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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 28. Transportation § 28-3320. Suspension of license for persons under eighteen years of age; notice; definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. In addition to the grounds for mandatory suspension or revocation provided for in chapters 3, 4 and 5 of this title,  1 the department shall immediately suspend the driver license or privilege to drive or refuse to issue a driver license or privilege to drive of a person who commits an offense while under eighteen years of age as follows:

1. For a period of two years on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a violation of § 4-244, paragraph 34, § 28-1381 or § 28-1382.

2. For a period of three years on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a violation of § 28-1383.

3. Until the person's eighteenth birthday on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a violation of § 13-1602, subsection A, paragraph 1 or § 13-1604, subsection A involving the damage or disfigurement of property by graffiti.

4. Until the person's eighteenth birthday on receiving the record of the person's conviction of criminal damage pursuant to § 13-1602, subsection A, paragraph 5 or a violation of a city or town ordinance that prohibits the type of criminal action prescribed in § 13-1602, subsection A, paragraph 5.

5. Until the person's eighteenth birthday on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a violation of any statute or ordinance involving the purchase or possession of materials used for graffiti.

6. Until the person's eighteenth birthday on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a violation of any provision of title 13, chapter 34.  2

7. Until the person's eighteenth birthday or for a period of two years on receiving the record of the person's conviction for a second or subsequent violation of § 4-244, paragraph 9, if ordered by the court.

8. Until the person's eighteenth birthday on receiving the record of the person's conviction of theft of a motor vehicle pursuant to § 13-1802, unlawful use of means of transportation pursuant to § 13-1803 or theft of means of transportation pursuant to § 13-1814.

B. If ordered by the court, the department shall restrict the person's privilege to drive between the person's home, school and place of employment during specified periods of time according to the person's school and employment schedule.

C. If a person commits an offense prescribed in subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section and the person's privilege to drive is restricted as prescribed in subsection B of this section, the department shall issue a special ignition interlock restricted driver license to the person pursuant to § 28-1401.

D. If ordered by the court pursuant to § 4-246, subsection D, the department shall suspend the driving privilege of a person under eighteen years of age for a period of up to one hundred eighty days on receiving the record of the person's first conviction for a violation of § 4-244, paragraph 9.

E. For the purposes of this section, “conviction” means a final conviction or judgment, including an order of the juvenile court finding that a juvenile violated any provision of this title or committed a delinquent act that if committed by an adult would constitute a criminal offense.

1 Sections 28-601 et seq., 28-1301 et seq., 28-1501 et seq.
2 Section 13-3401 et seq.
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