Arizona SB 1284: moving violations; red light

Bill Text

SB1284 - 572R - S Ver 

 Senate Engrossed

 moving violations; 
 red light

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SENATE BILL 1284

AN 
ACT

Amending sections 28-645 and 28-672, 
Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to moving violations.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-645, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-645. Traffic control signal legend

A. If traffic is controlled by traffic control 
signals exhibiting different colored lights or colored lighted arrows 
successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red and 
yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word 
legend. The lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles 
and pedestrians as follows:

1. Green indication:

(a) Vehicular traffic facing a green signal may 
proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at that place 
prohibits either turn. Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning 
right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and 
to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the 
time the signal is exhibited.

(b) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, 
shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the 
intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow or such other 
movement as is permitted allowed by 
other indications shown at the same time. Vehicular traffic shall 
yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent 
crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

(c) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian 
control signal as provided in section 28-646, pedestrians facing any 
green signal, except if the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed 
across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.

2. Steady yellow indication:

(a) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal 
is warned by the signal that the related green movement is being terminated or 
that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular 
traffic shall not enter the intersection.

(b) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian 
control signal as provided in section 28-646, pedestrians facing a steady 
yellow signal are advised by the signal that there is insufficient time to 
cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and a pedestrian shall not 
then start to cross the roadway.

3. Red indication:

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) 
of this paragraph, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall slow the vehicle to a cOMPLETE stop before entering the 
intersection and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is 
shown. A violation of this subdivision occurs if a 
vehicle fails to slow to a complete stop and but for another vehicle or other 
obstruction would have entered the intersection.� On receipt of a record 
of judgment for a violation of this subdivision or an act in another 
jurisdiction that if committed in this state would be a violation of this 
section, the department shall order the person to attend and successfully 
complete traffic survival school educational sessions within sixty days after 
the department issues the order.� Notwithstanding section 28-3315, if the 
person fails to attend or successfully complete traffic survival school 
educational sessions, the department shall suspend the person's driving 
privilege pursuant to section 28-3306 until the person attends and 
successfully completes traffic survival school educational 
sessions. A person whose driving privilege is suspended pursuant to 
this subdivision may request a hearing.� If the person requests a hearing, the 
department shall conduct the hearing as prescribed in section 28-3306.� A 
law enforcement officer or a jurisdiction issuing a citation to a person who 
violates this subdivision shall provide written notice to the person that if 
eligible, the person may attend defensive driving school or, if not eligible or 
if the person chooses not to attend defensive driving school and is found 
responsible or enters a plea of responsible for a violation of this subsection, 
the person must attend and successfully complete traffic survival school 
educational sessions. The notice shall include a reference to red 
light violations and state that if the person is required to attend traffic 
survival school the person will receive notice from the motor vehicle division.

(b) The driver of a vehicle that is stopped in 
obedience to a red signal and as close as practicable at the entrance to the 
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no crosswalk, 
then at the entrance to the intersection, may make a right turn but shall yield 
the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as 
directed by the signal. A r