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AZ lawmakers using provision rooted in England to dodge speeding tickets

The Arizona state legislature may allow voters to decide on eliminating legislative immunity for traffic violations, driven by Republican Rep. Quang Nguyen.
The measure passed the Arizona House with bipartisan support but faces uncertainty in the Senate, as it needs committee review before being considered by the full Senate.
Nguyen stated that legislative privilege has 'outlived its usefulness,' amid cases of lawmakers avoiding citations.
Opposition exists, with some lawmakers arguing that the provision is necessary and should not be stripped from all lawmakers due to 'a few bad actors.

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AZ lawmakers using provision rooted in England to dodge speeding tickets

Arizona lawmakers are considering a resolution to remove legislative immunity for traffic violations. The immunity currently protects lawmakers from arrest for non-felony offenses while the Legislature is in session. Incidents involving lawmakers using immunity to dismiss speeding charges have sparked debate, with state Rep. Quang Nguyen advocating for accountability and equal treatment under traffic laws. English parliamentary protections desi…

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Kingman Miner

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Our View: Lawmakers choose their own privilege over public safety

Some Arizona lawmakers had the chance to do the right thing. They blew it.

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Reason

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Arizona legislators have immunity from traffic tickets during legislative sessions. A new measure aims to change that.

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Driver's 7-word response to speeding ticket immediately gets him off free

A DRIVER handed lawmakers a seven-word response to a speeding ticket – that managed to get him off the fine completely free. Those in-the-know have revealed a legal loophole called “legislative immunity” that can be used to avoid or delay punishment for speeding tickets. GettyArizona state Senator Mark Finchem was recently issued a speeding ticket for driving 18 mph over the limit[/caption] Prescott Police DepartmentBut the speeding ticket was s…

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Yuma Sun

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Arizona legislators will keep privilege to dodge traffic tickets

PHOENIX – A bid to strip state lawmakers of their ability to avoid traffic citations during the legislative session has fizzled.

11 days ago

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Arizona Capitol Times

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Legislative immunity reform bill assumed dead in Senate committee

A bid to strip state lawmakers of their ability to avoid traffic citations during the legislative session has fizzled. Rep. Quang Nguyen managed to get his proposal to send the issue to voters out of the House earlier this month on a bipartisan 37-20 margin. That sent the Prescott Valley Republican’s HCR 2053 to the Senate. There, Senate President Warren Petersen assigned the bill to the Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Kevin Pa…

11 days ago·Phoenix, United States

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