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August 7, 2026 | assault & violent crimes
Under Arizona Revised Statute 13-2508, resisting arrest occurs if you knowingly prevent or try to prevent a police officer from lawfully arresting you. You can be charged with resisting arrest even if the arrest attempt is legally invalid. Ordinarily resisting arrest is a Class 6 felony in Arizona. This may be reduced to a Class… read more
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Although some states have specific statutes for the crime of vehicular assault, Arizona is not one of them. Instead, Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) include motor vehicle assault offenses under the general crime of aggravated assault. If you have been charged with aggravated assault with a vehicle (dangerous instrument), please call Rosenstein Law Group at (480)… read more
Read MoreOctober 1, 2026 | assault & violent crimes
Under ARS 4-244(41), a person younger than 21 can be charged with having spirituous liquor in their body. This offense is commonly called minor in consumption, or MIC. With specific religious and medicinal defenses, Arizona prohibits this conduct even when the person was not driving, was not publicly intoxicated, and had not reached a blood… read more
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A conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) in Arizona includes as part of its sentence a suspension of your driver’s license. When this happens, a condition of reinstating your license is that you show that you have adequate automobile insurance. The proof takes the form of what is called an SR-22 certificate of financial… read more
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We get asked a lot, what is the difference between the Motor Vehicle Department and the Court in a DUI case? There will be both court dates and a Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) hearing in a DUI case in Arizona. After a DUI arrest in Arizona, you will have a hearing entirely separate for this… read more
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