Look up an Arizona plate
See whether other drivers have filed reports against a plate.
A plate with no reports comes back clean — that is the common result, and it is not an error.
Avoidance & safety rules
- Do not follow or pursue the vehicle, under any circumstances.
- Do not try to read or photograph the plate if doing so means getting closer or driving unsafely.
- Do not engage. No gestures, no eye contact, no reply to an aggressive driver.
- Keep your distance and let them pass. Pull over somewhere public before you make a call, or have a passenger call.
- Note details only if it is safe: make, model and colour, full or partial plate, direction of travel, and the exact location or mile marker.
Does a Jerk Alert report reach the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division? No — Jerk Alert filings are community records between drivers. They never reach the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, any other government body, or law enforcement, and they do not replace the calls in sections 1 and 2. If you are in danger, call 911. The Terms prohibit following, approaching, or identifying another driver on any Jerk Alert platform.
Arizona bad driver reporting & safety guide
1. If it is happening now immediate danger
Emergency hotlines
- 911 — for a driver who is an active danger to other people right now. That is a police matter, and no app is a substitute for the call.
- No Arizona-specific line is listed here. We publish a patrol code only when a state police or DOT page carries it.
2. Reporting to Arizona law enforcement after the fact
Neither the hotlines above nor anything in this section is the licence-review route in section 3, and nothing filed on Jerk Alert reaches any of them.
Who takes the report in Arizona
- The non-emergency line of the Arizona municipal police department or county sheriff’s office with jurisdiction where it happened takes reports of dangerous driving that has already happened.
- Bring: the plate (full or partial) and state, the vehicle’s make, model and colour, the location, the date and time, the direction of travel, and what you saw.
- Expect a record rather than a ticket. An officer who did not witness the driving usually cannot cite for it, and what each agency acts on varies.
3. State DMV & licensing agency review
Public reporting accessYes — citizens can report dangerous drivers
A named form a member of the public can file with the licensing agency.
Who can file: Anyone with direct knowledge of the driver's condition or conduct — ADOT calls it Community Reporting and names family members, friends, neighbours, coworkers and other acquaintances.
Administrative fitness process
- Agency
- Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
- Unit
- Medical Review Program
- Form
- Driver Condition/Behavior Report (96-0469, rev. 07/25)
- Where to send
- ADOT Motor Vehicle Division, Medical Review Program, PO Box 2100, Mail Drop 818Z, Phoenix AZ 85001-2100
- Contact
- medicalreview@azdot.gov · 602-771-2460 (Monday–Friday, 8 am to 5 pm) · fax (602) 239-6288
What information do I need to report a driver?
- The form must be based on direct knowledge about specific events or conduct. Describe in detail the incidents or conditions that brought the driver to your attention — dates, places, accidents and all other available information — and tick what applies: the form lists physical condition, psychological condition, blackout/seizure/fainting spell, confused/disoriented, alcohol/other drugs, vision problems, lack of knowledge of rules of the road, unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, or other.
- You must give the driver’s full name, address and date of birth; the form also has fields for the driver licence number and issuing state. Your own name, phone number, address and signature go on the form. All sections must be completed — an incomplete form will not be accepted, and the report must be signed to be accepted.
- Report when you have direct knowledge of a condition that significantly impairs driving, specific incidents or behaviours indicating unsafe driving due to medical issues, or repeated unsafe driving events related to health conditions.
Will the driver find out who reported them?
ADOT says reports are handled confidentially, and that it contacts only the reported driver — it will not tell you the outcome. Drivers are notified of what they must do, not of the details of the report. But a driver who wants the details can make a public record request, and ADOT states plainly that information you provide is subject to state and federal disclosure laws.
Good-faith immunity from civil or criminal liability is stated for medical professionals who report. ADOT does not extend that statement to community reporters.
What can the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division do after a report?
- The Medical Review Program processes the report and decides what further action is needed.
- It may require a medical examination by a licensed medical professional, a vision screening, or testing — knowledge test, vehicle control test and skills test.
- It may authorise driving without restrictions, add restrictions such as daylight driving only, require periodic re-evaluation, or suspend driving privileges if safety cannot be ensured.
- If action is warranted the driver is notified by mail with the requirements, next steps and timeframes.
Statutory authority: A.R.S. § 28-3314 — if ADOT has good cause to believe a licensed driver is incapable of operating a motor vehicle (§ 28-3306(A)(5)) or is otherwise not qualified, it may require the driver to submit to an examination after at least five days' written notice; refusal or neglect to submit is itself grounds for suspension or revocation
What this route can and cannot do
Arizona is one of the few states whose process covers observed driving behaviour and not only medical impairment — but it is still a fitness-to-drive referral: it asks for the driver’s name and date of birth, which a plate number does not give you, and its remedy is a competence re-test that a capable but aggressive driver passes.
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