GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTAL OF
ARIZONA TRAFFIC TICKET AND COMPLAINT FORMS

The Arizona Traffic Ticket and Complaint (ATTC) form is a multi-agency form that affects the public, the courts, and law enforcement. Therefore, law enforcement agencies are strongly encouraged to work with their applicable court(s) prior to submitting changes to ATTC forms.

Rule 4, Arizona Rules of Procedure in Civil Traffic Violation Cases, and Rule 3, Arizona Rules of Procedure in Traffic Cases and Boating Cases require each law enforcement agency or public body responsible for issuing ATTCs to submit any “substantial variations” to the ATTC form to the Supreme Court for approval.

The substantial variation examples illustrate what is considered a substantial variation to an ATTC form. This is not all-inclusive, and may not address each agency’s particular situation.

E-CITATION HANDHELD INFORMATION
FOR THE COURTS

Many AZTEC courts and law enforcement agencies are moving in the direction of using electronic handheld devices to issue citations. If you are an AZTEC court considering this option, AOC has provided some useful information below.

Format of the Citation - AOC has its own free SmartPrintTM program that will be available to the AZTEC courts, and therefore the citation is already in a template format. If your court does not wish to use the template format, you will need to purchase your own SmartPrintTM program, and still submit the citation to AOC for approval.

The template format was developed through the cooperation of AOC, courts, and the vendor. This results in either no extra programming or very little programming extras that the court would have to pay for in discussions with the vendor.

Approval is Needed - You must submit the citation for approval; however, the process should be fairly quick and simplified if you use the template format that is currently provided. Your court may deviate from these template formats, but any deviation in either the citation format and/or the Warning to the Defendant section may result in longer approval times and increased money for programming by the court.

The IT Department developed an Administration Guide to provide courts with information on implementing e-Citation in their courts, usually through the handhelds or photo enforcement complaints. The Cookbook provides the technical aspects of implementing e-Citations in AZTEC courts specifically, but may also prove useful for non-AZTEC courts.

To request approval of your e-Citation handheld, please fill out the Handheld Request - Word  |  PDF and submit to the following:

Sharleen Decker
1501 W. Washington St., Ste 410
Phoenix, AZ 85007
602-452-3183
sdecker@courts.az.gov

REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR SUBSTANTIAL VARIATIONS
BY MAIL

1. Agencies must complete the Application for Review of Proposed Changes to the Arizona Traffic Ticket and Complaint form Word  |  PDF for consideration of any proposed “substantial variations” to the Arizona Traffic Ticket and Complaint (ATTC) form.

2. The agency must mail in the following:

   1. The Application for Review of Proposed Changes the Arizona Traffic Ticket and Complaint form

   2. All parts of the proposed original complaint form along with a current voided ATTC form the agency uses

Please mail the required information to:

Arizona Supreme Court
Court Services Division
1501 W. Washington, Suite 410
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Attention: Sharleen Decker

Contact Sharleen Decker or Susan Marrero with any questions.