A.R.S. § 28-622.01

Unlawful flight from pursuing law enforcement vehicle; violation; classification; marked and unmarked vehicles

Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case State v. Womack (1992)

Most recently applied in State of Arizona v. Pablo Isaac Hernandez (October 2020)

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A driver of a motor vehicle who wilfully flees or attempts to elude a pursuing official law enforcement vehicle is guilty of a class 5 felony if the law enforcement vehicle is either:

1. Being operated in the manner described in section 28-624, subsection C and is appropriately marked to show that it is an official law enforcement vehicle.

2. Unmarked and either of the following applies:

(a) The driver admits to knowing that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle.

(b) Evidence shows that the driver knew that the vehicle was an official law enforcement vehicle.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.