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AZ Appeals Court Rules: “When Out-of-state DUI Convictions Count as Priors”
The Law Office of James Novak Team

The Arizona Appeal Court noted that that in order for an offense that occurred out of state to be counted as a “prior” the laws of the two states must be identical. Or alternatively, the offense must be such that if it had been committed in Arizona, instead of California in this case, it would have been in violation of Arizona’s impaired driving laws.

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