Ducey: Lawmakers should be accountable

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed an executive order calling on state troopers to cite lawmakers if they break the law.

The move comes after a state lawmaker was seen on camera telling a sheriff’s deputy who pulled him over that he had been going 120 mph (193 kph). A report said State Rep. Paul Mosley told the deputy that he shouldn’t waste his time reporting the incident because he has legislative immunity.

Ducey says everyone, including lawmakers, should be held accountable for breaking the law. He lamented the constitutional provision that allows provides immunity to lawmakers and said it should be clear that it doesn’t apply outside of the legislative session.

Mosley was stopped on March 27 outside of Parker, Arizona.

Ducey’s order applies to the state Department of Public Safety.

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The director for the Arizona Department of Public Safety has asked for clarification on an immunity law after a state legislator bragged about speeding during a traffic stop.

State Rep. Paul Mosley is heard telling a sheriff’s deputy on a body cam recording of the traffic stop that he had been going 120 mph (193 kph) and he has been gone 140 mph (225 kph) before.

He advised the deputy not to waste his time reporting the incident because he has legislative immunity.

Director Col. Frank Milstead told KTAR-FM Thursday that the statute that Mosley referenced says state lawmakers are immune from civil process or misdemeanor crimes during the session.

He says has brought the statue to his general counsel and the attorney general’s attention.