seems like a lot of these cases have been in the news lately and some of them are pretty egregious — like the woman who hit a pedestrian…

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In Arizona, Reckless Driving Has Serious Penalties

Reckless driving in Arizona

Reckless driving is not just a civil traffic offense in Arizona, it is a crime that can carry a mandatory jail sentence and result in the suspension of your driver’s license. Although a reckless driving conviction may be preferable to a DUI conviction in many cases, the Arizona MVD considers it an 8-point violation — the…

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When A Domestic Violence Victim Doesn’t Want To Press Charges

Tucson AZ domestic violence victim regretting her decision to call police because now she doesn't want to press charges on her husband

Domestic violence is as big a problem in Arizona as it is everywhere else. It’s a problem that became the focus of law enforcement years ago and has led to the proliferation of special “domestic violence courts” across the country, including in Arizona. A spat of recent high-profile domestic violence cases involving athletes and celebrities…

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Can You Get A DUI If Your Not Driving?

Sleeping in a car is not always DUI or drunk driving in Tucson Arizona

Most people assume that you actually have to be driving to be charged with driving under the influence. In Arizona, that’s not true. You can get a DUI if your not driving because the charge of driving under the influence in Arizona only requires that a person is either driving a vehicle or is in…

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More Arizona Marijuana DUI Law Changes

Arizona Marijuana DUI law changes

Arizona marijuana DUI charges have always been difficult to defend because the law basically says a person is guilty if they have marijuana or any of its metabolites in their blood within two hours of driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle. The Arizona marijuana DUI law does not require that the…

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