A.R.S. 28-797TBWD eligibleSchool zone
School-zone speed
Exceeding 15 mph in a posted school crossing when children are present.
Arizona Revised Statutes A.R.S. 28-797 — statutory text
Official source ↗I. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle through a school crossing at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour. M. A person who violates this section is guilty of a civil traffic violation.
Quoted from the California Legislative Information website. The full section may contain additional subdivisions not reproduced here — click “Official source” for the complete text as currently in force.
Base fine
$250.00
Does not include court fees or assessments.
DMV points
3
Points raise your insurance.
Filing window
30 days
From citation date, use form AZ-CIVIL-MAIL-2024.
You can file a Trial by Written Declaration
Arizona uses a two-stage process under ARS §28-1558 and Rule 10, Ariz. R. Civ. Traffic P. Step 1: file a Request for Documentary Hearing explaining substantial hardship (AZ-CIVIL-MAIL-2024). If the court grants it, step 2: file a Declaration for Documentary Hearing with your defense before the assigned hearing date (AZ-DOCUMENTARY-HEARING-2024). Criminal citations excluded.
Defenses our AI considers (15)
- Equipment fixed — correctable violationhistorical success ~80%Equipment violations (window tint, exhaust, lights, plates, wipers, etc.) are correctable in every supported state. Proof of repair signed by a qualified inspector resolves the citation administratively.
- Documentary cure — proof on date of citationhistorical success ~75%Many "failure to produce" charges (insurance, registration, license) are dismissed on proof the document existed and was valid on the date of citation. This is codified in most state fix-it / correctable-violation statutes.
- Photo-enforcement personal-service defect (AZ)historical success ~55%A.R.S. 28-1592 and related rules require personal service of photo-enforcement complaints within 120 days unless the defendant waives the defect. Service by mail alone is not personal service.
- Sign obscured, missing, or recently changedhistorical success ~50%A driver cannot be held to a regulation that was not reasonably communicated. An obscured, damaged, missing, or recently-changed sign at the cited location is both a mistake-of-fact defense and a due-process notice defect.
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