›› Arizona: Alcohol-Related Laws

• (Total Laws: 30 of 39)
  .08 Per Se, Automatic License Revocation, Anti-Plea Bargaining, Sobriety Checkpoints, Felony DUI, Dram Shop, Fake ID, .15 High BAC, Social Host, Happy Hour, Ignition Interlock, Penalties for Test Refusal Greater than Test Failure, Illegal Per Se, Mandatory Jail 2nd Offense, Mandatory Alcohol Assessment/Treatment, Mandatory Alcohol Education, Mandatory BAC Testing for Offenders who are Killed, Open Container Law that is TEA-21 Compliant, Preliminary Breath Tester, TEA-21 Compliant for Repeat Offenders, Vehicle Confiscation, Vehicle Sanctions While Suspended, Vehicle Impound, Victim Rights Constitutional Amendment, Youth Attempt at Purchase, Youth Consumption of Alcohol, Child Endangerment, Youth Purchase, Selling Alcohol to Youth, Zero Tolerance,

• Marijuana Laws *
  

  Incarceration Fine Possession less than 2 lbs misdemeanor or felony 6 months - 1.5 years $750 - $150,000 2 lbs to 4 lbs misdemeanor or felony 9 months - 2 years $750 - $150,000 4 lbs or more felony 1.5 - 3 years $750 - $150,000 Near school or bus felony additional 1 year additional $2000 Probation eligibility for first and second conviction with drug treatment and testing (exception with medical prescription) Cultivation Less than 2 lbs misdemeanor or felony 9 months - 2 years $750 - $150,000 2 lbs to 4 lbs felony 1.5 - 3 years $750 - $150,000 4 lbs or more felony 2.5 – 7 years $750 - $150,000 Possession for Sale Less than 2 lbs felony 1.5 - 3 years $750 - $150,000 2 lbs to 4 lbs felony 2.5 – 7 years $750 - $150,000 4 lbs or more felony 4 - 10 years $750 - $150,000 Sale or Delivery for Sale Less than 2 lbs felony 2.5 – 7 years $750 - $150,000 2 lbs or more felony 4 - 10 years $750 - $150,000 Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc... ) Paraphernalia possession and sale misdemeanor or felony 6 months - 1.5 years up to $150,000 Details The possession of marijuana is a criminal offense. For possession of an amount less than two pounds the sentence can range from 6 mos. - 1.5 years and a fine of $750 - $150,000. Possession of two or more pounds but less than four pounds is punishable by 9 mos. - 2 years in jail and a fine of $750 - $150,000. Possession of four pounds or more is punishable by 1.5 - 3 years in prison and a fine of $750 - $150,000. Any person convicted of personal possession or use of marijuana is eligible for probation. The court is required to suspend the imposition or execution of the sentence. The person on probation is required to participate in an appropriate drug treatment or education program and may be required to attend a more stringent treatment program for a second offense. Persons convicted of a third or subsequent offense are not eligible for probation. Persons on probation must also submit to urine drug tests as a condition of their probation with the only exception being made for those who use marijuana under a prescription. The penalties of possession for sale of less than two pounds of marijuana are 1.5 - 3 years in prison and a $750 - $150,000 fine. For amounts of less than four pounds, the penalties increase to 2.5 - 7 years in prison and a $750 - $150,000 fine. Possession for sale of four pounds or more is punishable by 4 - 10 years in prison and a $750 - $150,000 fine. Production or cultivation of less than two pounds of marijuana is punishable by 9 mos. - 2 years in jail and a $750 - $150,000 fine. For less than four pounds, the penalties increase to 1.5 - 3 years in prison and a $750 - $150,000 fine. Production of cultivation of four pounds or more is punishable by 2.5 - 7 years in prison and a $750 - $150,000 fine. Sale or delivery for sale of less than two pounds of marijuana is punishable by 2.5 - 7 years in prison and a fine of $750 - $150,000. Sale or delivery of two pounds or more is punishable by 4 -10 years in prison and a fine of $750 - $150,000. Possession or sale within 300 feet of a school, on any public property within 1000 feet of any school, at any school bus stop or on any bus transporting pupils to or from school adds an additional one year to the sentence and requires a minimum fine of $2,000. Possession and sale of paraphernalia is punishable by 6 mos - 1.5 years in jail and a fine of up to $150,000 Drugged driving: This state has a zero tolerance per se drugged driving law enacted. In their strictest form, these laws forbid drivers from operating a motor vehicle if they have any detectable level of an illicit drug or drug metabolite (i.e., compounds produced from chemical changes of a drug in the body, but not necessarily psychoactive themselves) present in their bodily fluids.   * Data provided by NORML