A.R.S. § 28-694: Wrong-Way Driving Penalty
Wrong-way driving; civil penalty; traffic survival school; definition
What's the penalty for wrong-way driving in Arizona?
In Arizona, driving the wrong way on a controlled-access highway carries a $500 civil penalty and requires attending and completing traffic survival school, though it doesn't include crossing a median or a crash that leaves a vehicle stopped facing the wrong way.
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Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
28-694. Wrong-way driving; civil penalty; traffic survival school; definition
A. A person who drives the wrong way on a controlled access highway commits wrong-way driving.
B. A person who is found responsible for a violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of five hundred dollars.
C. A person who is found responsible for a violation of this section shall attend and successfully complete approved traffic survival school educational sessions that are designed to improve the safety and habits of drivers.
D. For the purposes of this section, "wrong way" means vehicular movement that is in a direction opposing the legal flow of traffic. Wrong way does not include median crossing or a collision where a motor vehicle comes to a stop facing the wrong way.
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