R-06-0031

PETITION TO AMEND RULE 10, RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIVIL TRAFFIC VIOLATION CASES.

TO SET UP A STANDARD PROCEDURE THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHEREBY A COURT MAY ALLOW A PERSON CHARGED WITH A CIVIL TRAFFIC VIOLATION, UPON A SHOWING OF SUBSTANTIAL HARDSHIP, TO WAIVE THEIR APPEARANCE AND HAVE A TRIAL IN ABSENTIA.

Petitioner:
Hon. J. Matias Tafoya, Presiding Judge
Mesa Municipal Court
Chairman, Rules Subcommittee
Committee on Limited Jurisdiction Courts
245 W. 2nd Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
480-644-2255

Filed November 1, 2006

COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED AS OF MAY 21, 2007.

ADOPTED as modified, effective January 1, 2008.