2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §23-286  Operators of motor carriers and private carriers of property; record required; enforcement

A. A motor carrier or a private carrier of property or any officer or agent of the carrier shall not require or permit any truck operator, bus operator, or helper to be on duty for a period longer than ten consecutive hours. When any operator or helper has been continuously on duty for ten hours he shall be relieved and shall not be permitted to return to duty until he has been off duty at least eight consecutive hours. No operator or helper who has been on duty ten hours in the aggregate in any twenty-four hour period shall be required or permitted to continue or return to duty without having had at least eight consecutive hours off duty.

B. Every motor carrier and private motor carrier of property shall keep a record on forms provided by the corporation commission showing the day and the hour when any operator or helper went on duty and the day and hour of his release, and the entries shall be signed by the operator or helper to whom they apply. If an operator or helper is on duty in a state other than this state, and then enters this state while still on duty, the entries shall show the total time on duty, both within and without this state. The record of hours of service shall be forwarded to the corporation commission at the end of every thirty day period.

C. The department of public safety may require any operator or helper when entering this state from any other state to sign a statement of the number of hours he has been on duty without at least eight consecutive hours off duty.

D. The records and statements provided for by this section shall be open to inspection by the department of public safety and the commission.