In Arizona, there are many self-service forms available for certain areas of law. There are also certified legal document preparers who can draft certain legal forms. These services tend to have lower up-front costs than attorneys. Unfortunately, however, a person can end up paying more in the long run by failing to hire an attorney…
Golf carts are a common mode of transport in the Valley of the Sun and not just on the golf course. Arizona’s climate and weather make it the perfect state for an increased number of golf carts, and the development of communities where golf carts are second vehicles to the people who live there as…
The Arizona Department of Public Safety operated a special DUI Task Force in the West Valley this past weekend. The special task force coordinated by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and consisting of various law enforcement officers (including specially trained DUI recognition officers) conducted saturation patrols to seek out and stop impaired drivers. People…
In Arizona, “driving under the influence” statutes define a person’s ability to operate a vehicle in multiple ways. Listed below are explanations and definitions of Arizona’s DUI classifications: MISDEMEANOR DUI’s 1. A “DUI” is operating a vehicle while impaired to the slightest degree. Impairment may be from alcohol, drugs, or some other method by which the…
Under Arizona law, driving on the State’s roadways is a privilege and not a right. A person must apply for a license to drive a vehicle in Arizona. Once Arizona’s Motor Vehicle Division issues a person’s driver’s license, the person impliedly agrees to give his or her consent to have his or her breath, blood,…
Have you ever received a traffic ticket or citation? Were you driving on a suspended license, making an illegal u turn, failing to yield, running a red light, or speeding in a school zone? Many have done those things and think that it is no big deal. Because most of these violations a can be…
Arizona law enforcement agencies made over 3,500 DUI arrests from November 25th to January 1st. Most of those people charged with Driving Under the Influence or Driving While Intoxicated have no experience with the legal system nor have any idea about what their options are. Instead their minds are probably filled with questions about possible…
Do you have any idea what the number 10,839 represents? It is the number of people killed by an impaired driver in the United States last year. In Arizona (AZ) alone, there were over 14,000 arrests made in 2009 for those driving while under-the-influence; and 4,500 of these came between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. …
With this past weekend’s annual Anthem Tree Lighting Ceremony at a close and the temperature continuing to drop towards the digits that make most of the country envy us Arizonians (at least during the most wonderful time of the year), it is safe to say that the holidays finally have come again to the Valley…
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