By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services via Arizona Daily Star
Got one of those plastic covers on your license plate to thwart photo radar?
Get out your screwdriver. As of Wednesday, Aug. 9, they’re going to be illegal.
It’s one of several hundred new laws that kick in that day, the fruits of this year’s 122-day legislative session.
Others range from expanding who can teach in Arizona classrooms, to when police need warrants to track cell phones, to exactly how much of someone’s foot a podiatrist can amputate. For the record, it’s a toe — not the whole foot.
There also are some odd new statutes including one that specifically allows counties to put up signs that say “Enter or proceed with caution. Use at your own risk. This surface is not maintained by the county.”
The new laws, in general, fall into several areas.