A. The exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways, state routes, state-owned airports and all state-owned transportation systems or modes are vested in the department of transportation.
B. The department shall:
1. Register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation statutes and perform related functions.
2. Do multimodal state transportation planning, cooperate and coordinate transportation planning with local governments and establish an annually updated priority program of capital improvements for all transportation modes.
3. Design and construct transportation facilities in accordance with a priority plan and maintain and operate state highways, state-owned airports and state public transportation systems.
4. Investigate new transportation systems and cooperate with and advise local governments concerning the development and operation of public transit systems.
5. Have administrative jurisdiction of transportation safety programs and implement them in accordance with applicable law.
6. Except as provided in section 28-472, subsection F, operate a state motor vehicle fleet for all motor vehicles that are owned, leased or rented by this state.
C. In order to carry out the responsibilities enumerated in subsection B of this section, the department is organized into the following divisions:
1. Motor vehicle.
2. Transportation planning.
3. Highways.
4. Aeronautics.
5. Public transit.
6. Administrative services.
D. The director may do any of the following:
1. Establish divisions in addition to those prescribed in subsection C of this section.
2. Reorganize the department.
3. Consolidate the department.
Notes of Decisions
McDonald v. City of Prescott, 5 P.3d 900 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
· cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 28-332(A) (emphasis added). However, under Sanchez , a city can be held liable to the general public for negligence in maintaining a state highway if the plaintiff can prove that the city actually exercised control over the highway.”
State v. City of Kingman, 176 P.3d 53 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 9× “” See A.R.S. § 28-332(A), (B)(2). ¶ 16 The relevant distinction as set forth by Sanchez is not whether ADOT coordinates its transportation planning with local governments, but whether, with respect to the location of the accident at issue, there are facts that suggest the local…”
State v. Cabrera, 44 P.3d 174 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002).
· cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 28-332(B) (The ADOT has control over the licensing of drivers and the registration of motor vehicles.”
Boruch v. State ex rel. Halikowski, 399 P.3d 686 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 28-332(A), -(B)(3) (Supp. 2016) (ADOT granted exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways; authorized to design and construct “transportation facilities” and maintain and operate state highways); A.”
Hv Canal v. Adot (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
· cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 28-332(A), (B)(3). ADOT must administer all maintenance and construction work on state routes and may “[e]xercise other powers necessary to carry out the work of the division and perform other duties prescribed by law for the division.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-332(A) — 5 cases
McDonald v. City of Prescott, 5 P.3d 900 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
“A.R.S. § 28-332(A) (emphasis added). However, under Sanchez , a city can be held liable to the general public for negligence in maintaining a state highway if the plaintiff can prove that the city actually exercised control over the highway.”
State v. City of Kingman, 176 P.3d 53 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
“” See A.R.S. § 28-332(A), (B)(2). ¶ 16 The relevant distinction as set forth by Sanchez is not whether ADOT coordinates its transportation planning with local governments, but whether, with respect to the location of the accident at issue, there are facts that suggest the local…”
Boruch v. State ex rel. Halikowski, 399 P.3d 686 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017).
“See A.R.S. § 28-332(A), -(B)(3) (Supp. 2016) (ADOT granted exclusive control and jurisdiction over state highways; authorized to design and construct “transportation facilities” and maintain and operate state highways); A.”
Hv Canal v. Adot (Ariz. Ct. App. 2024).
“A.R.S. § 28-332(A), (B)(3). ADOT must administer all maintenance and construction work on state routes and may “[e]xercise other powers necessary to carry out the work of the division and perform other duties prescribed by law for the division.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-332(B) — 1 case
State v. Cabrera, 44 P.3d 174 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002).
“See A.R.S. § 28-332(B) (The ADOT has control over the licensing of drivers and the registration of motor vehicles.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-332(B)(2) — 1 case
State v. City of Kingman, 176 P.3d 53 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
“” See A.R.S. § 28-332(A), (B)(2). ¶ 16 The relevant distinction as set forth by Sanchez is not whether ADOT coordinates its transportation planning with local governments, but whether, with respect to the location of the accident at issue, there are facts that suggest the local…”
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