A peace officer or duly authorized agent of a traffic enforcement agency may stop and detain a person as is reasonably necessary to investigate an actual or suspected violation of this title and to serve a copy of the traffic complaint for an alleged civil or criminal violation of this title.
A.R.S. § 28-1594
Authority to detain persons
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Miranda-Guerena (2006)
Most recently applied in State of Arizona v. Aaron Raymond Fikes (December 2011)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.