aggravated driving; suspended; revoked; license

HB 2498 creates a new Class 5 felony for driving with a suspended, revoked, or canceled license when a person has five or more prior separate violations of this offense within 84 months (7 years). It directly affects individuals with repeated violations of Arizona's driving suspension laws, imposing a mandatory minimum 4-month prison sentence with no probation, suspension, or early release. The law applies only to offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2019, and counts multiple violations from the same incident as a single offense for the five-violation threshold. This bill does not change penalties for first-time or fewer violations, which remain misdemeanors under existing law.