A.R.S. § 28-143 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 143
28-143 Heavy and commuter rail; construction; definitions
Status: in_force

28-143. Heavy and commuter rail; construction; definitions

A. For each heavy rail or commuter rail project, the licensed contractor performing the construction shall perform, with the contractor's own organization, construction work on the rail component that amounts to not less than thirty per cent of the contract price for construction of the rail component.

B. The thirty per cent self-performance requirement of subsection A of this section does not apply if the contract price for construction of the rail component is less than one-half of the total contract price for construction of the heavy rail or commuter rail project.

C. Project elements shall not be artificially added to a project to make a project into a heavy rail or commuter rail project.  Project elements shall not be artificially deleted from a project to make a project not a heavy rail or commuter rail project.

D. The department may include in any heavy rail or commuter rail project:

1. Rail components.

2. Stations, maintenance or repair facilities, operations centers, office buildings or parking facilities related to heavy rail or commuter rail.

E. If any monies for a heavy rail or commuter rail project are provided by the federal government, any requirement or other provision of this section does not apply to the heavy rail or commuter rail project if the requirement or provision is in conflict with any requirement of federal law, regulation or policy, the federal government or the federal funding agency.

F. For the purposes of this section, in determining the contract price for construction of all or any part of a heavy rail or commuter rail project, the contract price for construction does not include the cost of preconstruction services or design services, as defined in section 28-7361, any other related services or the cost to procure any right-of-way or other cost of condemnation.

G. This section applies to the design-bid-build, design-build, construction-manager-at-risk and job-order-contracting project delivery methods.

H. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Heavy rail or commuter rail project" means a department facilities project for heavy rail or commuter rail, including any rail component and any stations, maintenance or repair facilities, operations centers, office buildings or parking facilities relating to heavy rail or commuter rail.

2. "Rail component" means the part of a heavy rail or commuter rail project related to the track and operation of trains on the track, including the rails, ties, track bed, subgrade, excavations, dirt, rock and other materials removal and buildup, signals and communications equipment, highway crossings and crossing gates and signals. Rail component does not include any stations, maintenance or repair facilities, operations centers, office buildings or parking facilities.
A.R.S. § 28-941 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 941
28-941 Multiple beam road lighting equipment arrangement
Status: in_force

28-941. Multiple beam road lighting equipment arrangement

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the headlamps, the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations of the headlamps, driving lamp or passing lamp on a motor vehicle other than a motor driven cycle shall be arranged so that selection may be made between distributions of light projected to different elevations, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

1. There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

2. There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred feet ahead, and under any condition of loading, none of the high intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.

3. A new motor vehicle, other than a motor driven cycle or a fully autonomous vehicle incapable of operation by a human driver, that is registered in this state and that has multiple beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator that is:

(a) Lighted when the uppermost distribution of light from the headlamps is in use and not otherwise lighted.

(b) Designed and located so that when lighted it is readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle.

4. A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with a colored transparent or translucent substance or material installed, affixed or applied on or in front of the headlamps, the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combinations of the headlamps, driving lamp or passing lamp that would obstruct, reduce or interfere with the visibility or effectiveness of the headlamps or that would change the color of light emitted. This paragraph does not prohibit the placement of clear transparent material mounted in front of the headlamps, fog lamps or auxiliary driving lamps.
A.R.S. § 28-8471 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 8471
28-8471 Variance
Status: in_force

28-8471. Variance

A. A person who wants to erect or increase the height of a structure, permit the growth of a tree or otherwise use the person's property in violation of an airport zoning regulation adopted under this article may apply to the board of adjustment for a variance from the airport zoning regulation in question.

B. A variance shall be allowed if a literal application or enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be contrary to the public interest, would do substantial justice and would be in accordance with the spirit of the regulation and this article.

C. A variance may be allowed subject to any reasonable conditions the board of adjustment deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of this article.
A.R.S. § 28-2430; Version 2 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2430; Version 2
28-2430; Version 2 In God we trust special plates
Status: in_force

28-2430. In God we trust special plates

(L11, Ch. 324, sec. 3)

A. If an incorporated nonprofit corporation gives the department thirty-two thousand dollars, the department shall issue the in God we trust special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the in God we trust special plates. The design and color of the in God we trust special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for in God we trust special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the in God we trust special plates.

B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall distribute all donations collected pursuant to this section as authorized in a written resolution of the incorporated nonprofit corporation that provided the thirty-two thousand dollars for implementation of this section.  The incorporated nonprofit corporation shall file a copy of this resolution with the department.  The incorporated nonprofit corporation must use the donations to promote the national motto "in God we trust", first amendment rights and the heritage of this state and nation.
A.R.S. § 28-673 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 673
28-673 Traffic accidents; implied consent; tests
Status: in_force

28-673. Traffic accidents; implied consent; tests

A. A person who operates a motor vehicle within this state gives consent to a test or tests of the person's blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance for the purposes of determining alcohol concentration or drug content if the person is involved in a traffic accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person caused the accident or the person is issued a citation for a violation of any provision of this article, article 2, 3 or 5 through 15 of this chapter or chapter 4 of this title.

B. The test or tests chosen by the law enforcement agency shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was involved in a traffic accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and who has probable cause to believe that the person caused the accident or the person was issued a citation for a violation of any provision of this article, article 2, 3 or 5 through 15 of this chapter or chapter 4 of this title.

C. After a determination is made that a person was involved in a traffic accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and the officer has probable cause to believe that the person caused the accident or the person was issued a citation for a violation of any provision of this article, article 2, 3 or 5 through 15 of this chapter or chapter 4 of this title, the person may be requested to submit to and successfully complete any test or tests prescribed by subsection A of this section, and if the person refuses, the person shall be informed that the person's license or permit to drive will be suspended or denied for twelve months, or for two years for a second or subsequent refusal in a period of eighty-four months, unless the person expressly agrees to submit to and successfully completes the test or tests. A failure to expressly agree to the test or successfully complete the test is deemed a refusal.  The person shall also be informed that if the test results show a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or if the results show a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more and the person was driving or in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, the person's license or permit to drive will be suspended or denied for not less than ninety consecutive days.

D. If a person refuses to submit to the test designated by the law enforcement agency as provided in subsection B of this section:

1. The test shall not be given, except as provided in section 28-1388, subsection E or pursuant to a search warrant.

2. The law enforcement officer directing the administration of the test shall:

(a) File a certified report of the refusal with the department.

(b) On behalf of the department, serve an order of suspension on the person that is effective thirty days after the date the order is served.

(c) Require the immediate surrender of any license or permit to drive that is issued by this state and that is in the possession or control of the person.

(d) If the license or permit is not surrendered, state the reason why it is not surrendered.

(e) If a valid license or permit is surrendered, issue a temporary driving permit that is valid for thirty days.

(f) Forward the certified report of refusal, a copy of the completed notice of suspension, a copy of any completed temporary permit and any driver license or permit taken into possession under this section to the department within five days after the issuance of the notice of suspension.

E. Section 28-1321, subsections E through P apply to any test prescribed by this section and to any person who refuses to submit to a test prescribed by this section, except that:

1. The certified report shall state the law enforcement officer's reasonable grounds to believe that the person was involved in a traffic accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and the law enforcement officer's probable cause to believe that the person caused the accident or the person was issued a citation for a violation of any provision of this article, article 2, 3 or 5 through 15 of this chapter or chapter 4 of this title.

2. The certified report shall be filed pursuant to subsection D of this section.

3. The scope of the hearing shall include the law enforcement officer's probable cause to believe that the person was involved in a traffic accident resulting in death or serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 and the law enforcement officer's probable cause to believe that the person caused the accident or the person was issued a citation for a violation of any provision of this article, article 2, 3 or 5 through 15 of this chapter or chapter 4 of this title.

F. A person who is dead, unconscious or otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of refusal is deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by subsection A of this section and the test or tests shall be administered.
A.R.S. § 28-675 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 675
28-675 Causing death by use of a vehicle; violation; classification
Status: in_force

28-675. Causing death by use of a vehicle; violation; classification

A. A person is guilty of causing death by use of a vehicle if all of the following apply:

1. The person is not allowed to operate a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection B of this section.

2. While operating a motor vehicle, the person causes the death of another person.

3. The person commits a violation of any of the following:

(a) Section 28-645, subsection A, paragraph 3, subdivision (a).

(b) Section 28-729.

(c) Section 28-771.

(d) Section 28-772.

(e) Section 28-773.

(f) Section 28-792.

(g) Section 28-794.

(h) Section 28-797, subsection F, G, H or I.

(i) Section 28-855, subsection B.

(j) Section 28-857, subsection A.

B. For the purposes of this section, a person shall not operate a motor vehicle if any of the following applies:

1. The person's driving privilege is revoked for any reason.

2. The person's driving privilege is suspended for any reason pursuant to chapter 4, article 3 of this title.

3. The person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 28-1321.

4. The person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to the department's action based on a previous conviction for a violation of section 28-3473.

5. The person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 28-3306, subsection A.

6. The person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 28-3308 and the person has had one or more previous suspensions pursuant to that section.

7. The person does one of the following to obtain a driver license:

(a) Knowingly uses a false or fictitious name.

(b) Knowingly makes a false statement.

(c) Knowingly conceals a material fact.

(d) Commits fraud.

(e) Violates section 28-3479.

8. The person does not have a valid driver license and a proper endorsement, if required, as prescribed by chapter 8 of this title and the person is not exempt pursuant to chapter 8 of this title.

9. The person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to section 28-4141 for failure to provide proof of financial responsibility required by section 28-3319 for a violation of chapter 4, article 3 of this title.

C. The sentence imposed on a person for a conviction under this section shall run consecutively to any sentence imposed on the person for other convictions on any other charge related to the accident.

D. Restitution shall be awarded pursuant to section 13-603 as a result of a violation of this section.

E. The department shall revoke the license or permit to drive and any nonresident operating privilege of a person who is convicted of a violation of this section for one year, not including any time that the person is incarcerated.

F. Causing death by use of a vehicle is a class 4 felony except that causing death by use of a vehicle is a class 3 felony if it results from a violation of subsection B, paragraph 2 or 9 of this section.
A.R.S. § 28-4531 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 4531
28-4531 Definitions
Status: in_force

28-4531. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Cargo" means commercial or industrial items but does not include personal items such as luggage and camping equipment.

2. "Dealer" means a new motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle dealer or a wholesale motor vehicle dealer.

3. "Employee of the dealer" means any of the following:

(a) An employee who is paid compensation and who appears on the records of the dealer as an employee for whom social security, withholding taxes and all other deductions required by law for employees are made and for whom all applicable payroll taxes are paid by the dealer.

(b) An independent contractor who appears on the records of the dealer and who is paid compensation for specific services that are performed for the dealer and that require the operation of dealer owned vehicles.

(c) An immediate family member of the dealer who appears on the records of the dealer and who is paid compensation for specific services that are performed for the dealer and that require the operation of dealer owned vehicles.  For the purposes of this subdivision, "immediate family member" means a spouse or a parent, child, brother or sister whether related by adoption or blood.

4. "Employee of the manufacturer" means an employee who is paid compensation and who appears on the records of the manufacturer as an employee for whom social security, withholding taxes and all other deductions required by law for employees are made and for whom all applicable payroll taxes are paid by the manufacturer.

5. "Full-time employee of the dealer" means a person who qualifies as an employee of the dealer and who works at least twenty-four hours each week for the dealer.

6. "Full-time employee of the manufacturer" means a person who qualifies as an employee of the manufacturer and who works at least twenty-four hours each week for the manufacturer.

7. "Manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers or a person engaged in the manufacture of integrated automotive systems and modules that are being tested at or in conjunction with a facility located in this state.

8. "Manufacturer's service program" means a program that originates from a manufacturer and is imposed on that manufacturer's dealers, that provides for the use of new motor vehicles in connection with a new motor vehicle dealer's service operations and that imposes certain duration and mileage restrictions on the use of those new motor vehicles.

9. "Modules" means groups of component parts that are arranged in close physical proximity to each other within a vehicle and that may be assembled by the supplier and shipped to the manufacturer for installation in a vehicle as a unit.

10. "Systems" means groups of component parts that are located throughout a vehicle and that operate together to provide a specific vehicle function.
A.R.S. § 28-7653 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 7653
28-7653 Bonds secured by bridge construction revenues; bonds secured by highway improvement revenues
Status: in_force

28-7653. Bonds secured by bridge construction revenues; bonds secured by highway improvement revenues

A. If a majority of the members of the county board of supervisors authorizes the issuance of bonds secured by bridge construction revenues by resolution dated before July 1, 1998, the county may issue the bonds so authorized in the manner provided in this article. The bonds secured by bridge construction revenues may be authorized in an aggregate principal amount of not more than five million dollars.

B. If a majority of the members of the county board of supervisors authorizes the issuance of bonds secured by highway improvement revenues by resolution dated before December 31, 2004, the county may issue the bonds so authorized in the manner provided in this article. Bonds secured by highway improvement revenues may be authorized in an aggregate principal amount of not more than five million dollars.

C. All proceeds, revenues, accounting and payments with respect to bonds secured by bridge construction revenues pursuant to this article shall be conducted and maintained separately from those with respect to bonds secured by highway improvement revenues pursuant to this article.

D.  Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not be considered to be a debt of the county or the state within any constitutional or statutory debt limit.

E. When bonds issued pursuant to this article are sold, a schedule shall be filed with the county treasurer showing the amounts of principal and interest to be paid at each principal and interest payment date.

F. The county shall pledge all or any part of the bridge construction revenues to be received and the county's rights in the bridge construction intergovernmental agreement to the payment of an amount of the bonds secured by bridge construction revenues.  The county shall pledge all or any part of the highway improvement revenues to be received and the county's rights in the highway improvement intergovernmental agreement to the payment of an amount of the bonds secured by highway improvement revenues.  The pledges constitute an irrevocable assignment to the officer charged with paying the applicable bonds that is binding on the county.  No notice of the assignment need be filed or recorded and no public notice of any nature is required to make the pledge effective against any person claiming an interest in the bridge construction revenues or highway improvement revenues, as applicable, except a holder of the bonds. On receipt of any payment of bridge construction revenues or highway improvement revenues, the county treasurer shall cause a sufficient portion of the amount received to be deposited in the bridge construction redemption fund and interest fund, or the highway improvement redemption fund or interest fund, established under section 28-7656 pertaining to the applicable bonds.

G. No bridge construction bondholder may claim a preference as to source of payment over any other bridge construction bondholder of the same series.  No highway improvement bondholder may claim a preference as to source of payment over any other highway improvement bondholder of the same series.
A.R.S. § 28-7751 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 7751
28-7751 Definitions
Status: in_force

28-7751. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Administrative charge" means the amount that may be assessed for the costs of processing a notice of payment due or notice of toll evasion, including the costs to collect unpaid tolls and to pursue an administrative hearing to enforce a toll evasion.

2. "Deliver" means to send, transmit or transfer information or documents, including by United States mail, electronic mail, hand delivery or fax.

3. "Electronic transaction and payment technology" means a system for recording and paying a toll electronically, including using a transponder, a reader system, automatic vehicle license plate recognition technology, a global positioning system or any other electronic means.

4. "Lessee":

(a) Means any person who rents, leases or contracts for the use of one or more motor vehicles and who has exclusive use of the motor vehicle for any period of time.

(b) Includes the vendee or lessee under a written agreement for the conditional sale or lease of a motor vehicle with the right to purchase in favor of the vendee or lessee on performance of the conditions stated in the agreement.

5. "Lessor":

(a) Means any person who is engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles to any lessee under a written rental agreement, lease or other agreement that provides that the lessee has exclusive use of the motor vehicle for any period of time.

(b) Includes both of the following:

(i) The vendor or lessor under a written agreement for conditional sale or lease of a motor vehicle with the right to purchase in favor of the vendee or lessee on performance of the conditions stated in the agreement.

(ii) A commercial leasing or rental entity.

6. "Notice of payment due" means the written notice to pay the required tolls and administrative charges for vehicular use of a toll facility.

7. "Notice of toll evasion" means the second written notice of failure to pay a required payment as described in section 28-7759 that is delivered after notice of payment due is delivered.

8. "Penalties" means penalties imposed pursuant to section 28-7753.

9. "Public-private agreement" means an agreement entered into pursuant to article 1 of this chapter.

10. "Repeat toll evader"  means a registered owner or any other person to whom, in a three-month period, more than four notices of toll evasion for toll nonpayments occurring on more than four separate dates have been issued pursuant to section 28-7759.

11. "Toll" means the price, fare, charge or cost established for the use of a toll facility.

12. "Toll evasion" means the failure to pay in full a notice of payment due within the required time.

13. "Toll facility" means either of the following:

(a) Any new highway, roadway, lane, bridge, tunnel or other facility for surface transport of people or goods that is subject to payment of a toll for its use, for which an alternative route exists that accommodates the same type of motor vehicles, except for rail or other fixed guideway transit.

(b) An existing high occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a lane that accommodates high occupancy vehicles and vehicles that are subject to a toll as long as no general purpose lanes are tolled on the same facility.

14. "Toll nonpayment" means the failure to pay in full an applicable toll for the use of a toll facility.

15. "Toll operator" means the department in its capacity of imposing and collecting tolls for the use of a toll facility, any public or quasi-public agency appointed by the department to impose or collect tolls for the use of a toll facility that is owned by the department, any private partner authorized to impose and collect tolls by a public-private agreement or any contractor or vendor retained by the department, public agency or private partner to carry out toll collection and enforcement and related customer service functions.

16. "Video toll transaction" means a toll operator's use of on-facility automatic vehicle license plate recognition technology to record toll transactions and process notices of payment due in accordance with policies adopted by the toll operator.
A.R.S. § 28-885 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 885
28-885 Civil traffic violation; civil penalty; recall of placards and plates; defense
Status: in_force

28-885. Civil traffic violation; civil penalty; recall of placards and plates; defense

A. If a law enforcement officer or a parking enforcement specialist employed by a local authority finds a motor vehicle in violation of this article, the person shall issue a complaint to the operator or other person in charge of the motor vehicle or, if an operator or person in charge is not present, to the registered owner of the vehicle for a civil traffic violation.  A court or duly appointed hearing officer may impose on the operator, person in charge or owner of a vehicle parked in violation of this section a minimum civil penalty of fifty dollars plus the penalty assessments prescribed by statute.

B. If a person violates this article, the director may recall the placard or international symbol of access special plates issued to the person.

C. If no vehicle operator was present and an officer served a complaint on the registered owner of the vehicle, the court may dismiss a violation of this section if the person produces in court proof of a disability placard for the registered owner's vehicle that was valid on the date of the violation.
A.R.S. § 28-336 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 336
28-336 REAL ID act; implementation prohibited
Status: in_force

28-336. REAL ID act; implementation prohibited

This state shall not participate in the implementation of the REAL ID act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13, division B; 119 Stat. 302).  The department shall not implement the REAL ID act of 2005 and shall report to the governor and the legislature any attempt by agencies or agents of the United States department of homeland security to secure the implementation of the REAL ID act of 2005 through the operations of the United States department of homeland security.
A.R.S. § 28-2470.22 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2470.22
28-2470.22 Arizona professional soccer club special plates; fund
Status: in_force

28-2470.22. Arizona professional soccer club special plates; fund

A. If by December 31, 2023, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Arizona professional soccer club special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the Arizona professional soccer club special plates.  The design and color of the Arizona professional soccer club special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for Arizona professional soccer club special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the Arizona professional soccer club special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the Arizona professional soccer club special plate fund established by this section.

D. The Arizona professional soccer club special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section.  The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that meets all of the following:

1. Is an Arizona professional soccer club foundation.

2. Has a mission to support the development of student athletes in the community by focusing attention on the whole athlete with emphasis on character, teamwork, commitment and self-confidence.

3. Provides financial awards to families with financial barriers to participation in soccer programs.

4. Develops youth soccer programs in this state.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided in section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
A.R.S. § 28-8417 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 6 / Section 8417
28-8417 Payment for real property; bonds
Status: in_force

28-8417. Payment for real property; bonds

The purchase price for real property acquired for an airport may be paid from either:

1. Monies available for the purchase.

2. Wholly or partially from proceeds of the sale of bonds of the city, town or county as the governing body determines, subject to the adoption of a proposal for and the approval of the sale of bonds at an election and in the manner provided for the authorization and issuance of bonds for public purposes generally.
A.R.S. § 28-2455 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2455
28-2455 Health sciences educational institution special plates; fund
Status: in_force

28-2455. Health sciences educational institution special plates; fund

A. If, by December 31, 2015, a person pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue health sciences educational institution special plates. The design and color of the health sciences educational institution special plates are subject to the approval of the department.  The director may allow a request for health sciences educational institution special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for health sciences educational institution special plates.

B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the health sciences educational institution special plate fund established by subsection D of this section.

D. The health sciences educational institution special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to a private entity that is recognized as a nonprofit corporation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code, that solely provides graduate and postgraduate education in the health sciences and that has an enrollment of at least three thousand full-time students.  The entity receiving the monies must use the monies for academic scholarships. For the purposes of this subsection, "health sciences" includes medicine, nursing, physician assistant studies, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, biomedical sciences, podiatry, clinical psychology, cardiovascular science, nurse anesthesia, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine.

E. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.  Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
A.R.S. § 28-1149 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 1149
28-1149 Records; inspection
Status: in_force

28-1149. Records; inspection

A. A permit holder shall maintain in this state for at least three years records and other data for all vehicles operated and cargo transported under an envelope permit.

B. The director may prescribe uniform forms for the keeping of records and other data.

C. During usual business hours or at any other time if needed to protect public safety, the permit holder shall allow department employees or state or local peace officers to inspect the permit holder's records and other data.
A.R.S. § 28-1221 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 22 / Section 1221
28-1221 Definitions
Status: in_force

28-1221. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Agent" means a director, officer, employee or other person who is authorized to act on behalf of a business entity.

2. "Business entity" means a legal entity, including a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship.

3. "Pedestrian area" includes a sidewalk, crosswalk, school crosswalk, school crossing zone or safety zone.
A.R.S. § 28-2416 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2416
28-2416 Alternative fuel vehicle special plates; stickers; use of high occupancy vehicle lanes; civil penalty; definition
Status: in_force

28-2416. Alternative fuel vehicle special plates; stickers; use of high occupancy vehicle lanes; civil penalty; definition

A. A person who owns a motor vehicle that has either been converted or manufactured to use an alternative fuel as the vehicle's exclusive fuel source and that is incapable of operating on any other type of fuel and the alternative fuel was subject to the use fuel tax imposed pursuant to chapter 16 of this title before April 1, 1997 may apply for alternative fuel vehicle special plates pursuant to this section. If a person who owns an alternative fuel vehicle does not apply for an alternative fuel vehicle special plate pursuant to this section, the person may apply and shall pay associated fees for:

1. A license plate pursuant to this article or article 11 of this chapter.

2. A special license plate issued pursuant to this article and an alternative fuel vehicle sticker as provided in subsection D of this section.

B. The department shall issue alternative fuel vehicle special plates, or an alternative fuel vehicle sticker as provided in subsection D of this section, to a person who satisfies all of the following:

1. Owns a motor vehicle that is exclusively powered by an alternative fuel and that is incapable of operating on any other type of fuel.

2. Provides proof as follows:

(a) For an original equipment manufactured alternative fuel vehicle, the dealer who sells the motor vehicle shall provide to the department and the owner of the motor vehicle a certificate indicating:

(i) That the motor vehicle is exclusively powered by an alternative fuel and is incapable of operating on any other type of fuel.

(ii) The emission classification of the motor vehicle as low, inherently low, ultralow or zero.

(b) For a converted motor vehicle or a motor vehicle that is assembled by the owner, the department of environmental quality or an agent of the department of environmental quality shall provide a certificate to the department of transportation and the owner of the motor vehicle indicating that the motor vehicle is exclusively powered by an alternative fuel and is incapable of operating on any other type of fuel.

3. Pays an $8 special plate administration or alternative fuel vehicle sticker fee, except that vehicles that are registered pursuant to section 28-2511 are exempt from that fee.  The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration or alternative fuel vehicle sticker fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.

C. The color and design of the alternative fuel vehicle special plates are subject to the approval of the governor's energy office. The director may allow a request for alternative fuel vehicle special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for alternative fuel vehicle special plates. Alternative fuel vehicle special plates are not transferable, except that if the director allows alternative fuel vehicle special plates to be personalized a person who is issued personalized alternative fuel vehicle special plates may transfer those plates to another alternative fuel vehicle for which the person is the registered owner or lessee.

D. If a motor vehicle qualifies pursuant to this section and any other special plates are issued pursuant to this article or article 7, 8 or 13 of this chapter or section 28-2414, 28-2470.29 or 28-2514 for the motor vehicle, the department may issue an alternative fuel vehicle sticker to the person who owns the motor vehicle. The alternative fuel vehicle sticker shall be diamond-shaped, shall indicate the type of alternative fuel used by the vehicle and shall be placed on the motor vehicle as prescribed by the department.

E. Except as provided in section 28-337, a person may drive a motor vehicle with alternative fuel vehicle special plates or an alternative fuel vehicle sticker in high occupancy vehicle lanes at any time, regardless of occupancy level, without penalty.

F. A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in a high occupancy vehicle lane with an alternative fuel vehicle sticker if the motor vehicle is not an alternative fuel vehicle for which an alternative fuel vehicle sticker has been issued pursuant to this section.  A person who violates this subsection is subject to a civil penalty of $350. Notwithstanding section 28-1554, the civil penalty collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the state general fund.

G. For the purposes of section 28-337, the department shall:

1. Limit or suspend the issuance of alternative fuel vehicle special plates.

2. Remove the privilege of operating in the high occupancy vehicle lane with a single occupant, including the driver.

H. If the department publishes maps of the state highway system that are distributed to the general public, the department shall indicate on those maps the approximate location of alternative fuel delivery facilities that are open to the public.

I. For the purposes of this section, "alternative fuel" has the same meaning prescribed in section 1-215.
A.R.S. § 28-3101 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 3101
28-3101 Driver license classes
Status: in_force

28-3101. Driver license classes

A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section and section 28-3102, the following driver license classes are valid:

1. Class A. A class A license is valid for operating either of the following:

(a) A motor vehicle that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.

(b) A vehicle that requires a class B, C or D license.

2. Class B. A class B license is valid for operating any of the following:

(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.

(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.

(c) A vehicle that requires a class C or D license for operation.

3. Class C. A class C license is valid for operating any of the following:

(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.

(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.

(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds, if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.

(d) A vehicle that is required to be placarded for hazardous materials.

(e) A bus or school bus.

(f) A vehicle that requires a class D license for operation.

4. Class D. A class D license is valid for operating any of the following:

(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less, including an autocycle.

(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.

(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.

(d) A motorized touring vehicle. For the purposes of this subdivision, "motorized touring vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is all of the following:

(i) Owned by a commercial entity.

(ii) Rented for use during a sightseeing tour that is guided by an employee of the commercial entity that rents the motor vehicle.

(iii) Designed to travel with three wheels on the ground.

(iv) Capable of a maximum speed of forty-five miles per hour.

5. Class G. A class G license is valid for operating a single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.

6. Class M. A class M license is valid for operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or moped but is not necessary for operating an autocycle or a motorcycle that has at least three wheels and a three-point safety belt and bucket or bench seats and that is fully enclosed or uses a roll cage frame.  For the purpose of licensing a driver, the department may endorse a class M license classification on a valid class A, B, C, D or G license.

B. A class A, B, C, D or G license is not valid for operating a vehicle that requires a class M license or a vehicle that requires a special endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.

C. A commercial driver license is not required to operate a vehicle described in subsection A, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section if the vehicle has been issued a historic vehicle license plate pursuant to section 28-2484 and the department provides in the vehicle registration record both of the following:

1. That the vehicle is classified as a noncommercial vehicle and may not be used as a commercial vehicle.

2. The vehicle's declared gross weight as defined in section 28-5431 is entered as zero.
A.R.S. § 28-2322 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 10 / Section 2322
28-2322 License plate requirement for nonresident's foreign vehicle
Status: in_force

28-2322. License plate requirement for nonresident's foreign vehicle

A person shall not operate a foreign vehicle owned by a nonresident on a highway and a nonresident owner shall not knowingly permit the foreign vehicle to be operated on a highway unless there is displayed on the vehicle the license plates assigned to the vehicle for the current registration year by the state or country of which the owner is a resident.
A.R.S. § 28-7011 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 7011
28-7011 Statewide infrastructure trust fund; definition
Status: in_force

28-7011. Statewide infrastructure trust fund; definition

A. The statewide infrastructure trust fund is established. The state treasurer shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of the following:

1. Monies appropriated by the legislature.

2. Any nonfederal gifts, grants, donations or other monies received by the state treasurer from any public or private source for transportation projects.

B. The monies in the fund shall be used to fund any phase of development or construction of transportation projects in the current fiscal year or next fiscal year.

C. Before any expenditure is made from the fund, the state treasurer and the department shall submit an expenditure plan for review to the joint committee on capital review.

D. For the purposes of this section, "transportation project" means any project that constructs a new federal or state highway or makes improvements to any existing federal or state highway.
A.R.S. § 28-5614 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 5614
28-5614 Refunds; use fuel
Status: in_force

28-5614. Refunds; use fuel

A. If a vendor pays the use fuel tax rate for use class motor vehicles on use fuel that is actually used in the propulsion of a light class motor vehicle on a highway in this state or that is actually used in the propulsion of a use class motor vehicle that is exempt pursuant to section 28-5432 from the weight fee prescribed in section 28-5433 on a highway in this state and for the purpose of convenience and facility only, the vendor may apply to the department for a refund of the difference between the amount of the use class motor vehicle use fuel tax paid and the amount of the light class motor vehicle use fuel tax on the same number of gallons purchased.

B. If a person who transports forest products on a highway in this state in compliance with the requirements of section 41-1516 pays the use fuel tax rate prescribed in section 28-5606, subsection B, paragraph 2 for a use class motor vehicle that is eligible for the use fuel tax rate prescribed in section 28-5606, subsection B, paragraph 3, the person may apply to the department for a refund of the difference between the amount of the use fuel tax paid and the use fuel tax rate prescribed for a motor vehicle transporting forest products.

C. The director may prescribe any forms the director deems necessary to implement this section.

D. A vendor may file an application for a refund pursuant to this section on a monthly basis subject to the limitations prescribed in section 28-5612.

E. The director shall:

1. Pay the refund from current use fuel tax receipts.

2. Deduct the refund from the monthly use fuel tax receipts before the deposit pursuant to section 28-5730 is made.
A.R.S. § 28-644 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 644
28-644 Obedience to and required traffic control devices
Status: in_force

28-644. Obedience to and required traffic control devices

A. Unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer and subject to the exemptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter, the driver of a vehicle shall:

1. Obey the instructions of an official traffic control device applicable to the driver that is placed in accordance with this chapter.

2. Not drive over or across or park in any part of a gore area. This paragraph does not apply to the driver of a vehicle that is disabled while on the paved or main traveled portion of a highway in a manner and to an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in that position. For the purposes of this paragraph, "gore area" means the area that is between a through roadway and an entrance ramp or exit ramp and that is defined by two wide solid white lines that guide traffic entering or exiting a roadway. Gore area does not include a safety zone.

B. Any provision of this chapter that requires signs shall not be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. If a particular section of law does not state that signs are required, that section is effective even though no signs are erected or in place.
A.R.S. § 28-939 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 939
28-939 Signal lamps and devices
Status: in_force

28-939. Signal lamps and devices

A. A motor vehicle may be equipped and if required under this article shall be equipped with the following:

1. A stop lamp on the rear that emits a red or yellow light, that is actuated on application of the service or foot brake and that may be incorporated with a tail lamp.

2. One or more lamps or a mechanical signal device that is capable of clearly indicating an intention to turn either to the right or to the left and that is visible both from the front and rear.

B. A stop lamp shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear both during normal sunlight and at nighttime. A signal lamp or lamps indicating the intention to turn shall be visible and understandable during daytime and nighttime from a distance of one hundred feet both to the front and rear. If a vehicle is equipped with a stop lamp, tail lamp or other signal lamp, each lamp shall:

1. Be maintained at all times in good working condition.

2. Not project a glaring or dazzling light.

C. A mechanical signal device shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times provided in section 28-922.
A.R.S. § 28-8531 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 8 / Section 8531
28-8531 Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

28-8531. Refunding bonds

The joint powers airport authority may issue and sell refunding bonds to refund any airport authority revenue bonds.
A.R.S. § 28-9707 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 32 / Article 1 / Section 9707
28-9707 Traffic or motor vehicle laws; autonomous vehicles
Status: in_force

28-9707. Traffic or motor vehicle laws; autonomous vehicles

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a traffic or motor vehicle law of this state may not prohibit the operation of an autonomous vehicle or require a human driver to operate a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged, if the fully autonomous vehicle is operated in compliance with this chapter.
A.R.S. § 28-872 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 872
28-872 Removal of vehicles; notice; liability for costs; hearing
Status: in_force

28-872. Removal of vehicles; notice; liability for costs; hearing

A. If a police officer finds a vehicle standing on a highway in violation of section 28-871 the officer may move the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the paved or main traveled part of the highway.

B. A police officer may remove or cause to be removed to a place of safety an unattended vehicle that is illegally left standing on a highway, bridge or causeway or in a tunnel in a position or under circumstances that obstruct the normal movement of traffic.

C. A police officer may remove or cause the removal of a vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety as follows:

1. If a report has been made that the vehicle has been stolen or taken without the consent of its owner.

2. If the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are unable to provide for its custody or removal.

3. If the person driving or in control of the vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper magistrate without unnecessary delay.

4. If the vehicle is left unattended for more than four hours on the right-of-way of a freeway that has full control of access and no crossings at grade.

5. Within the boundaries of a city, if the vehicle is left unattended for more than two hours on the right-of-way of a freeway that has full control of access and no crossings at grade.

D. If a police officer removes or causes the removal of a vehicle pursuant to this section, the police officer shall do both of the following when the vehicle is removed:

1. Provide to the tow truck operator a form that the police officer signs and that includes the following information:

(a) The vehicle identification number.

(b) A number identifying the law enforcement agency and the officer ordering the tow.

(c) The year, make and model of the vehicle.

(d) The license plate number if available.

(e) The date and time the vehicle was towed.

(f) The address from which the vehicle was towed.

(g) The name, address and telephone number, if the telephone number is known, of the registered owner and the primary lien holder of the vehicle to permit the towing company to notify the registered owner or the primary lien holder.

2. Electronically communicate to the officer's law enforcement agency the following if the officer has the equipment to electronically communicate the information:

(a) The name and telephone number of the person towing the vehicle.

(b) The information prescribed by paragraph 1 of this subsection.

E. If a police officer provides the tow truck operator with the form described in subsection D, paragraph 1 of this section, the tow truck operator must provide the form to the person responsible for filing the abandoned vehicle report pursuant to section 28-4838.  The person responsible for filing the abandoned vehicle report shall submit the form to the department of transportation at the time the person files the abandoned vehicle report.

F. The law enforcement agency receiving electronic information pursuant to subsection D of this section shall record the information as prescribed by the department of public safety.  The department of public safety shall make the information available to the department of transportation.

G. When the department of transportation receives the information from either the department of public safety or the person responsible for filing the abandoned vehicle report pursuant to section 28-4838, the department of transportation shall send notice by first class mail to all persons listed on the department of transportation's records as having an ownership interest in the vehicle.  The notice shall include the vehicle identification number and the name and telephone number of the person that towed the vehicle.  The director of the department of transportation may include additional information on the notice as the director deems necessary.

H. Except as provided in subsection I of this section:

1. The public agency employing an officer who removes or causes the removal of a vehicle under this section is not liable for the cost of towing or storing the vehicle if the officer acts under color of the officer's lawful authority.

2. Before release of the vehicle by the towing service, the owner or the owner's agent of a vehicle that is removed or caused to be removed under this article shall pay or make satisfactory arrangements to pay for any reasonable towing and storage costs incurred in towing or storing the vehicle.

I. If a tow truck operator is required in writing by a public agency to tow or store a vehicle that is required as evidence in a criminal action or for future criminal investigation by the public agency, the public agency is liable for the towing and storage costs of the vehicle.

J. If a police officer removes or causes the removal of a vehicle as permitted by this section, the public agency employing the officer shall provide the registered owner of the vehicle or the registered owner's agent with the opportunity for a poststorage hearing to determine the validity of the removal. This hearing shall be conducted within forty-eight hours after a request, excluding weekends and holidays.  The public agency employing the officer may authorize its own officer or employee to conduct the hearing if the hearing officer is not the same person who removed or caused the removal of the vehicle. The public agency employing the officer who removes or causes the removal of the vehicle is responsible for the costs incurred for towing and storage if it is determined at the hearing that probable cause for the removal cannot be established.
A.R.S. § 28-8535 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 8 / Section 8535
28-8535 Federal income tax considerations
Status: in_force

28-8535. Federal income tax considerations

The joint powers airport authority may make any covenant, order any rebate, file any tax return, report any information and order the limitation on the yield of any investment made with the proceeds from the sale of its bonds or with taxes, revenues or other income pledged, held in trust or otherwise used to pay principal, interest and premium, if any, on its bonds in consideration for retaining the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest income on any bond.
A.R.S. § 28-8463 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 8463
28-8463 Acquisition of facilities or nonconforming property; exception
Status: in_force

28-8463. Acquisition of facilities or nonconforming property; exception

A. If it is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure or use, if the approach protection necessary cannot be accomplished by airport zoning regulations under this article because of constitutional limitations or if it appears advisable that the necessary approach protection be provided by acquisition of property rights rather than by airport zoning regulations, the political subdivision within which the property or nonconforming use is located or the political subdivision owning the airport or served by it may acquire by purchase, grant or condemnation in the manner provided by law under which political subdivisions are authorized to acquire real property for public purposes the air right, navigation easement or other estate or interest in the property or nonconforming structure or use in question as necessary to fulfill the purposes of this article.

B. Land owned or held for use for and in connection with the transportation of United States mail and transportation of property in interstate commerce and all structures on the land are not subject to this article.
A.R.S. § 28-8603 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 9 / Section 8603
28-8603 Applicability
Status: in_force

28-8603. Applicability

This article applies only to advanced air mobility aircraft, including an eCTOL, eVTOL and a powered lift aircraft, that have both of the following:

1. A gross takeoff weight of three hundred pounds or more.

2. The capability of carrying passengers as defined in section 28-8201 or cargo.
A.R.S. § 28-5806 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 5806
28-5806 Privately owned motor vehicle used for ambulance or fire fighting services; classification; vehicle license tax; definition
Status: in_force

28-5806. Privately owned motor vehicle used for ambulance or fire fighting services; classification; vehicle license tax; definition

A. A separate classification of motor vehicles is established for purposes of taxation pursuant to article IX, section 11, Constitution of Arizona, that consists of privately owned motor vehicles that are used solely for the purpose of providing ambulance or fire fighting services.

B. Notwithstanding section 28-5801, at the time of application for and before registration of the motor vehicle classified pursuant to subsection A of this section the registering officer shall collect an annual license tax at the rate of four dollars for each one hundred dollars in value. During the first twelve months of the life of the vehicle as determined by its initial registration, the value is one per cent of the manufacturer's base retail price of the vehicle. During each succeeding twelve month period the value of the vehicle is fifteen per cent less than the value of the preceding twelve month period.

C. The minimum amount of the license tax computed under this section is five dollars per year for each vehicle subject to the tax.

D. Except as specifically provided in this section, the vehicle license tax on vehicles classified pursuant to subsection A of this section is governed by this article.

E. If a vehicle is temporarily operated for purposes other than providing ambulance or fire fighting services, the registering officer shall:

1. Assess and collect monthly a vehicle license tax equal to one-tenth of the annual vehicle license tax provided for by section 28-5801 for each calendar month that the motor vehicle is so operated in this state.

2. Not apportion the vehicle license tax for any fraction of a calendar month.

F. For purposes of this section, "ambulance" means a vehicle for which a certificate of registration has been issued pursuant to title 36, chapter 21.1.
A.R.S. § 28-2203 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 2203
28-2203 Registration card; sticker
Status: in_force

28-2203. Registration card; sticker

On approval of the application for fleet registration, the director shall issue a permanent registration card and a permanent validating sticker for each qualified vehicle in the fleet. The permanent registration card shall be carried in the vehicle at all times and shall be made available to any law enforcement officer on demand. The department shall determine the manner in which the permanent validating sticker is displayed.
A.R.S. § 28-814 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 814
28-814 Clinging to vehicle
Status: in_force

28-814. Clinging to vehicle

A person riding on a bicycle, coaster, sled or toy vehicle or on roller skates shall not attach the bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle or roller skates or that person to a vehicle on a roadway.
A.R.S. § 28-5801 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 5801
28-5801 Vehicle license tax rate; definitions
Status: in_force

28-5801. Vehicle license tax rate; definitions

A. At the time of application for and before registration each year of a vehicle, the registering officer shall collect the vehicle license tax imposed by article IX, section 11, Constitution of Arizona. On the taxpayer's vehicle license tax bill, the registering officer shall provide the taxpayer with information showing the amount of the vehicle license tax that each category of recipient will receive and the amount that is owed by the taxpayer.

B. Except as provided in subsections C, D and E of this section:

1. During the first twelve months of the life of a vehicle as determined by its initial registration, the vehicle license tax is based on each $100 in value, the value of the vehicle is sixty percent of the manufacturer's base retail price of the vehicle and the vehicle license tax rate for each of the recipients is as follows:

(a) The rate for the Arizona highway user revenue fund is $1.26.

(b) The rate for the county general fund is $.69.

(c) The rate for counties for any purposes related to transportation, as determined by the board of supervisors, is $.16.

(d) The rate for incorporated cities and towns is $.69.

2. During each succeeding twelve-month period, the vehicle license tax is based on each $100 in value, the value of the vehicle is 16.25 percent less than the value for the preceding twelve-month period and the vehicle license tax rate for each of the recipients is as follows:

(a) The rate for the Arizona highway user revenue fund is $1.30.

(b) The rate for the county general fund is $.71.

(c) The rate for counties for the same use as highway user revenue fund monies is $.17.

(d) The rate for incorporated cities and towns is $.71.

3. The minimum amount of the vehicle license tax computed under this section is $10 per year for each vehicle that is subject to the tax. If the product of all of the rates prescribed in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection is less than $10, the vehicle license tax is $10. The vehicle license tax collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to the recipients prescribed in this subsection based on the percentage of each recipient's rate to the sum of all of the rates.

C. The vehicle license tax is as follows for noncommercial trailers that are not travel trailers and that are ten thousand pounds or less declared gross weight:

1. On initial registration, a onetime vehicle license tax of $105.

2. On renewal of registration, a onetime vehicle license tax of $70.

D. The vehicle license tax is as follows for a trailer or semitrailer that is not a travel trailer and that exceeds ten thousand pounds declared gross weight:

1. On initial registration, a onetime vehicle license tax of $555.

2. On renewal of registration or if previously registered in another state, a onetime vehicle license tax of:

(a) If the trailer's or semitrailer's model year is less than six years old, $355.

(b) If the trailer's or semitrailer's model year is at least six years old, $100.

E. The vehicle license tax for an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 is $3 if the all-terrain vehicle or off-highway vehicle meets both of the following criteria:

1. Is designed by the manufacturer primarily for travel over unimproved terrain.

2. Has an unladen weight of two thousand five hundred pounds or less.

F. The vehicle license tax collected pursuant to subsection C, D or E of this section shall be distributed to the recipients prescribed in subsection B of this section based on the percentage of each recipient's rate to the sum of all of the rates.

G. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Declared gross weight" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5431.

2. "Travel trailer" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-2003.
A.R.S. § 28-4553 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 4553
28-4553 Temporary registration plates; violation; classification
Status: in_force

28-4553. Temporary registration plates; violation; classification

A. A dealer shall not lend to a person or use on a vehicle that the dealer owns temporary registration plates.

B. A person shall not:

1. Issue a temporary registration plate before sending an electronic record to the department.  A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

2. Issue a temporary registration plate containing a misstatement of fact.  A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

3. Knowingly insert false information on the face of the temporary registration plate.  A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 28-2238 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 2238
28-2238 Records; audits; interest; penalty
Status: in_force

28-2238. Records; audits; interest; penalty

A. An owner whose application for proportional registration is accepted shall preserve the records on which the application is based for four years following the year or period on which the application is based. On request of the director, the owner shall either:

1. Make records available to the director at the director's office for audit as to the accuracy of computations and payments and the assessment of deficiencies or allowances for credit.

2. Pay the costs of an audit by the department at the applicant's home office.

B. The director may enter into agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions administering motor vehicle registration laws for joint audits of an owner whose application for proportional registration has been accepted.

C. The department shall not make an assessment for deficiency or a claim for credit for a period for which records are not required. Amounts that are found to be due and owing on audit bear interest of twelve per cent from the date they should have been paid until the date of actual payment. If the audit discloses a deliberate and wilful intent to evade the requirements of payment under section 28-2233, the department shall also assess an additional penalty of ten per cent of the amounts found to be due and owing on audit.
A.R.S. § 28-1389 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1389
28-1389 Waiver of fine, surcharge or assessment
Status: in_force

28-1389. Waiver of fine, surcharge or assessment

The court shall not waive a fine or assessment imposed pursuant to this article or a surcharge imposed pursuant to section 12-116.01 or 12-116.02 for a conviction of an offense listed in this article.
A.R.S. § 28-910 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 910
28-910 Liability for emergency responses in flood areas; definitions
Status: in_force

28-910. Liability for emergency responses in flood areas; definitions

A. A driver of a vehicle who drives the vehicle on a public street or highway that is temporarily covered by a rise in water level, including groundwater or overflow of water, and that is barricaded because of flooding is liable for the expenses of any emergency response that is required to remove from the public street or highway the driver or any passenger in the vehicle that becomes inoperable on the public street or highway or the vehicle that becomes inoperable on the public street or highway, or both.

B. A person convicted of violating section 28-693 for driving a vehicle into any area that is temporarily covered by a rise in water level, including groundwater or overflow of water, may be liable for expenses of any emergency response that is required to remove from the area the driver or any passenger in the vehicle that becomes inoperable in the area or the vehicle that becomes inoperable in the area, or both.

C. The expenses of an emergency response are a charge against the person liable for those expenses pursuant to subsection A or B of this section. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and may be collected proportionately by the public agencies, for-profit entities or not-for-profit entities that incurred the expenses. The person's liability for the expenses of an emergency response shall not exceed two thousand dollars for a single incident. The liability imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other liability that may be imposed.

D. An insurance policy may exclude coverage for a person's liability for expenses of an emergency response under this section.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Expenses of an emergency response" means reasonable costs directly incurred by public agencies, for-profit entities or not-for-profit entities that make an appropriate emergency response to an incident.

2. "Public agency" means this state and any city, county, municipal corporation, district or other public authority that is located in whole or in part in this state and that provides police, fire fighting, medical or other emergency services.

3. "Reasonable costs" includes the costs of providing police, fire fighting, rescue and emergency medical services at the scene of an incident and the salaries of the persons who respond to the incident but does not include charges assessed by an ambulance service that is regulated pursuant to title 36, chapter 21.1, article 2.
A.R.S. § 28-3513 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 9 / Section 3513
28-3513 Administrative charges
Status: in_force

28-3513. Administrative charges

A. The immobilizing or impounding agency shall establish procedures for immobilization hearings or poststorage hearings, for the release of properly immobilized or impounded vehicles and for imposition of a charge for administrative costs relating to the removal, immobilization, impoundment, storage or release of a vehicle.  The immobilizing or impounding agency may waive the administrative charges.

B. The administrative charges established pursuant to this section shall be one hundred fifty dollars and shall not be charged to a towing company that performs removal, immobilization, impoundment, storage or release of the vehicle.

C. The immobilizing or impounding agency shall collect any administrative charges at the time of the release of the vehicle unless the vehicle is stolen and the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency.  If the vehicle is stolen and the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency, the operator of the vehicle at the time of immobilization or impoundment is responsible for all towing, immobilization, storage and administrative charges.

D. The administrative charges established pursuant to this section are in addition to any other immobilization, impoundment or storage charges.

E. A justice court providing an immobilization or poststorage hearing may collect a fee equal to the fee established pursuant to section 22-281 for a small claims answer.

F. If the immobilizing or impounding agency is:

1. A municipality, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the city treasurer for deposit in a special fund established by the municipality for the purpose of implementing section 28-872 and this article.

2. A county, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the county treasurer for deposit in a special fund established by the county for the purpose of implementing section 28-872 and this article.

3. The department of public safety, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the Arizona highway patrol fund established by section 41-1752.

4. The capitol police, the administrative charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the capitol police administrative towing fund established by section 41-1725.
A.R.S. § 28-9616 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 9616
28-9616 Shared vehicle transactions; transaction privilege tax; exceptions; prohibition
Status: in_force

28-9616. Shared vehicle transactions; transaction privilege tax; exceptions; prohibition

A. A shared vehicle transaction is subject to the transaction privilege tax imposed pursuant to title 42, chapters 5 and 6.

B. A shared vehicle transaction is not subject to the rental vehicle surcharge established by section 28-5810.

C. A shared vehicle transaction is not subject to the surcharges established by sections 5-839 and 48-4234 if the shared vehicle owner certifies to the department of revenue, on a form prescribed by the department, that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle. The shared vehicle owner's certification is required only once for the duration of the time that the shared vehicle owner owns the shared vehicle. The department of revenue shall verify that the vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle by determining whether transaction privilege or use tax was paid for the acquisition of the vehicle.

D. A peer-to-peer car sharing program that accepts payment for a shared vehicle transaction in this state is subject to title 42, chapter 5 shall pay the taxes levied under title 42, chapters 5 and 6.

E. A peer-to-peer car sharing program may rely in good faith on the shared vehicle owner's representation that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle certified with the department of revenue pursuant to subsection C of this section.  If the peer-to-peer car sharing program relies in good faith on the shared vehicle owner's representation that the shared vehicle is an individual-owned shared vehicle certified with the department of revenue, the peer-to-peer car sharing program is not liable for any tax, penalty, fee or other sanction imposed on the shared vehicle owner.

F.  Except as provided in section 28-9614 and this section, a county, city, town or political subdivision of this state may not impose any additional taxes, fees or charges on the gross proceeds or gross income of a shared vehicle transaction that is not imposed on every other transaction involving motor vehicles for hire without a driver by that jurisdiction.
A.R.S. § 28-7097 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 6 / Section 7097
28-7097 Before condition; market value change
Status: in_force

28-7097. Before condition; market value change

In acquiring property for transportation purposes pursuant to this article, when determining the market value of the property to be taken and the market value of the remainder, if any, in the before condition, a decrease or increase in the market value of the real property before the date of valuation caused by the public project for which the property is to be acquired or by the likelihood that the property would be acquired for the project shall be disregarded.
A.R.S. § 28-6304 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 6304
28-6304 Bond account; expenditures
Status: in_force

28-6304. Bond account; expenditures

A. The state treasurer shall:

1. Hold monies in the bond account in trust for the owners of the bonds.

2. Pay monies in the bond account to the county, to paying agents or to the owners of the bonds directly in accordance with a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

B. Monies in the bond account may be used:

1. To pay bond-related expenses or recurring expenses pertaining to administration and payment of the bonds.

2. For funding reserves for the payment of the bonds.

3. For payment of fees, charges and expenses incurred with respect to bond-related obligations.

C. Monies in the bond proceeds account may be obligated or spent as directed by the board, according to the plan, for the:

1. Payment of all bond-related expenses.

2. Establishment and funding of reserve monies or to pay interest on bonds during the expected period of construction.

3. Payment of fees, charges and expenses incurred with respect to bond-related obligations.

4. Design, right-of-way purchase or construction related to new, or improvements to, freeways and other routes in the state highway system that are included in the plan and that are accepted into the state highway system.

5. Design, right-of-way purchase or construction related to new, or improvements to, major arterial streets, intersections and regional transportation infrastructure that are included in the plan.

6. Payment of principal and interest on the bonds.
A.R.S. § 28-8346 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 4 / Section 8346
28-8346 Filing by mail; date of filing
Status: in_force

28-8346. Filing by mail; date of filing

A. On receipt of any notice, affidavit, application, registration or other document that must be filed with the department pursuant to this article after the date on which the document is required to be filed and received, the department shall treat the document as if it had been received on the required date if both:

1. It is transmitted through the United States mail.

2. The envelope in which the document is enclosed has a post office cancellation mark dated on or before the required date.

B. If the sender disputes the dates contained on the mark or if a mark does not appear or is not legible, the mailing date may be established by competent evidence introduced by the sender.
A.R.S. § 28-4411 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4411
28-4411 Damage to new motor vehicles; disclosure; definition
Status: in_force

28-4411. Damage to new motor vehicles; disclosure; definition

A. Except as provided in subsection B:

1. A manufacturer shall disclose in writing to a new motor vehicle dealer damage to a new motor vehicle delivered to the dealer if the damage is known to the manufacturer and repaired, the damage occurred after the manufacturing process is complete but before delivery to the dealer and the damage exceeds three per cent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price as calculated at the rate of the dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts.

2. A new motor vehicle dealer shall disclose in writing to a purchaser of the new motor vehicle before entering into a sales contract that the new motor vehicle has been damaged and repaired if the damage to the new motor vehicle exceeds three per cent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price as calculated at the rate of the dealer's authorized warranty rate for labor and parts.

B. Disclosure is not required for any glass, tires or bumper of a new motor vehicle if the damaged item has been replaced with original or comparable equipment.

C. If disclosure is not required under this section, a purchaser may not revoke or rescind a sales contract due solely to the fact that the new motor vehicle was damaged and repaired before completion of the sale.

D. For purposes of this section, "manufacturer's suggested retail price" means the retail price of the new motor vehicle suggested by the manufacturer, including the retail delivered price suggested by the manufacturer for each accessory or item of optional equipment physically attached to the new motor vehicle at the time of delivery to the new motor vehicle dealer that is not included within the retail price suggested by the manufacturer for the new motor vehicle.
A.R.S. § 28-2447 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2447
28-2447 Women veteran special plates
Status: in_force

28-2447. Women veteran special plates

A. The department shall design and issue women veteran special plates.  Each women veteran special plate shall contain a red, white and blue design and the designation "women veterans" at the bottom of the plate.  The department shall design seven different women veteran special plates as follows:

1. One plate shall contain a logo design to be approved by the director and shall be available to any applicant, even if the applicant is not a veteran or a veteran's immediate family member.

2. One plate shall contain a United States army seal.

3. One plate shall contain a United States navy seal.

4. One plate shall contain a United States marine corps seal.

5. One plate shall contain a United States air force seal.

6. One plate shall contain a United States coast guard seal.

7. One plate shall contain a Native American code talker seal.

B. An applicant may select the women veteran special plate design only if the applicant is either:

1. A person who submits satisfactory proof to the department that the person is a veteran.

2. The immediate family member of a person who has been issued a women veteran special plate pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.

C. An applicant who is not described in subsection B of this section may only receive a women veteran special plate design prescribed by subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section.

D. The director may allow a request for women veteran special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the women veteran special plates.

E. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

F. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the veterans' donations fund established by section 41-608.
A.R.S. § 28-2137 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 2137
28-2137 Restitution lien; removal
Status: in_force

28-2137. Restitution lien; removal

A. Notwithstanding section 28-2132, after a hearing, the director may remove a restitution lien filed pursuant to section 13-805 or 13-806 from a vehicle record if the director finds both of the following:

1. A person purchased the vehicle without any knowledge that the vehicle was subject to a filed restitution lien.

2. The person who sold the vehicle is an obligor under a filed restitution lien and sold the vehicle without disclosing to the purchaser that the vehicle was subject to a filed restitution lien.

B. If a restitution lien is removed as prescribed in subsection A of this section, the department shall place a code on the obligor's record that automatically restores the restitution lien on any vehicle that is subsequently issued a certificate of title or registered, or both, by the obligor.

C. If the lien, or any portion of the lien, was the result of an order to pay restitution, the party for whom restitution was ordered shall be provided with notice of any hearing held pursuant to this section and an opportunity to appear.  The department shall provide notice of the hearing to the governmental agency that requested the lien be placed on the obligor's record. The governmental agency that requested the lien shall promptly provide notice to any party for whom restitution was ordered.
A.R.S. § 28-4406 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4406
28-4406 Sign requirements
Status: in_force

28-4406. Sign requirements

A. Each motor vehicle dealer and automotive recycler shall erect and maintain at the entrance to the motor vehicle dealer's or automotive recycler's established place of business a permanent sign indicating that the business of a motor vehicle dealer or automotive recycler is conducted at or from the premises. The sign shall be legible at a distance of at least three hundred feet during daylight.

B. A wholesale motor vehicle dealer or broker shall erect and maintain at the entrance of the wholesale motor vehicle dealer's or broker's principal place of business a permanent sign indicating that the business of a wholesale motor vehicle dealer or broker is conducted at or from the premises.
A.R.S. § 28-2011 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 2011
28-2011 Vehicle inspections
Status: in_force

28-2011. Vehicle inspections

A. The department may conduct the following levels of motor vehicle inspections:

1. Level one. A level one inspection consists of matching the public vehicle identification number and a secondary vehicle identification number to the vehicle ownership documents to determine the identity of the vehicle.

2. Level two. A level two inspection consists of matching the public vehicle identification number, a secondary vehicle identification number and the confidential vehicle identification number to the vehicle ownership documents to determine the identity of the vehicle.

3. Level three. A level three inspection consists of a level two inspection plus verification of vehicle identification numbers on, at the discretion of the inspector, some or all component parts to determine the identity of the vehicle and that the vehicle is properly equipped for highway use.

B. A person who submits a motor vehicle to the department for inspection shall pay the following fees:

1. For a level two inspection, twenty dollars.

2. For a level three inspection, fifty dollars.

C. The department shall deposit the inspection fees in the vehicle inspection and certificate of title enforcement fund established by section 28-2012.

D. An inspection fee is not required for an inspection of a motor vehicle owned by a foreign government, by a consul or any other representative of a foreign government, by the United States, by a state or political subdivision of a state or by an Indian tribal government.
A.R.S. § 28-8288 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 8288
28-8288 Third or subsequent offense
Status: in_force

28-8288. Third or subsequent offense

A. If a person is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of section 28-8282 or is convicted of a violation of section 28-8282 and has previously been convicted of any combination of convictions of section 28-8282 or acts committed in another state that if committed in this state would be a violation of section 28-8282 within a period of sixty months:

1. The person is guilty of a class 5 felony.

2. The person is not eligible for probation, pardon, suspension of sentence or release on any basis except as specifically authorized by section 31-233, subsection A or B until the person has served not less than six months in prison.

3. The court shall not suspend the imposition of a prison sentence.

4. If in the court's opinion the person has the problem of habitual abuse of alcohol or drugs, the court shall require the person to obtain treatment under its supervision.

5. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, the person shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand five hundred dollars to be deposited by the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund established by section 41-1651.  This assessment is not subject to any surcharge.  If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer.  The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

6. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, the person shall pay an additional assessment of one thousand five hundred dollars to be deposited by the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by section 41-1723.  This assessment is not subject to any surcharge.  If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer. If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

B. The dates of the commission of the offense are the determining factor in applying this section.

C. A third or subsequent violation for which a conviction occurs as provided in this section shall not include a conviction for an offense arising out of the same series of acts.
A.R.S. § 28-7903 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 7903
28-7903 Outdoor advertising prohibited
Status: in_force

28-7903. Outdoor advertising prohibited

A. Outdoor advertising shall not be placed or maintained adjacent to the interstate, secondary or primary systems at the following locations or positions, under any of the following conditions or if the outdoor advertising is of the following nature:

1. If it is within view of, directed at and intended to be read from the main traveled way of the interstate, primary or secondary systems, except outdoor advertising authorized under section 28-7902.

2. If it is visible from the main traveled way and simulates or imitates a directional, warning, danger or information sign permitted under this article, if it is likely to be mistaken for any such permitted sign or if it is intended or likely to be construed as giving warning to traffic, such as by the use of the words "stop" or "slow down".

3. If it is within any stream or drainage channel or below the flood water level of any stream or drainage channel where the outdoor advertising might be deluged by floodwaters and swept under any highway structure crossing the stream or drainage channel or against the supports of the highway structure.

4. If it is visible from the main traveled way and displays a red, flashing, blinking, intermittent or moving light, except as provided in section 28-7902, subsection E, or lights likely to be mistaken for a warning or danger signal, except that part necessary to give public service information such as time, date, weather, temperature or similar information.

5. If an illumination on the outdoor advertising is of such brilliance and in such a position as to blind or dazzle the vision of travelers on the main traveled way.

6. If it exists under a permit as required by this article and is not maintained in safe condition.

7. If it is obviously abandoned.

8. If it is placed in a manner that either:

(a) Obstructs or otherwise physically interferes with an official traffic sign, signal or device.

(b) Obstructs or physically interferes with the vision of drivers in approaching, merging or intersecting traffic.

9. If it is placed on trees or painted or drawn on rocks or other natural features, except signs permitted by section 28-7902, subsection A, paragraph 2.

B. At interchanges on freeways or interstate highways outside municipal limits, an outdoor advertising sign, display or device shall not be erected in the area between the crossroad and a point five hundred feet beyond the beginning or ending of pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main traveled way.
A.R.S. § 28-7343 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 7343
28-7343 Authority of director relating to monies
Status: in_force

28-7343. Authority of director relating to monies

A. If the director determines it necessary for the expeditious completion of a cooperative agreement undertaken pursuant to this article, the director may pay from the state highway fund or from any account within the state highway fund all costs of construction, including the acquisition of lands or property necessary to the project, engineering costs, operational expense, equipment rentals and other costs that have prior approval of the United States department or agency with which the cooperative agreement is made.

B. The department may cause to be set up proper budget items within or outside the state highway fund or special accounts within the fund and may make and certify transfers of monies among or between these accounts and the special trust account referred to in section 28-7342 or any other trust account established by the United States or by the department for carrying out cooperative agreements as provided by this article.
A.R.S. § 28-672 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 672
28-672 Causing serious physical injury or death by a moving violation; time limitation; penalties; violation; classification; definition
Status: in_force

28-672. Causing serious physical injury or death by a moving violation; time limitation; penalties; violation; classification; definition

A. A person is guilty of causing serious physical injury or death by a moving violation if the person violates any one of the following and the violation results in an accident causing serious physical injury or death to another person:

1. Section 28-645, subsection A, paragraph 3, subdivision (a).

2. Section 28-710.

3. Section 28-729.

4. Section 28-771.

5. Section 28-772.

6. Section 28-773.

7. Section 28-792.

8. Section 28-794.

9. Section 28-797, subsection F, G, H or I.

10. Section 28-855, subsection B.

11. Section 28-857, subsection A.

12. Section 28-914.

B. A person who violates this section shall attend and successfully complete traffic survival school educational sessions that are designed to improve the safety and habits of drivers and that are approved by the department. In addition, the court may order the person to perform community restitution.

C. The court shall report a conviction for a violation of this section to the department and:

1. For a first violation of this section, shall direct the department to suspend the person's driving privilege or restrict the person's driving privilege as described in section 28-144 for at least ninety days and not more than one hundred eighty days if the violation results in serious physical injury and at least one hundred eighty days and not more than one year if the violation results in death.

2. For a second or subsequent violation of this section within a period of thirty-six months, shall direct the department to suspend the person's driving privilege for one hundred eighty days if the violation results in serious physical injury and one year if the violation results in death.

D. If a person's driving privilege is suspended pursuant to any other statute because of an incident involving a violation of this section, the suspension period prescribed in subsection C of this section shall run consecutively with the other suspension period.

E. If a person fails to successfully complete traffic survival school educational sessions or perform community restitution pursuant to this section, the court shall notify the department and the department shall promptly suspend the driver license or permit of the driver or the privilege of a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle in this state until the order is satisfied.

F. If the person who suffers serious physical injury as a result of a violation of this section appears before the court in which the action is pending at any time before trial and acknowledges receipt of satisfaction for the injury, on payment of the costs incurred, the court shall order that the prosecution be dismissed and the defendant be discharged. The reasons for the order shall be set forth and entered of record, and the order shall be a bar to another prosecution for the same offense.

G. Restitution awarded pursuant to section 13-603 as a result of a violation of this section shall not exceed $100,000.

H. A prosecution for a violation of this section must be commenced within two years after actual discovery of the offense by the state or the political subdivision having jurisdiction or discovery by the state or the political subdivision that should have occurred with the exercise of reasonable diligence, whichever first occurs.

I. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

J. For the purposes of this section, "serious physical injury" has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-105.
A.R.S. § 28-2470.07 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2470.07
28-2470.07 Rodeo special plates; fund
Status: in_force

28-2470.07. Rodeo special plates; fund

A. If, by December 31, 2021, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue rodeo special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the rodeo special plates. The design and color of the rodeo special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for rodeo special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the rodeo special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the rodeo special plate fund established by this section.

D. The rodeo special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section.  Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to an entity that is a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes.  The entity must:

1. Be headquartered in this state.

2. Support a museum in this state that boasts rodeo artifacts going back to at least 1953, including saddles ridden by famous rodeo champions.

3. Award collegiate scholarships.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
A.R.S. § 28-8425 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 6 / Section 8425
28-8425 Lease authority; airport or air terminal purposes
Status: in_force

28-8425. Lease authority; airport or air terminal purposes

A. The department, in the operation and maintenance of the Grand Canyon national park airport, or a city, town or county may lease land owned by it or under its control to a person, partnership, association or corporation for airport or air terminal purposes pursuant to a lease agreement that:

1. Provides that title to all buildings, structures and improvements added to the leased premises by the lessee vests in the department, city, town or county in the manner and subject to the restrictions contained in the lease.

2. As it exists or as it may be amended, is declared to be binding and effective pursuant to its terms.

3. Is for a term of not more than fifty years and may contain an option to renew the lease for an additional period of not more than fifty years.

4. Is let to the highest and best bidder.

B. During the lease period, the department or a city or town with a population of less than forty thousand persons as determined by the most recent United States decennial census or the most recent special census as described in section 28-6532 or a county may extend the existing lease for airport or airport terminal purposes with a person, partnership, association, corporation or political subdivision for an additional period of not more than fifty years after notice and a public hearing. The lease and any extensions may not cumulatively exceed the maximum term allowed under subsection A of this section.  The department or a city, town or county shall:

1. Publish a notice of intent to consider an extension of the lease twice in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice shall contain the name of the lessee, a description of the leased property, the current expiration date of the lease, the amount of time the lease is proposed to be extended and the date, time and place of the public hearing on the extension request.

2. Publish the first notice not more than thirty days before the date set for the public hearing.

3. Post a copy of the notice of the intent to extend the lease on the leasehold site and at five public places in the county, including on the airport or airport terminal property and on the governing body's website.

4. Hold a public hearing on the extension request.

5. Grant the extension of an existing lease only if the department or a city, town or county determines that the extension request is in the best interest of the state, city, town or county and on a majority vote of the governing body acting on the request for an extension.

6. Grant a second and any subsequent extension request pursuant to this subsection only on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the governing body that is acting on the request for an extension. The reimbursement to the city, town or county for the lease extension executed under this subsection shall not be less than the appraised rental value of the real property, except that the city, town or county may consider any capital improvements by the lessee in determining the final reimbursement rate of the lease.

C. A notice of intent to lease land under this section shall be advertised twice in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the county. The first notice shall be published at least thirty days but not more than sixty days before the date set for the submission of bids.  The department or a city, town or county may also publish the notice in any other newspaper that the department or city, town or county determines appropriate.

D. This section does not limit the application of section 28-8423.

E. This section does not apply to a joint powers airport authority formed pursuant to article 8 of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 28-7213 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 8 / Section 7213
28-7213 Resolution; effective date
Status: in_force

28-7213. Resolution; effective date

A governing body's resolution that disposes of a roadway or a portion of a roadway or that applies the roadway to another public use shall:

1. Describe the roadway and its disposition or use.

2. Take effect when it is recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the roadway is located.
A.R.S. § 28-626 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 626
28-626 Uniform application of laws throughout state; local ordinances or regulations
Status: in_force

28-626. Uniform application of laws throughout state; local ordinances or regulations

A. The provisions of this chapter and chapters 4 and 5 of this title are applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions in this state.

B. A local authority:

1. Shall not enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation in conflict with this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title unless expressly authorized by this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title.

2. May adopt additional traffic regulations that are not in conflict with this chapter or chapter 4 or 5 of this title.

3. Shall adopt ordinances or regulations relating to the control and movement of traffic, including parking or standing ordinances or regulations that provide for the imposition of civil penalties on the violation of the ordinance or regulation.

C. Unless a local ordinance or regulation provides for the imposition of a criminal penalty, a violation of the ordinance or regulation constitutes a civil traffic violation.
A.R.S. § 28-678 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 678
28-678 City, town or county critical health information program; decal; emergency responders; fee; definitions
Status: in_force

28-678. City, town or county critical health information program; decal; emergency responders; fee; definitions

A. A city, town or county, by ordinance, may establish a program to provide emergency responders with critical health information about program participants so that emergency responders may aid program participants who are involved in motor vehicle emergencies or accidents and who are unable to communicate with emergency responders.

B. A city, town or county that establishes a critical health information program:

1. In consultation with interested parties, including local law enforcement agencies, fire departments and emergency medical services personnel, shall design program materials, giving consideration to program materials used by similar programs in other states in order to maximize uniformity. Program materials must include all of the following:

(a) A yellow decal with a diameter of three and one-half inches that reads "saving lives" in its center, and an optional one-half inch border listing the issuing city, town or county, that is to be affixed to the upper left corner of the rear window of the program participant's vehicle.

(b) A health information card that provides space for a program participant to attach a recent photograph and indicate the participant's name, emergency contact information, physicians' names and contact information, medical conditions, recent surgeries, allergies, medications and any other information that the city, town or county deems relevant to emergency responders in the case of emergency.

(c) A yellow program envelope into which the health information card prescribed by subdivision (b) of this paragraph is to be inserted and placed into the program participant's glove compartment.

2. Shall provide sufficient program materials to the public and to state and local law enforcement agencies, which shall also provide the information to the public.

3. May charge program participants a nominal fee for program costs in an amount to be determined by the city, town or county.

C. A yellow decal that is affixed to a motor vehicle that is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency:

1. Serves as notice to an emergency responder assisting the motor vehicle that the driver or any passenger in the vehicle may be a program participant.

2. Authorizes an emergency responder at the scene of the accident or emergency to search the glove compartment of the vehicle for a yellow program envelope.

D. An emergency responder may use the information contained in the yellow program envelope for the following purposes:

1. To identify a program participant.

2. To ascertain whether the program participant has a medical condition that may impede communications with the emergency responder.

3. To communicate with the program participant's emergency contacts about the location and general condition of the program participant.

4. To consider the program participant's current medications and preexisting medical conditions when emergency medical treatment is administered for any injury the participant suffers.

E. An emergency responder is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions that do not amount to intentional misconduct or gross negligence in response to incomplete, incorrect or outdated information.

F. An emergency responder is not liable for damage to the program participant's vehicle when obtaining information.

G. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Emergency responder" means municipal, county or state law enforcement officers, firefighters or emergency medical services personnel.

2. "Program participant" means an individual who participates in the critical health information program.
A.R.S. § 28-4075 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 4075
28-4075 Installment payment of judgments; default
Status: in_force

28-4075. Installment payment of judgments; default

A. On due notice to the judgment creditor, a judgment debtor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments, and the court may order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments without prejudice to any other legal remedy that the judgment creditor may have.

B. The director shall not suspend a license, registration or nonresident operating privilege and shall restore a license, registration or nonresident operating privilege suspended after nonpayment of a judgment if the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments and while the payment of an installment is not in default.

C. If the judgment debtor fails to pay an installment as specified by the order, on notice of the default the director shall immediately suspend the license, registration or nonresident operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied as provided in this chapter.
A.R.S. § 28-818 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 818
28-818 Bicycle safety fund
Status: in_force

28-818. Bicycle safety fund

A. A bicycle safety fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The fund consists of monies received from:

1. The federal government or any agency of the federal government for any purpose authorized by this section.

2. Donations.

3. This state or any agency of this state for any purpose authorized by this section.

B. The department:

1. May designate monies deposited in the bicycle safety fund for use only for specified purposes consistent with this section and only for use in specified political subdivisions of this state.

2. Shall spend monies contributed by a political subdivision to the bicycle safety fund and any donation to the fund designated for use in a political subdivision and any matching monies deposited in the fund as a result of the contribution or donation only for use in the political subdivision.

3. Shall only spend monies from the bicycle safety fund as follows:

(a) For planning, engineering, constructing and maintaining bicycle paths and bicycle lanes.

(b) As matching monies to be used with federal or local monies spent for planning, engineering, constructing or maintaining bicycle paths and bicycle lanes.

(c) As matching monies to be used with federal or local monies spent for planning and implementing safety programs.

C. Monies in the bicycle safety fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The department may spend monies in the fund for purposes authorized by this section subject to legislative appropriation.
A.R.S. § 28-8478 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 8478
28-8478 Resolutions; ordinances; vehicle operations in airports
Status: in_force

28-8478. Resolutions; ordinances; vehicle operations in airports

A. If an airport that is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as authorized by this article, is located outside the corporate limits of a city or town, the board of supervisors of the county in which the airport is located may adopt and enforce resolutions governing the parking and speed of motor vehicles, other than aircraft, at the airport. A resolution authorized by this subsection:

1. May restrict the operation of the motor vehicles to the portion of the airport designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation of the motor vehicles.

2. May restrict or prohibit the operation and parking of the motor vehicles on any part of the airport that is not designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation and parking.

3. Shall provide that the violation of the resolution is either a misdemeanor or a civil offense punishable as provided in the resolution.

B. If the airport is owned by a municipal corporation and leased to a nonprofit corporation, the legislative body of the municipal corporation shall concur in the enactment of the resolution authorized by subsection A by enacting an ordinance that provides that all violations of the resolution shall be enforced either:

1. Under the authority of the municipal corporation and prosecuted by the municipal corporation under procedures prescribed by the municipal corporation for prosecuting violations of similar ordinances.

2. By the authority of the county and prosecuted by the county in justice court.

C. If an airport that is operated by a nonprofit corporation, as authorized by this article, is located on land owned by a county, the governing body of the airport may adopt resolutions and enforce ordinances governing the parking and speed of motor vehicles, other than aircraft, at the airport. A resolution authorized by this subsection:

1. May restrict the operation of motor vehicles to the portion of the airport designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation of motor vehicles.

2. May restrict or prohibit the operation and parking of the motor vehicles on any part of the airport that is not designated by the nonprofit corporation for operation and parking.

3. Shall provide that the violation of the resolution is either a misdemeanor or a civil offense punishable as provided in the resolution.

D. The county board of supervisors shall concur in the adoption of the resolution authorized by subsection C by enacting the resolution as an ordinance. The county shall enforce all violations of the ordinance authorized by subsection C and prosecute the violations in justice court.
A.R.S. § 28-8525 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 8 / Section 8525
28-8525 Joint powers airport authority; withdrawal
Status: in_force

28-8525. Joint powers airport authority; withdrawal

A. If written notice to the members of the joint powers airport authority is given at least thirty days before an operating budget must be adopted, any member of the airport authority may withdraw from membership in the airport authority both:

1. For any reason specified in the agreement described in section 28-8521.

2. On final payment of its pro rata budget allocation for the airport authority's current fiscal year and its pro rata share of any outstanding obligations of the airport authority to which the withdrawing member has obligated itself.

B. Withdrawal from membership is effective on the date specified in the agreement described in section 28-8521, if any, but not later than the thirtieth day before an operating budget must be adopted.

C. Any obligations of the withdrawing member remain outstanding until fully paid and satisfied.
A.R.S. § 28-653 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 653
28-653 Flagger training and certification; exception
Status: in_force

28-653. Flagger training and certification; exception

A. Any individual who is stationed in a state highway work zone to provide temporary traffic control shall have completed training and be certified by a program that meets the training and certification standards of the national safety council highway flagger training program, the American traffic safety services association flagger program or an equivalent program that meets the same objectives.  An equivalent program must meet the United States department of transportation federal highway administration standards for the control of traffic through highway work zones as defined in the manual on uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways.

B. Flaggers shall repeat training and certification requirements at least once every four years.

C. This section does not apply to law enforcement personnel who are employed by governmental entities.
A.R.S. § 28-2470.27 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2470.27
28-2470.27 West valley charity special plates; fund
Status: in_force

28-2470.27. West valley charity special plates; fund

A. If, by December 31, 2025, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue west valley charity special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the west valley charity special plates. The design and color of the west valley charity special plates are subject to approval of the department. The director may allow a request for west valley charity special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the west valley charity special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for the renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the west valley charity special plate fund established by this section.

D. The west valley charity special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must have:

1. Been in existence since 2013.

2. At least fifty active members who volunteer with the organization.

3. A mission that includes all of the following objectives relating to phoenix west valley communities:

(a) Assisting children, families and veterans.

(b) Helping people in need.

(c) Improving the quality of life.

4. An annual beneficiary grant award process.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
A.R.S. § 28-7100 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 6 / Section 7100
28-7100 Dismissal of condemnation action
Status: in_force

28-7100. Dismissal of condemnation action

Before payment of the compensation and damages awarded the defendants by the court or jury, the director may abandon the proceedings and cause the condemnation action to be dismissed without prejudice, except that the director shall not initiate any eminent domain proceeding with respect to the same property for the same or a related project for at least two years after the date of the verdict or judgment.
A.R.S. § 28-2442 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2442
28-2442 Childhood cancer research special plates
Status: in_force

28-2442. Childhood cancer research special plates

A. If, by December 31, 2012, thirty-two thousand dollars is paid to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue childhood cancer research special plates. The person or entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars for implementation of this section shall design the childhood cancer research special plates.  The design and color of the childhood cancer research special plates are subject to the approval of the department.  The director may allow a request for childhood cancer research special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates.  If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for childhood cancer research special plates.

B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research fund established by section 36-121.
A.R.S. § 28-2167 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 2167
28-2167 Commercial vehicle registration; financial responsibility
Status: in_force

28-2167. Commercial vehicle registration; financial responsibility

On notice from the department that the department deems it necessary, the registering officer shall not complete the registration of an applicant subject to the motor carrier financial responsibility requirements of chapter 9, article 2 of this title until the applicant has met the financial responsibility requirements of section 28-4033.
A.R.S. § 28-819 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 819
28-819 Electric bicycles; electric standup scooters
Status: in_force

28-819. Electric bicycles; electric standup scooters

A. An operator of an electric bicycle or an electric standup scooter is granted all the rights and privileges and is subject to all of the duties of a person riding a bicycle. Except as otherwise provided in this section or as otherwise regulated by a local authority, an electric bicycle or an electric standup scooter is subject to the same provisions of this title as a bicycle.

B. An electric bicycle or an electric standup scooter is not subject to the provisions of this title relating to certificates of title, registration, vehicle license tax, driver licenses or vehicle insurance.

C. Beginning January 1, 2019, manufacturers and distributors of electric bicycles shall apply a label that is permanently affixed, in a prominent location, to each electric bicycle.  The label shall contain the classification number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric bicycle and shall be printed in at least nine-point type.

D. A class 1 electric bicycle, a class 2 electric bicycle or an electric standup scooter may be used on bicycle and multiuse paths.  A local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over a bicycle or multiuse path may prohibit the operation of a class 1 electric bicycle, class 2 electric bicycle or electric standup scooter on the path.

E. A class 3 electric bicycle may not be operated on a bicycle or multiuse path unless it is within or adjacent to a highway or roadway or unless the local authority or agency of this state having jurisdiction over the path allows the operation.

F. An electric standup scooter must have a unique identification that consists of letters or numbers, or both, and that is visible from a distance of at least five feet. The identification:

1. May not be obscured by branding or other markings.

2. Shall be used in this state to identify the electric standup scooter. This paragraph applies to all persons, including local authorities.
A.R.S. § 28-364 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 364
28-364 Powers of the director
Status: in_force

28-364. Powers of the director

A. The director may provide technical transportation planning expertise to local governments when requested, coordinate local government transportation planning with regional and state transportation planning and guide local transportation planning to ensure compliance with federal requirements. The planning authority granted by this subsection does not preempt planning responsibilities and decisions of local governments.

B. If the governor declares a state of emergency, the director may contract and do all things necessary to provide emergency transportation services for the residents in the affected areas whether the emergency transportation is by street, rail or air.

C. On a determination that it is in this state's best interest, the director may authorize payment for necessary relocation costs in advance of work being performed if an existing facility owned by the United States must be relocated or adjusted due to construction, modification or improvement of a state highway. The director shall base each advance payment on an estimate of cost of the proposed relocation or adjustment prepared by the federal government and acceptable to the director and shall base the final compensation on the actual agreed cost.

D. The director of the department of transportation in consultation with the director of the department of public safety shall develop procedures to exchange information for any purpose related to sections 28-1324, 28-1325, 28-1326, 28-1462 and 28-3318.

E. The director may establish a system or process that does all of the following:

1. Allows for mailing notices of service or other legal documents or records of the department electronically or digitally to a person who consents to receiving these notices, documents or records through a secure electronic or digital system.

2. Enables a person to establish a financial account in the department's database. The account shall be accessible by the person or the person's authorized representative to review statements of all transactions associated with the person's account and to make prepayments or payments for authorized transactions with the department. Notwithstanding any other law, monies in financial accounts established pursuant to this section that remain unexpended for a period of five years or more revert to the Arizona highway user revenue fund and shall be distributed pursuant to section 28-6538.

3. Allows a person to comply with the photograph update and proof of vision test requirements prescribed by section 28-3173 through electronic or digital means that meet the department's standards.

4. Enables the department to accept certificate of title brands from other states or jurisdictions and to record these brands on the appropriate vehicle records.

F. The director, in consultation with the Arizona medical board or the state board of optometry, may do all of the following:

1. Establish medical and vision standards for driver license applicants and examinations.

2. Establish courses of training, training facilities and qualifications and methods of training for driver license examining personnel.

3. Establish procedures for the certification of driver license examining personnel and driver license instructors personnel.

4. Direct research in the field of licensing drivers.  The director may accept public or private grants for the research.

5. Conduct research in the field of examination or reexamination of licensing individual drivers with medical or vision problems.

6. Set minimum vision standards for the operation of a motor vehicle in this state.

G. The director may implement electronic or digital versions of driver licenses, nonoperating identification licenses, vehicle registration cards, license plates or other official records of the department.
A.R.S. § 28-7102 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 6 / Section 7102
28-7102 Inverse condemnation; resolution of necessity; alternatives; limitations; action; extension
Status: in_force

28-7102. Inverse condemnation; resolution of necessity; alternatives; limitations; action; extension

A. If the board adopts a highway corridor and selects a highway alignment for the adopted corridor, within eighteen months of selection of the alignment, the board shall adopt a resolution of necessity declaring that acquisition of one or more parcels of real property is necessary for transportation purposes. If the department has not presented a written offer to the property owner within six months of the adoption of the resolution of necessity, the property owner may file an action in superior court for inverse condemnation to do either of the following:

1. Require the department to take the property and pay compensation for the property.

2. Recover damages from the department for any interference with the possession and use of the property resulting from adoption of the resolution of necessity.

B. The property owner must commence an action under subsection A of this section not later than eighteen months after the date the board adopts the resolution of necessity.

C. The department may commence a condemnation proceeding or the board may rescind the resolution of necessity as a matter of right at any time before the property owner commences an action under this section. If the department commences a condemnation proceeding or if the board rescinds the resolution of necessity before the property owner commences an action under this section, the property owner may not bring an action under this section.

D. After a property owner has commenced an action under this section, the board may rescind the resolution of necessity and the department may abandon the taking of the property only under the same circumstances and subject to the same conditions and consequences as abandonment of a condemnation proceeding.

E. Commencement of an action by a property owner under this section does not affect any authority the department may have to commence or abandon an action pursuant to other sections in this article or title 12, chapter 8, articles 2 and 3 or to take possession of any property.

F. In lieu of an action commenced by a property owner pursuant to subsection A of this section or if the limitations period provided in subsection B has expired, the property owner may file an action in superior court to compel the board, within the time the court deems appropriate, to rescind the resolution of necessity or to compel the department to commence a condemnation proceeding to acquire the property.

G. The time limitations prescribed in this section may be extended by the board if both of the following occur:

1. The department applies to the board for an extension and provides a written explanation of and a justification for the need for an extension.

2. An extension is determined necessary by the board due to an unforeseeable and unpreventable circumstance or event that renders compliance with the prescribed time periods impossible or that causes an extreme hardship in completing the transportation project.
A.R.S. § 28-3103 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 3103
28-3103 Driver license endorsements
Status: in_force

28-3103. Driver license endorsements

A. A driver license applicant shall obtain the following endorsements to the applicant's driver license and shall submit to an examination appropriate to the type of endorsement if the applicant operates one or more of the following vehicles:

1. A motorcycle endorsement for operation of a motorcycle if the applicant qualifies for a class M license and if the applicant qualifies for or has a class A, B, C, D or G license.

2. A hazardous materials endorsement on a class A, B or C license for operation of a vehicle that transports hazardous materials, wastes or substances in a quantity and under circumstances that require the placarding or marking of the transport vehicle as required by the department's safety rules prescribed pursuant to chapter 14 of this title.  The department or an outside source authorized by the department and approved by the transportation security administration may:

(a) Conduct background checks in accordance with the transportation security administration procedures.

(b) Require that all hazardous materials endorsement applicants submit fingerprints.

3. A double-triple trailer endorsement on a class A license for operation of a vehicle towing double or triple trailers.

4. A passenger vehicle endorsement on a class A, B or C license for operation of a bus designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, or a school bus.

5. A tank vehicle endorsement on a class A, B or C license for operation of a tank vehicle. For the purposes of this paragraph, "tank vehicle" means a commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport a liquid or gaseous material within a tank that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis, including a cargo tank and a portable tank and excluding a portable tank having a rated capacity under one thousand gallons.

6. A school bus endorsement on a class A, B or C license for operation of a school bus.  Applicants shall successfully complete both a written knowledge test and a driving skills test to obtain a school bus endorsement.

B. When applying for a commercial driver license endorsement pursuant to article 5 of this chapter, the applicant shall successfully complete the skills portion of the examination in a motor vehicle or vehicle combination applicable to the endorsement.

C. On notification by the transportation security administration that an individual's authorization to hold a hazardous materials endorsement has been terminated, the department shall immediately cancel the hazardous materials endorsement on the driver's commercial driver license.
A.R.S. § 28-8284 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 8284
28-8284 Violation; classification
Status: in_force

28-8284. Violation; classification

A. A person who is convicted of a violation of section 28-8282 is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to serve not less than twenty-four consecutive hours in jail.

B. The court shall order the person to pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars and may order the person to perform not less than eight or more than twenty-four hours of community restitution.

C. A court shall not grant probation to or suspend any part or all of the imposition or execution of a sentence required by this section, except on the condition that the person serve not less than twenty-four consecutive hours in jail and pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars.

D. The court:

1. Shall not excuse an offender from spending twenty-four consecutive hours in jail.

2. May require the offender to attend traffic safety or alcohol abuse classes at the offender's expense.

3. If in the court's opinion the offender has the problem of habitual abuse of alcohol or drugs, shall require the offender to obtain treatment under its supervision.

4. Shall order the offender to pay an additional assessment of five hundred dollars to be deposited by the state treasurer in the prison construction and operations fund established by section 41-1651. This assessment is not subject to any surcharge.  If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer.  If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer. The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

5. Shall order the offender to pay an additional assessment of five hundred dollars to be deposited by the state treasurer in the public safety equipment fund established by section 41-1723.  This assessment is not subject to any surcharge.  If the conviction occurred in the superior court or a justice court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the county treasurer.  If the conviction occurred in a municipal court, the court shall transmit the assessed monies to the city treasurer.  The city or county treasurer shall transmit the monies received to the state treasurer.

E. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the judge may sentence a person pursuant to section 28-8286 instead of pursuant to subsection A of this section, if all of the following conditions are met:

1. The person is convicted of a violation of section 28-8282.

2. The prosecutor alleges the provisions of this subsection.

3. The court finds that alternative sentencing will serve the best interests of this state and that the person:

(a) Has not been convicted of one or more violations of section 28-8282 within sixty months of the date of commission of the acts out of which the charges arose.  The dates of commission of the offense are the determining factor in applying this paragraph.

(b) Was not flying with 0.08 per cent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood.

(c) Did not cause serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 to another person during the same event or course of conduct that resulted in the conviction for which the person is to be sentenced.
A.R.S. § 28-2465 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2465
28-2465 Affordable homeownership special plates; fund
Status: in_force

28-2465. Affordable homeownership special plates; fund

A. If, by December 31, 2019, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue affordable homeownership special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the affordable homeownership special plates.  The design and color of the affordable homeownership special plates are subject to the approval of the department. The director may allow a request for affordable homeownership special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the affordable homeownership special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and all donations collected pursuant to this section in the affordable homeownership special plate fund established by this section.

D. The affordable homeownership special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the person that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund, excluding administrative fees, to a charitable organization that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes and that meets all of the following:

1. Seeks to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope.

2. Focuses on providing shelter.

3. Advocates for affordable housing.

4. Promotes dignity and hope.

5. Supports sustainable and transformative development.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided in section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
A.R.S. § 28-1141 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 1141
28-1141 Definitions
Status: in_force

28-1141. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Envelope" means the outermost dimensions of a load or vehicle to include width, height and length and the weight of the vehicle or its load.

2. "Envelope permit" means a permit issued by the department authorizing a person to transport property on the highways of this state pursuant to all applicable statutes and local ordinances and the terms listed on the permit.

3. "Power unit" means a vehicle that propels itself or tows a trailer or combination of vehicles on the highways of this state.
A.R.S. § 28-2353 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 11 / Section 2353
28-2353 Special license plate replacement fee
Status: in_force

28-2353. Special license plate replacement fee

A. The department may establish a special license plate replacement fee for deposit in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991. The fee is composed of twenty-five cents of each registration fee collected or received by the department. These fees are in addition to fees authorized to be kept pursuant to sections 28-2005 and 28-6991.

B. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department shall use the monies deposited in the state highway fund pursuant to this section to systematically replace license plates that are no longer plainly readable or to offset the cost of the issuance of a newly designed license plate.
A.R.S. § 28-931 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 931
28-931 Lamp colors
Status: in_force

28-931. Lamp colors

A. Front clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.

B. Rear clearance lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.

C. All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except that:

1. The stoplight or other signal device may be red, amber or yellow, except on a commercial vehicle, as defined in section 28-2231, the stoplight shall be red and the other signal devices shall be red or amber.

2. The light illuminating the license plate or the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be white.
A.R.S. § 28-5854 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 5854
28-5854 Motor vehicle; motor carrier fee rate
Status: in_force

28-5854. Motor vehicle; motor carrier fee rate

A. The director shall determine the annual motor carrier fee owed for each motor vehicle registered in this state pursuant to the following table:

Vehicle weight     Fee

12,001 - 14,000   $ 64.00

14,001 - 16,000     73.00

16,001 - 18,000     82.00

18,001 - 20,000     91.00

20,001 - 22,000    101.00

22,001 - 24,000    110.00

24,001 - 26,000    119.00

26,001 - 28,000    128.00

28,001 - 30,000    137.00

30,001 - 32,000    146.00

32,001 - 36,000    155.00

36,001 - 40,000    173.00

40,001 - 45,000    336.00

45,001 - 50,000    374.00

50,001 - 55,000    412.00

55,001 - 60,000    450.00

60,001 - 65,000    627.00

65,001 - 70,000    693.00

70,001 - 75,000    750.00

75,001 - 80,000    800.00

B. The motor carrier fee imposed by this section shall be added to the gross weight fee imposed by section 28-5433 and is payable at the time the motor vehicle is registered. The director shall consolidate the motor carrier fee imposed by this section with the gross weight fee imposed by section 28-5433 for the purpose of reducing administrative activities of motor carriers and the department. The director shall prepare appropriate forms to perform the consolidation.
A.R.S. § 28-6772 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 6772
28-6772 Bridge joint use; railroad; petition; contract limitations
Status: in_force

28-6772. Bridge joint use; railroad; petition; contract limitations

A. On filing a petition signed by a majority of the taxpayers of the county, the board of supervisors may contract for the county with a railroad company for the construction and maintenance of bridges across streams to be used jointly by the railroad company and the public. The board of supervisors shall not contract to pay or be liable to pay more than one-third of the cost of construction and maintenance of a bridge.

B. The petition shall state the total cost of the bridge and the amount to be paid by the county. The board of supervisors shall give notice by publishing the time of the hearing on the petition.
A.R.S. § 28-4417 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4417
28-4417 Required disclosures on sales contracts
Status: in_force

28-4417. Required disclosures on sales contracts

A motor vehicle dealer shall disclose in a clear and conspicuous manner on any contract for the sale of a motor vehicle to a retail consumer each of the following:

1. Whether or not the transaction is subject to a fee received by a broker from the selling motor vehicle dealer.

2. The name of the broker, if applicable.
A.R.S. § 28-3156 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 3156
28-3156 Class M instruction permit
Status: in_force

28-3156. Class M instruction permit

A. A person who is at least fifteen years and six months of age may apply to the department for an instruction permit for a class M license. The department may issue an instruction permit to the applicant after the applicant successfully passes all parts of the examination other than the motorcycle skill test.

B. The permit entitles the permittee to operate a motorcycle requiring a class M license or endorsement when the permittee has the permit in the permittee's immediate possession. The permit is valid for seven months from the date of issuance.

C. The permittee shall not operate a motorcycle as follows:

1. On a controlled access highway as defined in section 28-601.

2. On a public highway from sunset to sunrise or when there is insufficient light to clearly discern a person and a vehicle on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet.

D. The department shall not issue more than two class M permits to the same person within twenty-four months.
A.R.S. § 28-2231 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 2231
28-2231 Definitions
Status: in_force

28-2231. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Commercial vehicle" means:

(a) For vehicles base licensed in this state, a bus, truck or truck tractor, trailer or semitrailer.

(b) For vehicles based in another state, a bus, truck or truck tractor that has a gross weight of six thousand pounds or more and that is operated in more than one jurisdiction.

2. "Fleet" means one or more commercial vehicles.

3. "Jurisdiction" means a state, district, province, political subdivision, territory or possession of the United States or a foreign country.

4. "Preceding year" means a period of twelve consecutive months fixed by the director. The director shall fix the period within the eighteen months immediately preceding the beginning of the registration or license year for which proportional registration is sought. In fixing the period, the director shall make it conform to the terms, conditions and requirements of an applicable agreement or arrangement for the proportional registration of vehicles.
A.R.S. § 28-984 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 984
28-984 School bus inspection; rules
Status: in_force

28-984. School bus inspection; rules

A. At least annually:

1. Each school bus registered in this state shall be inspected according to rules adopted pursuant to section 28-900.

2. An official certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained from the department of public safety for each school bus registered in this state.

B. The inspections shall be made and the certificates shall be obtained as prescribed by law and by rules adopted pursuant to section 28-900.

C. Inspection of a school bus shall be made when the bus is initially registered in this state. The superintendent of the school district shall have all school buses that are registered by the district inspected pursuant to this section. If a school bus is privately owned, the owner of the school bus shall have the bus inspected pursuant to this section.

D. The department of public safety shall enforce this section.
A.R.S. § 28-1554 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1554
28-1554 Disposition of fees, fines, forfeitures and civil penalties
Status: in_force

28-1554. Disposition of fees, fines, forfeitures and civil penalties

A. All fees, fines, forfeitures and civil penalties imposed and collected by the municipal courts in the exercise of their concurrent jurisdiction shall be retained by and inure to the benefit of the city or town in which the municipal court is located.

B. All fees, fines, forfeitures and civil penalties imposed and collected by the justice court shall be retained by and inure to the benefit of the county in which the court is located.
A.R.S. § 28-2533 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 16 / Section 2533
28-2533 Registration; violation; additional civil penalty; disposition of civil penalty
Status: in_force

28-2533. Registration; violation; additional civil penalty; disposition of civil penalty

A. In addition to all other penalties prescribed by law, an owner of a motor vehicle that is or was registered in another state, territory or foreign country who knowingly fails to register the vehicle for the first time in this state as required by law is, notwithstanding any other law, subject to a civil penalty of three hundred dollars.

B. A court shall not dismiss an action brought under this section merely because the defendant has obtained the appropriate registration after violating this section.

C. The law enforcement agency that cites the owner for a violation of this section shall retain twenty per cent of the civil penalty provided by this section. The court shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, any remaining monies collected under this section in the Arizona highway user revenue fund.
A.R.S. § 28-9503 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 9503
28-9503 Vehicle for hire company permits; fees; violation; classification
Status: in_force

28-9503. Vehicle for hire company permits; fees; violation; classification

A. A vehicle for hire company may not operate in this state unless the vehicle for hire company is issued a permit by the department. The vehicle for hire company may apply to the department on forms prescribed by the department. The permit is valid for three years. The department shall charge and collect an application fee of twenty-four dollars per vehicle that is used as a taxi by the vehicle for hire company at the time of application, not to exceed a total of one thousand dollars per applicant.

B. The department shall issue a permit to an applicant that meets the requirements of this article.

C. A vehicle for hire company shall maintain an agent for service of process in this state.

D. If a fare is based on time or mileage or both time and mileage, a taxi shall have a taxi meter, except that if the service offered by the taxi is a prearranged ground transportation service as prescribed in section 28-141 for a predetermined fare, the taxi is not required to use the taxi meter.

E. The department shall revoke a permit if the vehicle for hire company fails to maintain the requirements for either of the following:

1. Motor vehicle licensing as prescribed by the department.

2. Motor vehicle insurance as prescribed by section 28-4033.

F. A vehicle for hire shall have a copy of the permit issued to the vehicle for hire company under this chapter inside the vehicle at all times.

G. A taxi that is issued a permit by the department and that offers local transportation for a fare determined on the basis of the distance traveled or prearranged ground transportation service as prescribed in section 28-141 for a predetermined fare is not required to have an additional permit as a livery vehicle.

H. A person or the person's agent who knowingly files with the department any notice, statement or other document required under this section that is false or that contains any material misstatement of fact is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
A.R.S. § 28-5949 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 5949
28-5949 Levy; exempt property
Status: in_force

28-5949. Levy; exempt property

A. Notwithstanding any other law, property or rights to property are not exempt from the levy provided in this article unless the property is specifically exempt pursuant to subsection B of this section.

B. The following property is exempt from levy:

1. Wearing apparel and school books that are necessary for the taxpayer or members of the taxpayer's family.

2. Fuel, provisions, furniture, personal effects, arms for personal use, livestock and poultry of the taxpayer that are not in excess of a fair market value of five thousand dollars.

3. Books and tools that are necessary for the trade, business or profession of the taxpayer and that are not in excess of a fair market value of two thousand five hundred dollars.

4. Mail that is addressed to any person and that has not been delivered to the addressee.

5. If the taxpayer is required by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that was entered before the date of the levy to contribute to the support of the taxpayer's minor children, salary, wages or other income of the taxpayer that is necessary to comply with the judgment.

6. An amount during any period that is payable to or received by an individual as wages or salary for personal services or as income derived from other sources to the extent that the total of the amount payable to or received by the taxpayer during the period does not exceed the applicable exempt amount determined as follows:

(a) In the case of an individual who is paid or receives all of the individual's wages, salary and other income on a weekly basis, the amount of the compensation received by the individual during any week that is exempt from levy are the amounts required by law to be withheld by the payor, one hundred fifty dollars plus twenty-five dollars for each individual who is specified in a written statement that is submitted to the person on whom notice of levy is served and that is verified in the manner that the director prescribes by rule and:

(i) Over one-half of whose support for the payroll period was received from the taxpayer.

(ii) Who is the spouse of the taxpayer or who bears a relationship to the taxpayer specified in section 43-1001, paragraph 3.

(iii) Who is not a minor child of the taxpayer with respect to whom amounts are exempt from levy under paragraph 5 for the payroll period.

(b) In the case of any individual who is not described in subdivision (a), the amount of the wages, salary and other income that is payable to or received by the individual during any applicable pay period or other fiscal period as determined by rules prescribed by the director and that is exempt from levy under this paragraph is an amount that is determined by rules and that as nearly as possible will result in the same total exemption from levy for the individual over a period of time as the individual would have under subdivision (a) if the individual were paid or received the wages, salary and other income on a regular weekly basis during that period of time.

7. A homestead exempt from attachment, execution and forced sale to the extent exempt pursuant to title 33, chapter 8.
A.R.S. § 28-504 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 504
28-504 Transportation system performance measures; data collection and reporting; methodologies
Status: in_force

28-504. Transportation system performance measures; data collection and reporting; methodologies

A. The division shall develop for presentation to the board standardized transportation system performance measures.  In addition, the division shall identify the appropriate units of measurement and the processes for determining and reporting the performance measures.  The goal of the performance measures is to determine the extent to which the transportation system is moving people, goods and services in relation to the cost of system preservation, maintenance and expansion.

B. The standardized transportation system performance measures shall include at least all of the following:

1. The estimated number of individuals transported.

2. The estimated amount, by weight or volume, of freight transported.

3. The number of miles traveled.

4. The number of vehicles and the estimated capacity of those vehicles.

5. The estimated cost per individual moved per mile.

C. These performance measures shall serve as the basis for monitoring and reporting on the performance outcomes of the state's highway system.

D. The division shall develop transportation data collection and reporting methodologies for system performance measures and the major components of the long-range plan.  The division shall consult with local, regional and tribal transportation agencies before developing the methodologies.

E. The department shall collect standardized transportation data for all existing components and any proposed projects under consideration for inclusion in the plan developed pursuant to section 28-506 and the five year transportation facilities construction program developed pursuant to section 28-6951.
A.R.S. § 28-457 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 457
28-457 Unlawful acts; classification; civil actions
Status: in_force

28-457. Unlawful acts; classification; civil actions

A. The department, including department employees, shall not knowingly obtain or disclose personal information or highly restricted personal information except as authorized by law.

B. A person shall not knowingly obtain or disclose personal information or highly restrictive personal information from a motor vehicle record for any use not permitted under section 28-455, subsection B or C.

C. A person shall not make a false representation to obtain any personal information or highly restrictive personal information from an individual's motor vehicle record.

D. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

E. In addition to any criminal penalties or sanctions for violations of this section, civil actions may also be brought in a United States district court pursuant to 18 United States Code section 2724.
A.R.S. § 28-1653 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 1653
28-1653 Documents and records
Status: in_force

28-1653. Documents and records

The department of public safety shall:

1. File each vehicle accident report, citation or other charging document and incident report that the department of public safety receives pursuant to this article.

2. Keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing each:

(a) Conviction.

(b) Finding of responsibility.

(c) Vehicle accident.
A.R.S. § 28-2232 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 2232
28-2232 International proportional registration authority; rules; definition
Status: in_force

28-2232. International proportional registration authority; rules; definition

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the registration of fleet vehicles on a proportional basis without reference to or application of section 28-2051, 28-2052, 28-2321, 28-2322, 28-2323 or 28-2324 or other statutes of this state relating to vehicle registration is authorized.

B. Sections 28-2161, 28-2162 and 28-5724 and article 16 of this chapter apply to vehicles proportionally registered pursuant to this article.

C. This article does not require a vehicle to be proportionally registered if the vehicle is otherwise registered in this state for the operation in which the vehicle is engaged under section 28-2003, 28-2324, 28-2325 or 28-5433 or any other law prescribing vehicle registration fees.

D. The department may:

1. Refuse to issue a registration, license plate or permit for a vehicle that is licensed under this chapter and that has been assigned to a commercial motor carrier if the federal motor carrier safety administration prohibits the commercial motor carrier from operating.

2. Suspend or revoke a registration, license plate or permit issued for a vehicle that is licensed under this chapter and that has been assigned to a commercial motor carrier if either of the following applies:

(a) The federal motor carrier safety administration prohibits the commercial motor carrier from operating.

(b) The commercial motor carrier knowingly allowed or required an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal out-of-service order.

3. Reinstate or reissue a registration, license plate or permit for a vehicle that is licensed under this chapter and that is assigned to a commercial motor carrier if the federal motor carrier safety administration allows the commercial motor carrier to resume operating.

E. The director shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this article.

F. For the purposes of this section, "out-of-service order" has the same meaning prescribed in 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 390.5.
A.R.S. § 28-449 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 449
28-449 Information requests for public records
Status: in_force

28-449. Information requests for public records

A. The director may designate as custodian of the department's public records as many employees of the department as the director deems necessary.

B. A person who requests a copy of or information from a public record designated pursuant to section 28-447 shall present personal identification and state the reason for making the request. The department shall verify the name and address of the person making the request by requiring the person to produce information the department determines is necessary to ensure that the name and address of the person are the person's true name and address.

C. The department may supply the requested information by mail or electronically.

D. The department shall maintain a file of requests for information for six months. The department shall maintain the file by the name of the person whose record was requested.
A.R.S. § 28-7516 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 7516
28-7516 Bonds; legal investments
Status: in_force

28-7516. Bonds; legal investments

Bonds issued under this article are made securities:

1. In which all of the following may properly and legally invest monies including capital in their control or belonging to them:

(a) Public officers and bodies of this state.

(b) Political subdivisions of this state.

(c) Insurance companies and associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business.

(d) Banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business.

(e) Administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries.

(f) Other persons authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of this state.

2. That may be deposited with and may be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all political subdivisions of this state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of this state is authorized.
A.R.S. § 28-5743 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 2 / Section 5743
28-5743 Discontinuance of business
Status: in_force

28-5743. Discontinuance of business

A. If a person ceases to be a licensee by reason of discontinuance, sale or transfer of the person's business at any location:

1. The person shall:

(a) Notify the director in writing at the time the discontinuance, sale or transfer takes effect.

(b) Give the director the date of discontinuance.

(c) If there is a sale or transfer of the business, give the director the name and address of the purchaser or transferee.

2. All taxes, penalties and interest not yet due and payable under this article, notwithstanding this article, are due and payable concurrently with the discontinuance, sale or transfer.

3. The licensee shall:

(a) Make a report.

(b) Pay all taxes, fees, penalties and interest.

(c) Surrender to the director the license certificate issued to the licensee and all duplicates of a valid license.

B. Unless the notice prescribed in subsection A has been given to the director, the seller and the seller's surety are liable for the tax, fees, penalties and interest accruing against the transferee, but only to the extent of the value of the property transferred.
A.R.S. § 28-8527 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 8 / Section 8527
28-8527 Joint powers airport authority; powers
Status: in_force

28-8527. Joint powers airport authority; powers

Acting through its board of directors, the joint powers airport authority may:

1. Own and operate property and facilities related to aviation, air navigation and aerospace.

2. Own property and facilities that are not related to aviation, air navigation and aerospace.

3. Enter into contracts, leases and development agreements, including intergovernmental agreements under title 11, chapter 7, article 3, to carry out the purposes of this article.

4. Acquire by any lawful means, including if authorized by the members of the airport authority the exercise of eminent domain in the names of its members, and maintain, encumber, lease and dispose of real and personal property and interests in property.

5. Prescribe rentals, user fees and other charges and enter into agreements with developers, contractors, tenants and others for use of facilities, products or services of the airport authority and use the revenues derived by the airport authority to carry out the purposes of this article.

6. Borrow money and issue revenue bonds and incur other financial obligations for any of the purposes of this article and pledge any part of the revenues or monies of the airport authority to secure the revenue bonds or other financial obligations.

7. Operate facilities and construct improvements.

8. Adopt rules as necessary to administer and operate the airport authority and any property under its jurisdiction.

9. Administer trusts declared or established for the airport authority, receive and hold in trust or otherwise property located in or outside of this state and, if not otherwise provided, dispose of the property for the benefit of the airport authority.

10. Engage employees and consultants.

11. Prepare and recommend annual operating budgets.

12. Sue and be sued.

13. Exercise incidental powers if necessary to the exercise of the powers prescribed in this article and articles 6 and 7 of this chapter.
A.R.S. § 28-7049 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 5 / Section 7049
28-7049 Classification of streets that connect highways and routes
Status: in_force

28-7049. Classification of streets that connect highways and routes

A. If the streets of an incorporated city or town form necessary or convenient links for the connection of sections of state highways or state routes, or for carrying the state highways or state routes through the city or town, the director and the governing body of the city or town, in the case of state highways, or the board of supervisors and the governing body of the city or town, in the case of state routes, may agree that the streets are deemed state highways or county highways, respectively.

B. The agreement shall provide for maintenance of the streets classified pursuant to this section.
A.R.S. § 28-5611 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 5611
28-5611 Refunds; motor vehicle fuel
Status: in_force

28-5611. Refunds; motor vehicle fuel

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, on application to the director pursuant to this article and if section 28-5612 is complied with, a person who buys and uses motor vehicle fuel shall receive a refund in the amount of the tax if the person pays the tax on the fuel and either:

1. Uses the fuel other than in any of the following:

(a) A motor vehicle on a highway in this state.

(b) Watercraft on the waterways of this state.

(c) A motor vehicle operating on a transportation facility or toll road pursuant to chapter 22 of this title.

2. Buys aviation fuel for use in aircraft applying seeds, fertilizer or pesticides.

3. Loses the fuel by fire, theft or other accident.

B. If a claim for refund is based on the use of motor vehicle fuel in aircraft, five cents of the tax collected on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel claimed shall remain in the state aviation fund, and the department shall refund the remainder of the tax pursuant to section 28-5612.
A.R.S. § 28-3169 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 3169
28-3169 Possession and display of driver license; defense
Status: in_force

28-3169. Possession and display of driver license; defense

A. A licensee shall have a legible driver license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle. On demand of a justice of the peace, a police officer or a field deputy or inspector of the department, a licensee shall display the license.

B. A person who is served a complaint for violating this section is not responsible if the person produces in court or the office of the police officer or field deputy or inspector of the department a legible driver license or an authorized duplicate of the license issued to the person that was valid at the time of the alleged violation of this section.
A.R.S. § 28-2470.30 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 2470.30
28-2470.30 Education fundraising special plates; fund; definition
Status: in_force

28-2470.30. Education fundraising special plates; fund; definition

A. If, by December 31, 2025, a person pays $32,000 to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue education fundraising special plates. The person that provides the $32,000 shall design the education fundraising special plates. The design and color of the education fundraising special plates are subject to approval of the department. The director may allow a request for education fundraising special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the education fundraising special plates.

B. Of the $25 fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for the renewal of special plates, $8 is a special plate administration fee and $17 is an annual donation.

C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all special plate administration fees in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 and shall transmit all donations collected pursuant to this section to the education fundraising special plate fund established by this section.

D. The education fundraising special plate fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to this section. The director shall administer the fund. The first $32,000 in the fund shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department pursuant to subsection A of this section. Not more than ten percent of the monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.

E. The director shall annually allocate monies from the fund to an entity that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes. The entity must:

1. Have a mission of community fundraising to fuel access, innovation and excellence within one unified school district in this state.

2. Achieve this mission through events, campaigns and partnerships.

3. Use any monies raised through fundraising to promote equitable access to learning and enrichment opportunities, stimulate classroom innovation and ensure academic excellence for one unified school district in this state.

F. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.

G. For the purposes of this section, "unified school district" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-901.
A.R.S. § 28-3166 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 3166
28-3166 Driver license content and application; marked licenses; emancipated minors
Status: in_force

28-3166. Driver license content and application; marked licenses; emancipated minors

A. The department shall issue a driver license to a qualified applicant. The driver license shall contain a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the license class, any endorsements, the licensee's full name, date of birth and residence address, if the licensee has a residence address, a brief description of the licensee and either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space on which the licensee is required to write the licensee's usual signature with pen and ink. A driver license is not valid until it is signed by the licensee.  On request of an applicant:

1. The department shall allow the applicant to provide on the driver license a post office box address that is regularly used by the applicant and that is located in the county in which the applicant resides.

2. If the applicant submits satisfactory proof to the department that the applicant is a veteran, the department shall allow a distinguishing mark to appear on the license that identifies the person as a veteran.

3. If the applicant elects to show and submits satisfactory proof to the department that the applicant is an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state, the department shall allow a distinguishing mark to appear on the license that identifies the applicant as a native American. The distinguishing mark may not identify a specific Indian tribe or other specific personal information that is submitted on documents that provide satisfactory proof that the person is an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state. Documents that provide satisfactory proof that the person is an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state include:

(a) An enhanced tribal card.

(b) A tribal identification card.

(c) A tribal certificate of Indian blood.

(d) A tribal or bureau of Indian affairs affidavit of birth.

B. An application for a driver license and the driver license issued shall contain the photo image of the applicant or licensee. When issuing a driver license, the department shall use a process that prohibits as nearly as possible the ability to alter or reproduce the license or that prohibits the ability to superimpose a photo image on the license without ready detection. The department shall process driver licenses and photo images in color.

C. An applicant who is at least sixteen but under twenty-four years of age shall provide the department with satisfactory proof of the applicant's legal name and date of birth.

D. If a person is qualified for a driver license and is under the legal drinking age, the department shall issue a license that is marked by color, code or design to immediately distinguish it from a license issued to a person of legal drinking age.  The department shall indicate on the driver license issued pursuant to this subsection the year in which the person will attain the legal drinking age.

E. The department shall mark a special ignition interlock restricted driver license issued pursuant to chapter 4, article 3.1 of this title by color, code or design to immediately distinguish it from other licenses issued by the department.

F. If a person is qualified for a driver license but is subject to the certified ignition interlock device limitations prescribed in section 28-1381, 28-1382, 28-1383 or 28-3319, the department shall issue a license that is marked by color, code or design to immediately distinguish it from other licenses issued by the department.

G. The department shall not include information in the magnetic stripe and bar code of a driver license other than information that the department is authorized to obtain and place on a driver license pursuant to this article.

H. If a minor has been emancipated pursuant to title 12, chapter 15, on application and proof of emancipation, the department shall issue a driver license that contains the words "emancipated minor".
A.R.S. § 28-871 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 871
28-871 Stopping, standing or parking outside business or residence district
Status: in_force

28-871. Stopping, standing or parking outside business or residence district

A. On a highway outside of a business or residence district, a person shall not stop, park or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, on the paved or main traveled part of the highway if it is practicable to stop, park or leave the vehicle off that part of the highway. If a person stops, parks or leaves standing a vehicle, the person shall leave an unobstructed width of the highway opposite the standing vehicle for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of the standing vehicle shall be available from a distance of two hundred feet in each direction on the highway.

B. This section does not apply to:

1. The driver of a vehicle that is disabled while on the paved or main traveled portion of a highway in a manner and to an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in that position.

2. A vehicle or the driver of a vehicle engaged in the official delivery of the United States mail that stops on the right-hand side of the highway for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail if the following conditions are met:

(a) A clear view of the vehicle is available from a distance of three hundred feet in each direction on the highway or a flashing amber light at least four inches in diameter with the letters "stop" printed on the light is attached to the rear of the vehicle.

(b) The vehicle has a uniform sign that:

(i) Is at least fourteen inches in diameter.

(ii) Has the words "U.S. mail" printed on the sign.

(iii) Is attached to the rear of the vehicle.
A.R.S. § 28-2095 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 2095
28-2095 Restored salvage certificate of title; inspections; definitions
Status: in_force

28-2095. Restored salvage certificate of title; inspections; definitions

A. If a salvage vehicle as defined in section 28-2091 is rebuilt or restored to operation, the owner of the motor vehicle shall not transfer the motor vehicle until a restored salvage certificate of title has been issued pursuant to this section.

B. On application for a restored salvage certificate of title, the department shall conduct a level two or level three inspection of the vehicle that is the subject of the application to determine its proper identity pursuant to section 28-2011. The inspection may include a review of bills of sale and invoices for component parts used in the reconstruction process. If the department is unable to conduct a level three inspection for a restored salvage certificate of title within twenty days after a request is made, the department shall conduct an inspection of the vehicle within forty-eight hours after the twenty day period.

C. The seller or agent of a seller of a salvage vehicle as defined in section 28-2091 shall inform the purchaser of a salvage vehicle that ownership documentation for certain replacement parts used in the repair of the salvage vehicle is required in connection with the inspection prescribed by this section.

D. A person who possesses a salvage vehicle as defined in section 28-2091 and who submits it for inspection as prescribed by this section shall submit to the department paperwork that is satisfactory to the director.  Satisfactory paperwork may include copies of invoices, notarized bills of sale or other acceptable proof of ownership for component parts.

E. If proper ownership documentation for a component part is not submitted as required by this section, the department may seize the component part.

F. If the department finds a stolen component part in a vehicle while conducting an inspection provided for under this section, the department shall seize the component part pursuant to section 28-4594.

G. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, any proceeds resulting from the seizure and forfeiture of a component part pursuant to subsection E or F of this section in the vehicle inspection and certificate of title enforcement fund established by section 28-2012.

H. Any person who sells a vehicle for which a restored salvage certificate of title has been issued and who knows a restored salvage certificate of title has been issued for the vehicle shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in writing or by electronic means to the buyer before completion of the sale that the vehicle is a restored salvage vehicle and has a restored salvage certificate of title.

I. For the purposes of this section:

1. For passenger vehicles, "component parts" includes the cowl or firewall, front end assembly, rear clip, including the roof panel, the roof panel if installed separately and the frame or any portion of the frame, or in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure that serves as the frame, each door, the hood, each fender or quarter panel, the deck lid or hatchback, each bumper, transmissions or transaxles and an engine or motor. For the purposes of this paragraph:

(a) "Front end assembly" includes the hood, fenders, bumper, radiator and supporting members for these items. For vehicles with a unitized body, the front end assembly also includes the frame support members.

(b) "Rear clip" includes the roof, quarter panels, trunk lid, floor pan, rear bumper and support members for these items.

2. For trucks or truck-type or bus-type vehicles, "component parts" includes the cab, the frame or any portion of the frame, and in the case of a unitized body, the supporting structure that serves as a frame, the cargo compartment floor panel, the passenger compartment floor pan, the roof panel, transmissions or transaxles, engines or motors, each door, the hood, each fender or quarter panel, each bumper, the tailgate and all component parts that are included in paragraph 1 of this subsection and that are not listed in this paragraph if the part is replaced.

3. For motorcycles, "component parts" includes the engine or motor, transmission or transaxle, frame, front fork, crankcase and fairing and any other body molding.

4. "Restored salvage vehicle" means a vehicle that has been restored and for which a salvage certificate of title or a dismantle certificate of title has been issued.
A.R.S. § 28-8276 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 8276
28-8276 Violations; classification
Status: in_force

28-8276. Violations; classification

A. Unless another classification is provided, a person who violates this article is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

B. An act or omission that is unlawful pursuant to this article does not include an act or omission that violates the laws or regulations of the United States.

C. It is not necessary to allege or prove as part of the case for this state that the defendant is not subject to prosecution under the laws of the United States for the alleged violation. The fact that the defendant is amenable to prosecution under the laws of the United States is a matter of defense, unless it affirmatively appears from the evidence of this state.
A.R.S. § 28-1098 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 1098
28-1098 Vehicle loads; restrictions; exception; civil penalties
Status: in_force

28-1098. Vehicle loads; restrictions; exception; civil penalties

A. For the purpose of highway safety or air pollution prevention, a person shall not drive or move a vehicle on a highway, street or roadway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle, except the following are allowed:

1. Sufficient sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction.

2. Water or another substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.

3. Minor pieces of agricultural materials such as leaves and stems from agricultural loads or equipment.

B. A person shall not operate a vehicle on a highway, street or roadway with a load unless the load and any covering on the load are securely fastened in a manner to prevent the covering or load from becoming loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway, street or roadway.

C. This section does not apply to a vehicle when the vehicle is being used for agricultural purposes on a farm.

D. If a person is found in violation of this section and the violation:

1. Does not cause any damage or injury and is the person's:

(a) First violation in a sixty-month period, the person is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250.

(b) Second or subsequent violation in a sixty-month period, the person is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $350.

2. Results in an accident causing serious physical injury as defined in section 13-105 to another person, the person is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500.

3. Results in an accident causing the death of another person, the person is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
A.R.S. § 28-4551 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 4551
28-4551 Expiration of temporary registration
Status: in_force

28-4551. Expiration of temporary registration

A. A temporary registration plate expires and is void on receipt of a license plate provided pursuant to section 28-2351 or a year validating tab or on expiration of forty-five days from the date of issuance.

B. A person to whom a temporary registration plate has been issued shall destroy the temporary registration plate immediately on receipt of a license plate provided pursuant to section 28-2351 or a year validating tab.  If a license plate or year validating tab is not received within forty-five days from the issuance of the temporary registration plate, the owner shall destroy the temporary registration plate immediately on expiration of the forty-five day period.
A.R.S. § 28-7364 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 20 / Article 13 / Section 7364
28-7364 Design-build criteria
Status: in_force

28-7364. Design-build criteria

The department shall use the following criteria as the minimum basis for determining when to use the design-build method of project delivery:

1. The extent to which it can adequately define the project requirements.

2. The time constraints for delivery of the project.

3. The capability and experience of potential teams with the design-build method of project delivery.

4. The suitability of the project for use of the design-build method of project delivery in the areas of time, schedule, costs and quality.

5. The capability of the department to manage the project, including the employment of experienced personnel or outside consultants.

6. The capability of the department to oversee the project with persons who are familiar with the design-build method of project delivery.

7. Other criteria the department deems relevant.
A.R.S. § 28-9201 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 9201
28-9201 Minimum safety standards; violation
Status: in_force

28-9201. Minimum safety standards; violation

A. As prescribed by 49 United States Code section 5329 or 5330 and 49 Code of Federal Regulations part  674, the department shall establish, implement and enforce minimum safety standards for light rail transit systems and street car systems in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons.

B. The safety oversight responsibilities of the department under this section include the authority to:

1. Review, approve, oversee and enforce the implementation by the rail fixed guideway public transportation agency of this state's required public agency safety plan relating to engineering, construction and revenue services.

2. Enforce relevant federal and state laws on rail fixed guideway public transportation safety.

C. If the department discovers a violation of the safety standards prescribed pursuant to subsection A of this section, the department shall report the violation in writing to the federal transit administration.
A.R.S. § 28-4499 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 4499
28-4499 Unlicensed dealer and automotive recycler; cease and desist order; hearing
Status: in_force

28-4499. Unlicensed dealer and automotive recycler; cease and desist order; hearing

A. If the director has reasonable cause to believe from information furnished to the director or from an investigation made by the director that a person is engaged in a business regulated by this chapter without being licensed as required by law, the director shall immediately issue and serve on the person by personal delivery or first class mail at the person's last known address a cease and desist order requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from further engaging in the business and shall notify the person that a hearing will be scheduled and that civil penalties may be imposed pursuant to section 28-4501.

B. The director of the department of transportation shall provide a copy of the cease and desist order to the director of the department of revenue.
A.R.S. § 28-8383 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 8383
28-8383 Aircraft dealer duties
Status: in_force

28-8383. Aircraft dealer duties

A. An aircraft dealer shall both:

1. Obtain a tax privilege license from this state.

2. Notify the department within ten days after the purchase or sale of an aircraft or after accepting an aircraft on consignment and file this notification whether or not the aircraft dealer takes title to the aircraft. If the notification is not filed in a timely manner, the aircraft is subject to the license tax imposed by section 28-8335.

B. An aircraft purchased by a dealer for resale or exchange may be flown only for the purpose of demonstrating it to a prospective buyer. Any other use of the aircraft subjects the aircraft to the license tax prescribed by section 28-8335. The aircraft dealer shall notify the department and register the aircraft within fifteen days after any other use of the aircraft occurs.
A.R.S. § 28-981 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 981
28-981 Vehicle equipment; safety requirement
Status: in_force

28-981. Vehicle equipment; safety requirement

A. A person shall not drive or move on a highway a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer or any combination of a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer unless:

1. The equipment on the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment as required in this chapter.

2. The vehicle is in a safe mechanical condition that does not endanger the driver or other occupant or a person on the highway.

B. The provisions of this article with respect to equipment on vehicles do not apply to trailers used solely in the operation of a farm for the transportation of unprocessed fiber products on the farm or from a farm to a cotton gin, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors or implements of husbandry when the implement is being incidentally operated or moved on a highway whether as a trailer or self-propelled unit.  For the purposes of this subsection, "incidentally operated or moved on a highway" means travel between a farm and another part of the same farm, from one farm to another farm or between a farm and a place of repair, supply or storage.
A.R.S. § 28-7752 — Arizona Code / Title 28 / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 7752
28-7752 Toll evasion
Status: in_force

28-7752. Toll evasion

Toll evasion is a civil violation.