Legislative immunity might not save Arizona state Rep. Paul Mosley from his lead foot after all.

HavasuNews.com reported late Monday that a warrant has been issued for Mosley's arrest after he didn't show up to a court appearance on a charge of excessive speeding.

Mosley, R-Lake Havasu City, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

He was widely criticized this summer after body-camera footage was released of a March traffic stop where Mosley evoked legislative immunity to avoid a speeding ticket.

On March 27, Mosley was pulled over for reportedly driving up to 97 mph in a 55 mph zone in La Paz County.

During the traffic stop, Mosley bragged to a sheriff's deputy that he was going over 120 mph earlier and at times drives up to 140 mph. He later said he was joking.

Mosley told the deputy that "legislative immunity" prevents him from getting a ticket. Lawmakers in Arizona, under the state's legislative-immunity rule, generally cannot be arrested while the Legislature is in session.

Charge for excessive speeding

It wasn't clear Monday evening whether that incident resulted in the warrant for Mosley's arrest.

According to HavasuNews.com, the warrant was issued in Parker Justice Court after he didn't show up for a Sept. 5 hearing. The website reported the case is being prosecuted by the Cochise County Attorney's Office.

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Mosley has been pulled over for speeding numerous times since taking public office.

Since February 2017, troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety warned Mosley about excessive speeding on five occasions and, on a sixth, about his failure to heed a stop sign, according to DPS records.

Mosley apologized in a Facebook post after his March speeding incident became public, but has largely stayed mum since.

“My desire to get home to see my family does not justify how fast I was speeding nor my reference to legislative immunity when being pulled over,” Mosley wrote about the March traffic stop.

Mosley loses re-election bid

Mosley lost his re-election bid last month after the speeding scandal came to light.

He came in third place in the GOP primary for Legislative District 5, finishing behind incumbent Rep. Regina Cobb, R-Kingman (his current seatmate); and Leo Biasiucci, a businessman who operates a traffic school.

The district spans a large swath of western Arizona, including Kingman and Quartzsite.

Earlier this summer, Mosley's behavior prompted Gov. Doug Ducey to call for the repeal of legislative immunity. He also issued an executive order clarifying lawmakers could get tickets in some traffic stops.

The legislative immunity provision states lawmakers are "privileged from arrest in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, and they shall not be subject to any civil process" while they are in session, or for 15 days before the beginning of their session.

Police agencies had said the immunity prevented them from issuing tickets for traffic violations, but many attorneys say speeding likely doesn't fall under legislative immunity.

Besides speeding, Mosley also has been accused of making inappropriate comments about marital status, working mothers and religion to several people at the state Capitol.

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