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Arizona state lawmaker Jake Hoffman avoids speeding ticket due to legislative immunity

Arizona legislators are avoiding speeding tickets due to constitutional immunity, sparking debate on accountability and if the rule should remain in place.

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Push to end 'legislative immunity' continues after another state lawmaker wasn't cited for speeding

The Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed State Senator Jake Hoffman was pulled over for going 89 MPH in a posted speed limit zone of 65 MPH on January 22, but he was not cited due to what is called “legislative immunity".

KPNX-TV Phoenix on MSN · 3d

AZ state senator caught driving nearly 90 mph not given speeding ticket due to immunity

The trooper did not issue Hoffman a citation "in accordance with the Arizona Constitution, Article 4, Part 2, Section 6."

FOX 10 Phoenix · 4d

State Sen. Jake Hoffman granted immunity from ticket

Another Arizona State Senator invoked their constitutional immunity to get out of a speeding ticket. This time it was Queen Creek Sen. Jake Hoffman.

Yahoo · 4d

Legislative immunity is a privilege in most states. A speeding ticket could change that in Arizona

When a police officer gave state Sen. Mark Finchem a speeding ticket, the Arizona Republican didn't need to worry about the consequences. Legislative immunity exists in most states and allows lawmakers to brush aside lawsuits and low-level infractions like traffic tickets.

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Fallen Arizona police officers and firefighters

Located in central Arizona ... DPS trooper killed in the line of duty was patrolman Louis O. Cochran, who was killed ...

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DPS releases video of distracted driver smashing into trooper's SUV on I-17

Distracted driving. Schmidt said it's one of the leading causes of highway collisions in Arizona, and the actions drivers are performing can run the gamut. “As we patrol around the freeways ...

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DPS debuts new computer system in patrol vehicles

ASU police will soon be sending and receiving messages on computers recently installed in their patrol cars ... The rest of the funding was approved by the Arizona Board of Regents as an expense ...

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Arizona state senator drove 20+ miles over speed limit on Mesa freeway, DPS says

Arizona’s Family was the first to report that State Sen. Jake Hoffman, a Republican, was stopped along the eastbound U.S. 60 near Power Road on Jan. 22 after a DPS trooper clocked him driving 89 ...

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