mitigationUnited States · Arizona (Statewide)Difficulty: Easy
Medical Or Emergency Necessity
A genuine medical or safety emergency that compelled the parking or stopping is a recognized necessity defense to an Arizona civil-traffic or parking citation, applied at the hearing officer's discretion.
Legal basis
Common-law necessity; hearing-officer discretion under A.R.S. Title 28 civil-traffic procedure.
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