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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2054 - Certificate of title; application processing

28-2054.
Certificate of title;  application processing
A. The department shall file each application for a certificate of title. When the department is satisfied that the application is genuine and regular and that the applicant is entitled to a certificate,  it shall register the vehicle and the owner alphabetically under the name of the owner and numerically under the serial number and under a distinctive title number assigned to the vehicle and the owner.
B. In addition to all other requirements,  if the application is for a certificate of title to a mobile home the department shall not issue or transfer a certificate of title on the mobile home if there are any delinquent personal property taxes on the mobile home.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2055 - Certificate of title; content requirements; transfer on death provision

28-2055.
Certificate of title;  content requirements;  transfer on death provision
A. The department or an authorized third party shall do both of the following:
1. Create the certificate of title with space for notation of liens and encumbrances on the vehicle at the time of transfer.
2. Provide forms for assignment of title or interest and warranty by the owner that include the odometer mileage disclosure statement pursuant to section 28-2058.
B. At the request of the owner,  the certificate of title may contain,  by attachment,  a transfer on death provision where the owner may designate a beneficiary of the vehicle.
C. If a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer has been registered in any other state or country,  the department shall retain in its records the name of the state or country in which the prior registration took place.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2056 - Transfer or registration of vehicle; collection of use tax

28-2056.
Transfer or registration of vehicle;  collection of use tax
A. The registering officer shall collect the use tax imposed under title 42,  chapter 5,  article 4 and under the model city tax code pursuant to title 42,  chapter 6,  article 2 at the time of application for a transfer of title or registration of a vehicle. The registering officer shall issue a receipt,  in a form prescribed by the department,  for the amount of tax paid. The registering officer shall not process an application for transfer of title or registration of any vehicle on which the use tax is imposed under title 42,  chapter 5,  article 4 and under the model city tax code pursuant to title 42,  chapter 6,  article 2 until the tax is paid.
B. The department of transportation shall notify the department of revenue of taxes collected pursuant to this section. At the end of each month the department of transportation shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  tax monies collected pursuant to this section in the state general fund.
C. The department of revenue shall provide the department of transportation with the means,  including using tax rates applicable to each jurisdiction levying a use tax,  to calculate the use taxes required to be collected pursuant to subsection A of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2057 - Registration without certificate of title or bond; receipt; fee

28-2057.
Registration without certificate of title or bond;  receipt;  fee
A. If the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or is not satisfied that there are no undisclosed security interests in the vehicle,  the department may register a vehicle but shall either:
1. Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to satisfy the department as to the applicant's ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed security interests in the vehicle.
2. As a condition of issuing a certificate of title,  require the applicant to file a bond with the department as prescribed in subsection B of this section.
B. The department shall prescribe the form of the bond required by subsection A of this section. The applicant shall execute the bond and either accompany it with the deposit of cash or have a person authorized to conduct a surety business in this state also execute the bond. The bond shall be in an amount equal to one and one-half times the value of the vehicle as determined by the department and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring any security interest in it and their respective successors in interest against any expense,  loss or damage,  including reasonable attorney fees,  by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or on account of any defect in or undisclosed security interest on the right,  title and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle.
C. An interested person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any breach of its condition. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond.
D. The bond and any deposit accompanying it shall be returned at the end of three years or prior to the end of three years if the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the department,  unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond.
E. If the applicant does not have the original certificate of title because the certificate of title is held by a lender located outside this state and if the applicant presents documents to the department sufficient in the judgment of the department to establish ownership of the vehicle,  the department may register the vehicle and issue a receipt in lieu of the certificate of title provided by section 28-2052. The fee for the receipt is equal to the fee prescribed for a certificate of title pursuant to section 28-2003.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2059 - Obtaining a certificate of title; refusal; revocation

28-2059.
Obtaining a certificate of title;  refusal;  revocation
A. If satisfactory proof of ownership is furnished to the director,  the director may issue a certificate of title for a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer whether or not a certificate of title has ever been issued for that motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer.
B. If the director determines that an applicant for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer is not entitled to a certificate of title,  the director may refuse to issue a certificate of title or to register the vehicle. The director may revoke a registration already acquired or an outstanding certificate of title. The director shall serve a notice of refusal to issue a certificate of title or vehicle registration or a notice of revocation of a certificate of title or registration in person or by first class mail. Within fifteen days after the date the notice is mailed or served,  a person who is aggrieved by the refusal or revocation may request a hearing.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2061 - All-terrain vehicles; off-highway vehicles; off-road recreational motor vehicles; certificates of title; exemption

28-2061.
All-terrain vehicles;  off-highway vehicles;  off-road recreational motor vehicles;  certificates of title;  exemption
A. On the retail sale of a new all-terrain vehicle,  off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle,  the dealer or person first receiving the motor vehicle from the manufacturer shall apply,  on behalf of the purchaser,  to the department for a certificate of title to the motor vehicle in the name of the purchaser. If satisfied that the application is genuine and regular and that the applicant is entitled to a certificate of title,  the department shall issue a certificate of title to the motor vehicle without requiring registration for the motor vehicle.
B. A person who owns an all-terrain vehicle,  off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle shall apply for and obtain a certificate of title required by this section in the manner prescribed in this chapter. On the transfer of ownership of an all-terrain vehicle,  off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by this section,  a person shall apply for and obtain a new certificate of title in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
C. A person participating in an off-highway vehicle special event as defined in section 28-1171 is exempt from the requirements of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2062 - Mobile home delinquent personal property tax list

28-2062.
Mobile home delinquent personal property tax list
A. The department shall prepare and maintain a list that identifies each prior year for which outstanding delinquent personal property taxes on mobile homes remain unpaid. The list shall contain:
1. The complete manufacturer's serial number,  the brand name or model and the name of the manufacturer of each mobile home.
2. The name and address of the current owners.
3. The year of levy,  the assessing county and one of the following unique identifying numbers:
(a) The taxpayer identification number.
(b) The tax roll identification number of the outstanding delinquent taxes for each mobile home.
4. Other information that the department may find necessary.
B. The department of revenue,  each county assessor and each county treasurer shall provide such cooperation and information as the department of transportation requires in the preparation and maintenance of the listing required by subsection A.
C. The department shall provide each county assessor who acts as a registering officer for the department with copies of or access to the listing prepared pursuant to subsection A.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2063 - Mobile home certificate of title; exceptions; fee

28-2063.
Mobile home certificate of title;  exceptions;  fee
A. The department shall issue a certificate of title for a mobile home that is customarily kept in this state and the fee required under section 28-2003 shall be paid except for:
1. A mobile home that is owned and held by a dealer solely for purposes of sale.
2. A mobile home that is owned and operated exclusively in the public service by the United States,  by this state or by any political subdivision of this state,  except that it shall have a certificate of title.
3. A mobile home that is permanently affixed,  as defined in section 42-15201,  and for which an affidavit of affixture has been recorded pursuant to section 33-1501. The owner shall surrender the original certificates of title or manufacturer's statements of origin to permanently affixed mobile homes to the department in the manner prescribed by the department. The department shall issue a receipt for the documents surrendered pursuant to this paragraph.
B. The issuance of a certificate of title for a mobile home shall be as provided by law for the issuance of a certificate of title for motor vehicles,  except that in the case of a mobile home that consists of two or more separate sections,  each section shall have a separate certificate of title.
C. A mobile home is subject to all applicable provisions of this title,  except those relating to registration.
D. If a certificate of title is applied for on a mobile home entering this state for sale or installation,  a certificate of compliance or waiver issued by the Arizona department of housing is required and shall be submitted with the certificate of title application.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2064 - Electronic certificates of title system; applicability; rules

28-2064.
Electronic certificates of title system;  applicability;  rules
A. The director may establish a system to require recording of certificate of title information for newly issued,  transferred and corrected certificates of title,  including perfection and release of security interests,  through electronic media in a cost-effective manner in lieu of the submission and maintenance of paper documents as provided in this chapter. The director may contract with an association of new motor vehicle dealers to manage a lien recording system on behalf of the department at no cost to this state.
B. In the process of establishing the system,  the director shall:
1. Establish procedures for issuing and maintaining an electronic certificate of title system that is applicable to all certificate of title transactions performed in this state.
2. Develop methods to electronically share information related to applications for certificates of title with law enforcement agencies and entities licensed under this title.
C. Section 28-444,  subsection B applies to certificates of title under the system established pursuant to this section.
D. This section does not apply to certificates of title for mobile homes.
E. The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section,  including the criteria for when the department may issue a paper certificate of title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2065 - Electronic and digital signatures; documents

28-2065.
Electronic and digital signatures;  documents
A. The director,  in cooperation with a statewide association of franchised new motor vehicle dealers,  shall establish a program to accept and use electronic or digital signatures.
B. In the process of developing the program,  the director shall research and develop methods to allow the department,  authorized third parties,  licensed financial institutions,  licensed insurers or any other business or individual as determined by the director to accept,  exchange and use electronic or digital signatures for any document or for any transaction prescribed in this chapter and sections 28-370,  28-444,  28-453 and 28-5111.
C. The participants shall ensure that adequate security measures are in place to prevent any illegal use of the signatures or other information exchanged pursuant to this section.
D. The director may determine and require reimbursement from program participants for costs related to computer programming,  hardware,  development and personnel. The department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all monies received pursuant to this section in a separate account of the state highway fund established by section 28-6991. Monies in the separate account are continuously appropriated. The director may transfer monies deposited pursuant to this subsection from the separate account to the operating budget of the department's motor vehicle division for the purpose of reimbursing the department's operating budget for expenditures made by the division pursuant to this section.
E. This section does not limit the use of electronic and digital signatures used by state agencies,  boards or commissions pursuant to section 18-106.
F. The director may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2092 - Vehicle seizure

28-2092.
Vehicle seizure
Employees of the department and peace officers,  as defined by section 1-215,  may seize a vehicle:
1. From which the serial or other identification number or mark is removed,  defaced,  obliterated or changed unless either of the following:
(a) An application has been made to the department as provided in this article.
(b) All of the conditions prescribed in subdivision (c) of this paragraph are met.
(c) The vehicle is not a salvage vehicle and the department has not issued a salvage certificate of title or a nonrepairable certificate of title,  and all of the following apply:
(i) The frame of the vehicle is the component part replaced.
(ii) The frame replacement is performed by the manufacturer or the manufacturer s authorized agent.
(iii) If the original frame contained a vehicle identification number or serial number,  the original vehicle identification number or serial number,  in a similar size and style,  is restamped in the replacement frame by the manufacturer or the manufacturer s authorized agent.
(iv) Any existing manufacturer's warranty remaining on the vehicle has not been voided.
(v) The manufacturer or the manufacturer s authorized agent obliterates all vehicle identification numbers or serial numbers contained on the original frame.
(vi) Notification of the frame replacement is entered onto the national insurance crime bureau database.
2. For which the registration or license plates are fictitious.
3. That is being dismantled,  scrapped or destroyed by a person who does not have a dismantle certificate of title,  nonrepairable vehicle certificate of title or salvage certificate of title issued to the person or if an application for any of those certificates of title has not been made.
4. If it is a salvage vehicle that is being reconstructed or repaired by a person who does not have in the person's possession a salvage certificate of title in the person's name or assigned to the person or a work or repair order signed by the owner or agent of the vehicle.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2093 - Sale of seized vehicles or motors; disposition of proceeds

28-2093.
Sale of seized vehicles or motors;  disposition of proceeds
A. If a vehicle or motor has been seized under this chapter and held for six months and the owner has not complied with the provisions of law under which the vehicle or motor was seized,  including payment of all fees,  penalties,  costs and expenses of seizure,  the director shall sell the vehicle or motor.
B. After thirty days the department may sell a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer seized and held for nonpayment of any fee,  tax or other assessment or penalty on the vehicle that is due the department or for its account.
C. The department shall sell a motor vehicle,  motor,  trailer or semitrailer under this section at public auction after notice of the sale by certified mail,  return receipt requested,  at least five but not more than twenty days before the sale,  directed to the last known address of the owner of the vehicle or motor,  if the owner is known. If the owner is unknown,  the department shall give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the vehicle or motor was seized. If notice is published in a weekly newspaper,  the department shall publish it once each week for two consecutive weeks,  or if notice is published in a daily newspaper,  six consecutive times,  the last publication to be at least five but not more than ten days before the date of the sale.
D. The department shall pay the proceeds from the sale,  after the fees,  penalties,  costs and expenses of seizure and sale are deducted,  to the owner from whom the vehicle or motor was seized,  if the owner is known. If the owner is unknown,  the department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  the proceeds in the Arizona highway user revenue fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2096 - Flood or water damaged vehicles

28-2096.
Flood or water damaged vehicles
A. If a vehicle from a foreign jurisdiction has a flood or water damage branded certificate of title,  the department may issue a certificate of title for that vehicle that contains a flood or water damage brand.
B. If the department determines that a flood or water damaged vehicle is actually a total loss insurance settlement vehicle,  the department may issue:
1. A flood or water damage salvage certificate of title for the vehicle pursuant to section 28-2091.
2. If a vehicle with a flood or water damage salvage certificate of title is rebuilt or restored to operation,  a flood or water damage restored salvage certificate of title pursuant to section 28-2095.
C. If a vehicle has been issued a certificate of title that contains a flood or water damage brand,  on application for a dismantle or nonrepairable vehicle certificate of title for that vehicle,  the department may issue a flood or water damage dismantle or nonrepairable vehicle certificate of title for that vehicle.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2097 - Modular motor homes; definition

28-2097.
Modular motor homes;  definition
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title:
1. If a refurbished coach or body component is remounted to a new cab and chassis power unit of a modular motor home,  the department shall issue a certificate of title for the modular motor home according to the make of the refurbished coach. The manufacturer's cab and chassis vehicle identification number determines the model year. The department shall conduct a level one inspection of the vehicle and shall brand the certificate of title refurbished.
2. If a modular motor home is separated by removal of the coach or body component from the cab and chassis power unit and a cargo box,  container or structure,  if any,  other than a motor home coach,  is fitted to the cab and chassis unit,  it ceases to be a modular motor home. The department shall conduct a level one inspection and shall issue a certificate of title for the vehicle according to the body style determined by the inspection. The department shall use the make and model year of the cab and chassis for the purpose of issuing a certificate of title and shall brand the certificate of title refurbished.
B. If a vehicle covered by this section is offered for sale,  a person who sells the vehicle shall keep full and complete disclosure statements and present those statements to any person or entity that requests them at the time of a sale or purchase. For the purposes of this subsection,  full and complete disclosure statements are documents that accurately reflect the history of the original manufacturer's cab and chassis,  including vehicle identification numbers,  dates of required inspections,  odometer readings and other information prescribed by the director in rules.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " modular motor home"  means:
1. A type of motor home that is primarily designed as temporary living quarters,  that satisfies the requirements prescribed in section 28-4301,  paragraph 19,  subdivision (b) and that is intended from inception through final assembly to consist of an incomplete cab and chassis power unit component and a coach or body component that are designed and engineered to be joined or separated without sheet metal modifications to the cab and chassis power unit component.
2. A vehicle that if joined to form a single unit consists of both:
(a) A cab and chassis power unit component that is purchased or acquired new from an original manufacturer.
(b) A coach or body component that is either purchased or acquired new from an original manufacturer or that is refurbished.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2131 - Liens and encumbrances; validity

28-2131.
Liens and encumbrances;  validity
The following,  other than a lien dependent on possession,  are not valid against the creditors of an owner acquiring a lien by levy or attachment or against subsequent purchasers or encumbrancers without notice until the requirements of this article are met:
1. Any security agreement,  conditional sale contract,  conditional lease,  chattel mortgage or other lien or encumbrance.
2. A certificate of title retention instrument or any other instrument affecting or evidencing title to,  ownership of or reservation of title to a vehicle required to be issued a certificate of title and registered under section 28-2153 or a mobile home required to be issued a certificate of title under section 28-2063.
3. A contract for conveyance of real property,  deed of trust or mortgage securing a lien on a mobile home and on real property.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2132 - Indication of lien or encumbrance

28-2132.
Indication of lien or encumbrance
A. The department shall provide on the application for a certificate of title and the application for registration only a section that provides for the indication of a lien or encumbrance on the vehicle.
B. The applicant's signature on the application for a certificate of title or the application for registration only is consent for the lien or encumbrance to be indicated by the department on its official certificate of title record for the vehicle.
C. Except as provided in subsection D of this section and on receipt of the application as provided in this section,  the department shall endorse on the application the date and hour it was received at the registering office of the department.
D. The department shall not issue a new certificate of title if the outstanding certificate of title indicates an existing lien or encumbrance unless the lien or encumbrance has been satisfied or the lienor or encumbrancer has consented in writing or electronically to the transfer of title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2133 - Index and filing of liens, encumbrances or instruments; constructive notice

28-2133.
Index and filing of liens,  encumbrances or instruments;  constructive notice
A. The department shall maintain an appropriate index of all liens,  encumbrances or title retention instruments filed as provided by this article.
B. The filing and issuance of a new certificate of title as provided in this article is constructive notice to creditors of the owner or to subsequent purchasers of all liens and encumbrances against the vehicle described in the certificate of title,  except those that are authorized by law and that are dependent on possession. If the documents referred to in this article are delivered to a registering office or an authorized third party provider of the department within thirty days after the date of their execution,  the constructive notice dates from the time of execution. Otherwise,  the notice dates from the time of receipt and filing of the documents by the department as shown by its endorsement. For the purposes of this subsection,  the time stamp on the documents that is administered by the registering officer or authorized third party provider of the department electronically or otherwise is conclusive as to the time and date of delivery of the documents.
C. The method provided in subsection B of this section for giving constructive notice of a lien or encumbrance on a vehicle required to be issued a certificate of title and registered under section 28-2153 or a mobile home required to be issued a certificate of title under section 28-2063 is exclusive,  except for liens dependent on possession. A lien,  encumbrance or title retention instrument or document that evidences any of them and that is filed as provided by this article is exempt from the provisions of law that otherwise require or relate to the recording or filing of instruments creating or evidencing title retention or other liens or encumbrances on vehicles of a type subject to registration under this chapter.
D. Notwithstanding any other law and except as otherwise provided in this subsection,  the failure of a motor vehicle dealer as defined in section 28-4301,  a finance company or the department to complete the paperwork within thirty days as prescribed in subsection B of this section shall not result in the loss of the vehicle for either the lienholder or the person who purchased the vehicle. This subsection does not limit or negate the powers of a trustee under 11 United States Code section 547 or any successor statute.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2135 - Perfection of security interest in inventory and mobile homes

28-2135.
Perfection of security interest in inventory and mobile homes
Notwithstanding any other provision in this article:
1. A security interest in inventory,  as defined in section 47-9102,  consisting in whole or in part of vehicles required to be issued a certificate of title and registered under section 28-2153 or of mobile homes shall be perfected in accordance with the filing provisions of title 47,  chapter 9,  article 5 to the extent that those provisions are applicable by virtue of title 47,  chapter 9,  article 3.
2. A lien on a mobile home for which an affidavit of affixture has been recorded pursuant to section 42-15203 shall be perfected either according to the laws governing perfection of liens on real property or according to the laws governing perfection of security interests in fixtures.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2136 - Unsatisfied liens

28-2136.
Unsatisfied liens
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,  the department may remove from its records a lien on a vehicle required to be issued a certificate of title and registered under section 28-2153 if the lien remains on the records of the department as unsatisfied twelve years after filing with the department.
B. This section applies only to noncommercial vehicles other than travel trailers,  motor homes or mobile homes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2137 - Restitution lien; removal

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2151 - Registration by mail; postage fund

28-2151.
Registration by mail;  postage fund
A. The director may establish a procedure for mailing registration applications and license plates or license tabs to applicants.
B. For purposes of paying postage incurred under this section,  the director may establish a postage fund and charge the estimated costs incurred under this section for transmitting renewal notices to applicants. The director may transfer monies in the director's postage fund annually and use the monies as provided in section 28-6993,  subsection C.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2152 - Registration in county of residence; violation; classification; civil penalty; fee transfer

28-2152.
Registration in county of residence;  violation;  classification;  civil penalty;  fee transfer
A. A person who registers a motor vehicle belonging to the person or leased to the person in a county other than the county where the person maintains the person's permanent and actual residence or at a place within the county that is outside the vehicle emissions control area with intent to evade title 49,  chapter 3,  article 5 is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of no more than one hundred dollars.
B. A lessee of a vehicle titled in the name of a lessor shall register the vehicle in the county where the lessee resides. The lessee shall provide documentation satisfactory to the director that the person is the lessee of the vehicle and resides in the county in which the person applies for registration of the vehicle.
C. A person who registers a motor vehicle belonging to the person or leased to the person in a county other than the county where the person maintains the person's permanent and actual residence or at a place within the county that is outside the vehicle emissions control area is responsible for a civil violation and is subject to a civil penalty of no more than one hundred dollars.
D. A county assessor who registers a motor vehicle illegally for a person not residing in the county shall transfer monies collected and retained by the county in connection with the registration to the county assessor of the county of the person's permanent and actual residence.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2155 - One trip registration permit

28-2155.
One trip registration permit
A. The department may issue a one trip registration permit that allows a person to operate an unregistered vehicle or a vehicle with a suspended registration from a specified origin to a specified destination.
B. The one trip registration permit is valid only for the following purposes:
1. Vehicle emissions inspection.
2. Registration or titling.
3. Vehicle inspection by the registering officer.
4. Vehicle repair to comply with an emissions inspection or inspection by the registering officer.
5. Movement of a vehicle by a licensed wholesale motor vehicle dealer only if the wholesale motor vehicle dealer does not have valid dealer license plates issued pursuant to section 28-4533,  subsection B,  paragraph 3.
C. A person operating a vehicle with a one trip registration permit shall comply with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements of this state prescribed in chapter 9 of this title.
D. The department shall prescribe the content and form of the one trip registration permit. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall display the one trip registration permit so that it is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
E. Except for permits issued to licensed wholesale motor vehicle dealers under this section,  the registering officer shall not issue more than three one trip registration permits for a vehicle in a twelve month period. The registering officer shall issue a one trip registration permit for not more than three days,  excluding weekends and holidays.
F. The fee for the one trip registration permit is prescribed in section 28-2003. The department shall deposit the fee in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2156 - Temporary general use registration

28-2156.
Temporary general use registration
A. In lieu of permanent registration,  the department may issue a temporary general use registration that allows a person to operate a vehicle for no more than thirty days.
B. The director may authorize issuance of this temporary registration if the person does not qualify for registration under section 28-2154 or 28-2292 or article 10 of this chapter.
C. A person operating a vehicle with a temporary general use registration shall comply with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements of this state prescribed in chapter 9,  article 4 of this title.
D. The department shall prescribe the content and form of the temporary general use registration application. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall display the temporary general use registration so that it is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
E. The registering officer shall not issue more than one temporary general use registration for a vehicle in a twelve month period.
F. At the time of application for a temporary general use registration,  the applicant shall submit for inspection proper evidence of ownership or authorized possession of the vehicle.
G. The fee for the temporary general use registration is as prescribed in section 28-2003. The registering officer shall deposit one dollar of the fee in the county assessor's special registration fund established by section 28-2005 if the assessor is the registering officer or in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 if the director is the registering officer.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2157 - Application for registration; exception

28-2157.
Application for registration;  exception
A. A person shall apply to the department for registration of a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer on forms prescribed or authorized by the department.
B. The application shall contain:
1. The name and complete residence address of the owner.
2. A description of the vehicle,  including the serial number.
3. If it is a new vehicle,  the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person first operating the vehicle.
4. If the owner of the vehicle rents or intends to rent the vehicle without a driver,  a statement of that fact.
5. Other facts required by the department.
C. The registering officer shall indicate on the face of the registration application that the registrant may be subject to vehicle emissions testing requirements pursuant to section 49-542.
D. On request of an applicant,  the department shall allow the applicant to provide on the registration of a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer a post office box address that is regularly used by the applicant and that is located in the county in which the applicant resides.
E. The person shall include with the application the required fees and the certificate of title to the vehicle for which registration is sought. The registering officer may waive the requirement that the applicant present a certificate of title at the time of making an application for renewal if the registering officer has available complete and sufficient records to accurately compute the vehicle license tax.
F. The department may request an applicant who appears in person to register a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer to satisfactorily complete the vision screening test prescribed by the department.
G. A person applying for initial registration of a neighborhood electric vehicle,  a neighborhood electric shuttle or a motorized quadricycle shall certify in writing that a notice of the operational restrictions applying to the vehicle as provided in section 28-966 are contained on a permanent notice attached to or painted on the vehicle in a location that is in clear view of the driver. This subsection does not apply to a fully autonomous vehicle that is incapable of operation by a human driver.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2158 - Registration card

28-2158.
Registration card
A. The department shall file each application for registration. If satisfied that the application is genuine,  the department shall issue a registration card to the owner of the vehicle and shall assign license plates to the vehicle.
B. The registration card shall contain on the face of the card all of the following:
1. The date it is issued.
2. The registration number assigned to the owner and the vehicle.
3. The name and address of the owner.
4. A description of the registered vehicle,  including the serial number.
5. The amount of fees paid for registration of the vehicle.
C. The registration card shall be carried at all times in the driver's compartment of the vehicle for which it is issued or displayed on a wireless communication device. The registration card is subject to inspection by the director,  members of the highway patrol or any peace officer.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2159 - Staggered registration

28-2159.
Staggered registration
A. The director shall establish a system of staggered registration on a monthly basis to distribute the work of registering vehicles as uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve months of the calendar year.
B. All vehicle registrations provided in this chapter expire pursuant to schedules established by the director. The director may set the number of renewal periods within the month from one each month to one each day depending on which system is most economical and best accommodates the public.
C. If adoption of the staggered system results in the expiration of any registration more than a year from its issuance,  the department shall charge a prorated registration fee in addition to the annual fee.
D. In order to initiate a system of registering or reregistering vehicles during any month of the calendar year,  the director may register or reregister a vehicle for more or less than a twelve month period,  but not more than eighteen months,  and may prorate the annual registration fee if in the director's opinion proration tends to fulfill the purpose of the monthly registration system.
E. The director may provide for a two year or five year registration period for any vehicle not subject to annual emissions testing pursuant to section 49-542. For vehicles eligible for a two year or five year registration,  the director shall provide in each renewal registration packet information that clearly indicates:
1. The vehicle owner has a choice of registering the vehicle for one year,  for two years or for five years.
2. The total amount due for a one year registration period.
3. The total amount due for a two year registration period.
4. The total amount due for a five year registration period.
F. The director or a registering officer may allow a person who owns three or more vehicles to register or reregister the vehicles for less than one year so that the vehicles' registrations expire on the same date. The director may not delay the registration date for a vehicle if it causes a decrease in the vehicle license tax. The director or the registering officer shall prorate the registration fee of these vehicles. This subsection does not apply to a commercial vehicle with a gross weight of more than ten thousand pounds or to a motor vehicle rental or leasing agency.
G. The director shall adopt rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2161 - Nonpayment of fees, taxes and assessments; consequences

28-2161.
Nonpayment of fees,  taxes and assessments;  consequences
A. Subject to section 28-5807,  the director shall:
1. Refuse to register a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer owned by or under the control of a person who has failed,  refused or neglected to pay any motor vehicle fee,  tax or other assessment,  or a penalty on the fee,  tax or assessment,  that is due the department or for its account. The department shall not renew a registration that is refused until the registration fees and the full amount of the delinquent fees,  taxes or other assessments and penalties are paid.
2. Revoke the registration of a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer owned by or under the control of a person who has been delinquent for at least forty-five days in the payment of any motor vehicle fee,  tax or other assessment due the department or for its account.
B. The department shall renew the registration of a motor vehicle,  trailer or semitrailer revoked pursuant to subsection A of this section for the owner who failed,  refused or neglected to pay any motor vehicle fee,  tax or other assessment,  or a penalty on the fee,  tax or assessment,  only on payment of the fees prescribed for registration and the full amount of the delinquent fees,  taxes or other assessments and penalties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2162 - Delinquent registration; penalty; lien; failure to apply for certificate of title; waiver

28-2162.
Delinquent registration;  penalty;  lien;  failure to apply for certificate of title;  waiver
A. If a vehicle is operated on a highway without payment of the registration or certificate of title transfer fee,  the fee is delinquent. If the fee is not paid before the date on which the vehicle is required to be registered for the current registration year,  the department shall collect a penalty. The penalty is eight dollars for the first month of delinquency and four dollars for each additional month,  not to exceed a total penalty of one hundred dollars. Registration of a vehicle in the name of the applicant for the year immediately preceding the year for which the application for registration is made is prima facie evidence that the vehicle has been operated on the highways during the year for which the application for registration is made.
B. Except as provided in section 28-5807,  an applicant shall submit the total annual registration fee,  the weight fee,  any other required fee and the penalty prescribed in subsection A of this section with an application for registration of a vehicle that is submitted after the date the vehicle was required to be registered for the registration year in which registration of the vehicle for the next preceding year expired. If it is determined at the time of renewal,  on proof satisfactory to the director,  that the vehicle was not operated on the highways of this state before the filing of the application and the registration of the vehicle,  the department shall refund or waive the penalty prescribed in subsection A of this section.
C. A registration fee and any penalty added to the fee are a lien on the vehicle on which they are due from the due date. The department may collect the fee and penalty by seizure of the vehicle from the person in possession of the vehicle,  if any,  and by sale as provided by law.
D. The director shall prescribe the method of readily identifying on the license plate the current registration date of the license plate.
E. A person who fails to apply for a certificate of title for any mobile home or other vehicle that is not registered under this title within thirty days after acquiring the mobile home or vehicle shall pay an additional fee equal to the penalty prescribed in subsection A of this section.
F. If a person who is licensed pursuant to chapter 10 of this title applies for a dismantle certificate of title for a vehicle pursuant to section 28-2094,  the department shall waive any penalties that relate to the vehicle and that are imposed pursuant to this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2163 - Cancellation of registration; refusal to renew registration

28-2163.
Cancellation of registration;  refusal to renew registration
A. The department shall cancel,  suspend,  revoke or deny the registration of a vehicle that it determines is unsafe or unfit to be operated or that is not equipped as required by law and shall retrieve license plates and registration cards for these vehicles.
B. The department shall cancel the registration of a vehicle if the person to whom the registration card or license plates have been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful use of the vehicle or permits the use of the vehicle by a person not entitled to the use.
C. The department shall refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who has failed to comply with the ignition interlock requirements under chapter 4,  articles 3.1 and 5 of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-2164 - Reregistration on becoming liable for weight fee; exceptions

28-2164.
Reregistration on becoming liable for weight fee;  exceptions
A. On using or offering to use a registered vehicle for transportation of passengers for compensation or on altering or reconstructing it for the transportation of property,  whether or not the weight fee has been paid,  the owner shall immediately:
1. Surrender to the department the certificate of title and registration card to and the license plate assigned to the vehicle.
2. Apply for a corrected certificate of title.
3. Obtain a new registration,  and an additional fee,  other than the weight fee,  is not required.
B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to transportation network companies,  transportation network company drivers or transportation network company vehicles.