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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 3 - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE › Section R17-3-305 - Relocation Assistance; 49 CFR 24, Subpart E - Replacement Housing Payments

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49 CFR
				  24.401 "Replacement housing payment for
				  180-day homeowner-occupants" in paragraph (d)(3) is amended to read:
The interest rate on the new mortgage used in determining the
				  amount of the payment shall not exceed the prevailing fixed interest rate for
				  conventional mortgages currently charged by mortgage lending institutions in
				  the area in which the replacement dwelling is located. If a displaced person
				  chooses to buy down the interest rate, the agency shall:
1. Require documents indicating the initial
				interest rate,
2. Require documents
				indicating the final interest rate, and
3. Limit reimbursement to the lower of the
				amount the displaced person actually paid to buy down the interest rate or the
				amount for which the person qualified under the established market interest
				rate.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-501 - Definitions

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In this Article, unless otherwise defined, these terms have
				  the following meanings:
"Abutting property" means real property or interest in real
				  property bordering a state highway right-of-way.
"Adopt-a-highway" means a Department program that allows a
				  group of persons access to a state highway right-of-way to conduct litter
				  pickup on a designated portion of the state highway.
"Airspace" means the space above real property.
"Applicant" means a person or entity seeking to obtain an
				  encroachment permit.
"Department" means the Arizona Department of
				  Transportation.
"District Office" means one of the Department's Engineering
				  and Maintenance district offices.
"Encroachment" means any use of, intrusion upon, or
				  construction of improvement within a state highway right-of-way by any person
				  or entity other than the Department for any purpose, temporary or fixed, other
				  than public travel authorized by state statute.
"Encroachment owner" means the person or entity responsible
				  for creating or maintaining an encroachment on a state highway
				  right-of-way.
"Encroachment permit" means a written approval granted by the
				  Department for construction of a fixed or temporary improvement within a state
				  highway right-of-way, or for any activity requiring the temporary use of or
				  intrusion upon a state highway right-of-way.
"Engineering stationing" means the Department identification
				  system to identify the location of a state highway feature.
"Improvement" means any constructed facility or object, or
				  alteration to any existing physical facility or object, or change in the
				  elevation, slope, or drainage of a state highway right-of-way.
"Permittee" means a person or entity to whom the Department
				  issues an encroachment permit, and who is responsible for meeting the
				  obligations, responsibilities, and specifications stated in the encroachment
				  permit.
"Right-of-way" means the real property or interest in real
				  property on which state transportation facilities and appurtenances to the
				  facilities are constructed or maintained.
"Special event" means any temporary organized or supervised
				  activity that could affect the normal operation of a state highway.
"State highway" has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. §
									28-101(47).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-502 - Applicability

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A. A person or
				entity shall not encroach on a state highway right-of-way without obtaining an
				encroachment permit.
B. Only the
				following types of encroachments qualify for a Department encroachment permit:
1. Access improvements to abutting
				properties, consistent with subsection (C)(6);
2. Utility construction and maintenance,
				including underground and overhead;
3. Drainage improvements;
4. Airspace encroachments, such as
				overhanging signs, awnings, and banners;
5. Landscaping;
6. Special events;
7. Removing or improving an existing
				encroachment;
8. Rest area coffee
				breaks;
9. Change in the principal
				activity or function of an abutting property where an access or utility
				encroachment has been constructed;
10. Adopt-a-highway;
11. Activities, such as surveying, performed
				to compile information about physical features in the highway
				right-of-way;
12. Traffic control
				unrelated to the types of encroachments listed above for specific incidents,
				such as hazardous material removal, accident clean-up, or check points by
				government enforcement; and
13. For
				such uses as the Director specifies.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-503 - Who Can Apply for an Encroachment Permit

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A. Any person or entity, other than the
				Department, seeking an encroachment upon a state highway right-of-way shall
				apply to the Department for an encroachment permit.
B. Any person or entity is eligible to apply
				for an encroachment permit, except for an encroachment involving:
1. Access, only an abutting property owner is
				eligible to apply.
2. Landscaping
				and aesthetic enhancements, only an abutting property owner or a political
				subdivision is eligible to apply.
3. Utility installation, only an ultimate
				owner who will be responsible for maintenance and liability of the utility
				after it is put into service is eligible to apply. An ultimate owner includes a
				utility company, improvement district, political subdivision, or abutting
				property owner. A contractor or developer may apply if the contractor or
				developer provides evidence that an ultimate owner has approved plans and
				agrees to obtain an encroachment permit as a new owner upon completion of the
				utility installation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-504 - General Application Procedures

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A. An applicant shall obtain an encroachment
				permit application form from the District Office serving the Department's
				district in which the proposed encroachment will be located.
B. An applicant shall include the following
				information on a District Office's encroachment permit application:
1. Name, address, city, state, zip code,
				telephone number, and signature of proposed encroachment owner;
2. Name, address, city, state, zip code,
				telephone number, and signature of applicant, if different from proposed
				encroachment owner;
3. Applicant's
				legal relationship to proposed encroachment owner;
4. City nearest to the proposed
				encroachment;
5. Location of
				proposed encroachment from the nearest milepost (in feet), including state
				highway route number, side of highway, and engineering stationing (if
				applicable); and
6. Purpose of
				proposed encroachment, as listed in
				R17-3-502(B),
				and a description of the proposed work or activity in the
				right-of-way.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-505 - Supporting Documentation

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An applicant for an encroachment permit shall provide
				  supporting documentation relevant to the type of encroachment activity and
				  necessary to allow the Department to analyze the proposed encroachment's impact
				  on the state highway and right-of-way, using such criteria as:
1. Whether the proposed encroachment is for
				commercial or residential access;
2. The proposed encroachment's impact on
				roadway features within the right-of-way;
3. The amount of traffic the proposed
				encroachment will generate;
4.
				Duration of the proposed encroachment;
5. The proposed encroachment's potential to
				disrupt traffic or change traffic patterns;
6. The surrounding terrain and physical
				features of the right-of-way and the abutting property; and
7. The number, size, and intended use of any
				buildings that would be accessed via the proposed encroachment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-506 - Encroachment Permit Requirements

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A. An encroachment permit consists of the
				materials submitted by an applicant under
				R17-3-504
				and R17-3-505, and additional requirements from the Department as described in
				subsection (B). An encroachment permit will list in detail the requirements
				with which the permittee shall comply in order to perform the requested
				encroaching activity. Some of the requirements are general and apply to every
				encroachment permit. Others are specific to a particular encroachment
				activity.
B. The Department shall
				set encroachment permit requirements to:
1.
				Maintain the integrity of the Department's right-of-way and transportation
				facilities;
2. Mitigate the risk to
				traffic safety;
3. Improve traffic
				movement, efficiency, and capacity;
4. Mitigate adverse drainage on state
				property or abutting property affecting state property;
5. Mitigate environmental impacts;
6. Mitigate maintenance costs to
				transportation facilities;
7.
				Mitigate potential liability for the Department or the state; and
8. Mitigate potential harms to national or
				state security.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-507 - Review Procedures

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A. The
				Department shall conduct an administrative completeness review and substantive
				review of an application for an encroachment permit under A.R.S. §§
									41-1072
				through 41-1077 and A.A.C.
				R17-1-102.
B. The Department shall decide whether to
				grant an encroachment permit based solely on the documents and information
				before the Department.
C. Decision.
1. The Department shall approve an
				encroachment permit if:
a. The proposed
				encroachment use is lawful,
b. The
				applicant provides complete and accurate information,
c. The proposed encroachment use qualifies
				under
				R17-3-502(B),
				and
d. The applicant agrees to
				comply with the Department's requirements as set out in the permit.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-508 - Unauthorized Encroachments; Enforcement Actions

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A. An encroachment is unauthorized if:
1. A permittee fails to comply with the
				permit requirements,
2. A permittee
				provides false or inaccurate information on the encroachment permit
				application,
3. A person or entity
				fails to obtain an encroachment permit, or
4. The encroachment is unauthorized under
				R17-3-502(C).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS › Section R17-3-509 - Hearings

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The Department shall inform an applicant or permittee of the
				  hearing procedures when the Department:
1. Denies an application for an encroachment
				permit, or
2. Determines that an
				encroachment is unauthorized.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 6 - TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES › Section R17-3-601 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions provided under A.R.S. §
									28-7381,
				  the following terms apply to this Article unless otherwise specified:
"At-grade" means roadways, intersections, or facilities at
				  the same elevation or level.
"Clear zone" means a specific distance from the edge of a
				  travel lane free of above ground obstacles as determined by the Department and
				  in accordance with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
				  Officials (AASHTO) Roadside Design Guide.
"Controlled access" has the same meaning as a controlled
				  access highway as defined in A.R.S. §
									28-601.
"Department" has the same meaning as defined in A.R.S. §
									28-101.
"Dig Once" means reducing the number and scale of excavations
				  when installing telecommunication facilities in highway rights-of-way.
"Encroachment permit" has the same meaning as defined in
				  R17-3-501.
"Guideline for Accommodating Utilities on Highway
				  Rights-of-Way" means the guidelines and procedures adopted by the Department
				  for the accommodation of utilities on highway rights-of-way.
"Interstate System" has the same meaning as defined in A.R.S.
				  §
									28-7901.
"Lease agreement" means the written agreement between the
				  Department and the provider, which authorizes the provider to utilize spare
				  conduit and related facilities of the Department subject to the terms and
				  conditions outlined in the agreement and this Article.
"New installation" means an initial installation on a highway
				  right-of-way except in the event of a relocation required by the
				  Department.
"Right-of-way" has the same meaning as defined in A.R.S. §
									28-101.
"Right-of-way occupancy rate" means the compensation from a
				  provider for longitudinal access to the right-of-way of a state highway for the
				  purpose of installing telecommunication facilities as authorized under A.R.S. §
				  28-7385.
"State" means the state of Arizona.
"State highway" has the same meaning as defined in A.R.S. §
									28-101.
"State Milepost System" means the markers placed on the
				  highway at one-mile intervals that indicate the distance through the
				  state.
"Uncontrolled access" means a highway to which owners or
				  occupants of abutting lands and other persons have a legal right of
				  access.
"Telecommunication use and occupancy agreement" means the
				  written agreement between the Department and the provider allowing the provider
				  longitudinal access of highway right-of-way for its telecommunication
				  facilities or private line subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the
				  agreement and this Article.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 6 - TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES › Section R17-3-602 - Telecommunication Use and Occupancy Agreement; Time-frames; Compensation for Longitudinal Access to the Right-of-Way

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A. A provider
				must enter into a telecommunication use and occupancy agreement with the
				Department and obtain an encroachment permit, as prescribed under Article 5 of
				this Chapter, before being granted longitudinal access for new installation of
				a telecommunication facility. This Section does not apply to a
				telecommunication facility with an encroachment permit approved before January
				1, 2023.
B. A provider seeking to
				enter into a telecommunication use and occupancy agreement shall complete and
				provide the following information on a telecommunication use and occupancy
				agreement application provided by the Department at
www.azdot.gov
:
1.
				Name of provider;
2. The point of
				contact's information, which includes name, telephone number, and email
				address;
3. A description of the
				proposed work or activity in the right-of-way or facilities; and
4. A map, drawing, or geographical
				description of the proposed telecommunication facility installation, including
				the starting and ending milepost to the nearest tenth of a mile, state highway
				number, the cardinal direction of the highway, the number and size of conduits,
				and accompanying telecommunication facility locations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 6 - TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES › Section R17-3-603 - Installation, Maintenance, Operation, and Relocation of Telecommunication Facilities

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A.
				Installations of telecommunication facilities may be permitted under the
				following conditions:
1. The installation
				does not adversely affect the safety, design, construction, operation,
				maintenance or stability of the highway;
2. The installation does not interfere with
				or impair the planned future expansion of the highway;
3. The installation does not interfere with
				or impair planned future Department-owned telecommunication facilities
				projects;
4. In accordance with Dig
				Once, the Department may require providers to adhere to Dig Once when
				installing telecommunication facilities into the same general location on the
				highway system and providers shall coordinate their planning and work, install
				in a joint trench, and equitably share costs;
5. The Department does not incur any
				unreimbursed additional expense or maintenance costs associated with the
				telecommunication facility installation, relocation, or removal;
6. The Department and state are not liable
				for any claims, demands, costs or expenses, including all legal expenses, for
				loss, damages or injury to any person or property, including third-party
				persons or property, due to the telecommunication facilities' use of the
				rights-of-way excluding claims made pursuant to A.R.S. §
										28-7382;
7. At-grade or underground telecommunication
				facility items requiring access, such as conduit, fiber, splice locations,
				vaults, man holes, and pull boxes may be allowed inside the control of access;
8. Above ground telecommunication
				facility items such as cabinets, node buildings, amplifiers, pedestals, and
				regeneration huts will be located where they do not need to be accessed from
				the travel lane such as traffic interchanges, frontage roads, and
				intersections;
9. Above ground
				telecommunication facilities will not be installed within the clear zone;
				and
10. The location of
				longitudinal telecommunication facilities are as close to the right-of-way line
				as practical or as determined by one of the Department's Engineering and
				Maintenance district offices.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 7 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION › Section R17-3-701.01 - Outdoor Advertising Control: Restrictions on the Erection of Billboards and Signs and Restrictions on the Issuance of Permits

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A. Outdoor advertising shall not be erected
				under A.R.S. § 28-2102(A)(4) or (5) in a zoned area:
1. Which is not part of a comprehensive
				zoning plan and which is created primarily to permit outdoor advertising
				structures, or
2. In which limited
				commercial or industrial activities are permitted as an incident to other
				primary land uses.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 7 - HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION › Section R17-3-703 - Arizona Junkyard Control

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A.
				Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to describe the Arizona Department of
				Transportation's responsibility to effectively control junkyards within 1000
				feet of the right-of-way on interstate highways under A.R.S. §§
									28-7941
				through
				28-7946.
B. Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
1."Department" means the Arizona Department of
				  Transportation.
2."Director" means the Director, Arizona Department of
				  Transportation or the Director's designated representative.
3."Screening" means the use of vegetative planting, fencing,
				  masonry wall or other constructed structure, earthen embankment, or a
				  combination of any of these that effectively hides from view a deposit of junk
				  from the main-traveled way.
4"Screening license" means a license issued by the Director
				  as required by A.R.S. §
										28-7943
				  and as described in this Section.
5."Unzoned industrial area" means the same as in A.R.S. §
										28-7901(11).
C. Screening license application
				procedure.
1. Screening license required. The
				Department requires a screening license for a junkyard that:
a. Was established or expanded after July 1,
				1974;
b. Is located within 1000
				feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the interstate highway
				system;
c. Is within view of the
				main-traveled way of the interstate highway system; and
d. Is not located in a zoned or unzoned
				industrial area.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 9 - HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section R17-3-901 - Signing for Colleges and Universities

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A. Definitions.
"Community College" has the meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
										15-1401.
"Department" means the Arizona Department of
				  Transportation.
"FHWA" means the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S.
				  DOT.
"Major metro area" means an urban area with a population of
				  at least 50,000.
"Municipality" means an incorporated city or town.
"MUTCD" means the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
				  a national standard for the design and application of traffic control devices
				  that is published by the U.S. DOT/FHWA and that is the standard for traffic
				  control devices on the streets and highways of this state as required by A.R.S.
				  §
										28-641.
"Nonconforming sign" means an erected sign that does not
				  comply with this Section or A.R.S. §
										28-642(D)
				   due to changes in the statutes, rules, or
				  changed conditions. Examples of changed conditions include the reconstruction
				  of a highway or physical deterioration of a sign.
"Regionally accredited college or university" means a college
				  or university accredited by a regional institutional accrediting association
				  recognized by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary
				  Education.
"Rural area" means all areas other than a major metro area or
				  an urban area.
"Signing" means standard highway supplemental guide signs as
				  specified in the MUTCD.
"State highway" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S.
				  §
										28-101.
"State University" means a university established and
				  maintained by the Arizona Board of Regents under A.R.S. §
										15-1601.
"Trailblazing sign" means a sign installed by a local
				  governmental agency, off the state highway, to guide traffic to a college or
				  university.
"Trip" means a one-way commute to or from a college or
				  university, calculated by the Department based on the number of students or
				  dorm beds, using the following equivalents:
One student = 1 1/2 trips
One dorm bed = three trips.
"Urban area" means a municipality having a population of at
				  least 10,000 but less than 50,000.
"U.S. DOT" means the United States Department of
				  Transportation.
B.
				Application for signing. A college or university referenced in A.R.S. §
									28-642(D)
				 may request signing by submitting a letter
				on its letterhead to the Department's State Traffic Engineer. The letter shall
				contain the following information:
1. Name of
				college or university;
2. Complete
				street address;
3. Names of
				agencies granting accreditation;
4.
				Number of students;
5. Number of
				dormitory beds, if applicable; and
6. Signature of a person authorized to sign
				for the college or university.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 9 - HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section R17-3-904 - MUTCD Requirements for Logo Signs

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A. Number of sign panels and services
				allowed. No more than four specific service information sign panels are allowed
				on an interstate or other state highway at the approach to an intersection,
				interchange, or exit ramp.
1. Each specific
				service information sign panel shall contain a maximum of six logos as provided
				in Chapter 2J of the current version of the MUTCD.
2. No more than two specific service
				information sign panels for each type of specific service are allowed on an
				interstate or other state highway at the approach to an intersection,
				interchange, or exit ramp. A contractor or the Department may combine types of
				specific services as prescribed in subsection (A)(3) of this Section.
3. Except for existing logo signs displayed
				or approved for display as of July 6, 2012, no more than three types of
				services shall be represented on any specific service information sign panel.
				If three types of services are displayed on one specific service information
				sign panel, the panel shall have two logo sign panels for each service, or a
				total of six logo sign panels. If two types of services are displayed on one
				sign, the logo sign panels shall be limited to either three for each type, for
				a total of six logo sign panels, or four for one type and two for the other
				type, for a total of six logo sign panels.
4. One service type shall appear on no more
				than two specific service information sign panels.
5. When logos for more than six businesses of
				a specific service type are displayed at the same interchange or intersection
				approach, no more than 12 logos of a specific service type shall be displayed
				on no more than two specific service information sign panels.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 9 - HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section R17-3-905 - Rural Logo Sign Requirements

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A. In addition to R17-3-902 through R17-3-904
				and R17-3-906, the spacing between specific service information signs on a
				rural state highway shall be in accordance with the MUTCD based on engineering
				judgment.
B. Agreement. A community
				official designated by a municipality or town organized under Arizona law may
				sign a written agreement with a contractor or the Department to prohibit
				installation of logos on logo sign panels or specific service information sign
				panels on rural state highways within the recognized boundaries of the
				community.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS › Article 9 - HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section R17-3-906 - Existing Leases

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Any change to
				  R17-3-902
				  through
				  R17-3-905
				  does not affect a responsible operator's lease before the current lease
				  expires.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R17-4-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions prescribed under A.R.S. §
									28-101,
				  A.R.S. §
									28-3001,
				  and 6
				  CFR 37.3, the following terms apply to this
				  Chapter, unless otherwise specified:
"Non-operating identification license" means a credential
				  issued by the Department for identification purposes only, as prescribed under
				  A.R.S. §
									28-3165,
				  which does not grant authority to operate a motor vehicle and is not intended
				  to be accepted by federal agencies for an official purpose defined under
				  6 CFR
				  37.3.
"Travel-compliant driver license" has the same meaning as the
				  term REAL ID Driver's License defined under
				  6 CFR
				  37.3, which is a driver license issued by the
				  Department as prescribed under A.R.S. §
									28-3175
				  in compliance with A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 8, and the federal standards
				  provided under 6 CFR 37 for state issuance of secure credentials intended to be
				  accepted by federal agencies for official purposes.
"Travel-compliant identification license" has the same
				  meaning as the term REAL ID Identification Card as defined under
				  6 CFR
				  37.3, which is a non-operating identification
				  license issued by the Department as prescribed under A.R.S. §
									28-3175
				  in compliance with A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 8, and the federal standards
				  provided under 6 CFR 37 for state issuance of secure credentials acceptable by
				  federal agencies for official purposes.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-201 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions prescribed under A.R.S. §§
									28-101,
				  28-2001,
				  and
				  28-3001,
				  the following definitions apply to this Article, unless otherwise
				  specified:
"Authorized ELT Participant" means a lending institution or
				  finance company authorized by the Division to electronically release a lien or
				  encumbrance.
"Date of lien" means the date identified by the lienholder as
				  the date the loan was issued to the borrower.
"Division" means the Arizona Department of Transportation's
				  Motor Vehicle Division.
"Encumbrance" means a lien recorded, by the Division, on a
				  vehicle or mobile home record and the Arizona Certificate of Title.
"ELT" means Electronic Lien and Title.
"EPA standards" means the emission standards of the
				  Environmental Protection Agency, as prescribed under 40 CFR 86.
"FMVSS" means the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as
				  prescribed under 49 CFR 571.
"Joint tenancy with right of survivorship" means vehicle
				  ownership by two or more persons and the deceased joint owner's interest in the
				  vehicle is transferred to the surviving owners.
"Lienholder" means a person or entity retaining legal
				  possession of a vehicle or mobile home until the debtor has satisfactorily
				  repaid the loan for which the vehicle or mobile home is designated as
				  collateral.
"Lienholder Number" means the computer-generated record
				  number assigned by the Division to a lienholder.
"Low-speed vehicle" has the same meaning as prescribed under
				  49
				  CFR 571.3.
"MPV" means multipurpose passenger vehicle, which has the
				  same meaning as prescribed under
				  49
				  CFR 571.3.
"MVD" means the Arizona Department of Transportation's Motor
				  Vehicle Division.
"NHTSA" means National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
				  of the United States Department of Transportation.
"Operation of law lien" means a lien resulting from the
				  application of a state or federal statute.
"Primary lien" means the first of any multiple liens recorded
				  on a vehicle or mobile home record.
"Registered importer" means a person registered by the NHTSA
				  Administrator to import vehicles, as prescribed under 49 CFR 30141.
"Tenancy in common" means vehicle ownership by two or more
				  people without the right of survivorship.
"Valid titling document" means one of the following documents
				  showing a vehicle's compliance with FMVSS and EPA standards:
A NHTSA Declaration,
A manufacturer's letter, or
A U.S. federal compliance label printed in
				  English.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-202 - Certificate of Title Form

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A.
				The Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) shall produce the Certificate of Title form on
				tamper-resistant and counterfeit-resistant paper.
B. MVD shall provide space on the Certificate
				of Title form for the following information:
1. Title information:
a. Title number;
b. Issue date;
c. Previous title number; and
d. State and date of previous
				title.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-203 - Certificate of Title and Registration Application

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A. In addition to the requirements of A.R.S.
				§§
									28-2051
				and
				28-2157,
				a person applying for an Arizona motor vehicle title certificate and
				registration shall complete a form supplied by the Motor Vehicle Division that
				contains the following information:
1.
				Vehicle information:
a. Tab number;
b. Initial registration month and
				year;
c. Vehicle make, model, year,
				and body style;
d. Mechanical or
				structural status indicating whether the vehicle is:
i. Dismantled,
ii. Reconstructed,
iii. Salvaged, or
iv. Specially constructed;
e. Gross vehicle weight;
f. Fuel type;
g. Odometer information;
h. Current title number and titling
				state.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-204 - Seller's Signature Acknowledgement

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A seller shall ensure that a Notary Public or a Motor Vehicle
				  Division (MVD) agent witnesses the seller sign the title transfer. The Notary
				  Public or MVD agent shall sign the title transfer acknowledging witnessing the
				  seller's signature."Motor Vehicle Division agent" has the meaning prescribed in
				  A.R.S. § 28-370.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-205 - Co-ownership and Vehicle Title

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A. A title certificate application shall
				specify the form of co-ownership and names of a vehicle's co-owners as follows.
1. If co-ownership is a joint tenancy with
				right of survivorship in which all owners must sign to transfer or encumber the
				vehicle, the applicant shall provide the name of each owner separated by
				"and/or."
2. If co-ownership is a
				joint tenancy that allows one owner to transfer or encumber the vehicle title,
				the applicant shall provide:
a. The name of
				each co-owner separated by"or"; and
b. A form, signed by each co-owner
				authorizing title transfer or encumbrance on the signature of any
				co-owner.
3. If
				co-ownership is a tenancy in common, the applicant shall provide the name of
				each owner separated by"and."
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-206 - Additional Titling Standards for Vehicles Not Manufactured in Compliance with United States Safety and Emission Standards; "Gray-market Vehicles"

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A. Titling
				standards.
1. The Division shall issue a
				title to a foreign-manufactured vehicle imported to the United States if an
				applicant presents the following:
a. A valid
				titling document,
b. A completed
				MVD title and registration application as prescribed under
				R17-4-203,
c. A completed Vehicle Verification Form
				certifying that the vehicle passed the Division's physical
				inspection,
d. A document stating
				that the vehicle passed an Arizona emissions inspection under A.R.S. §
											49-542,
				and
e. A certificate that the
				vehicle was converted to meet:
i. EPA
				standards, and
ii. FMVSS.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-207 - Lien Filing

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A. Lien filing.
				When filing a lien with the Division, a person shall submit a Title and
				Registration Application (available online at
www.azdot.gov/mvd/FormsandPub/mvd.asp
),
				the most recently issued certificate of title, the fee or fees to be paid as
				provided by law, and any other documentation required pursuant to A.R.S. Title
				28.
1. The Division shall record a statement
				of all liens and encumbrances on the vehicle or mobile home record upon
				receiving a lien filing that meets all requirements prescribed in this
				subsection.
2. The Division shall
				immediately return a lien filing, with a letter stating why the lien filing was
				returned, when the lien filing does not meet the requirements prescribed in
				this subsection.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 2 - VEHICLE TITLE › Section R17-4-208 - Lien Clearance

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A. Lien
				clearance. The Division shall remove the lien from the vehicle or mobile home
				record indicated on the lien clearance and issue a new Arizona Certificate of
				Title upon receiving proof that the lien is satisfied and an application
				furnished by the Division, the most recently issued certificate of title, the
				fee or fees to be paid as provided by law, and any other documentation required
				pursuant to A.R.S. Title 28. The Division considers the following instruments
				satisfactory proof that the lien or encumbrance recorded on a vehicle or mobile
				home record is satisfied:
1. The transmission
				of an electronic lien release from an ELT Participant,
2. A certificate of title acknowledged by the
				lienholder as prescribed under subsection (B)(1),
3. An original lien filing receipt
				acknowledged by the lienholder as prescribed under subsection (B)(1),
4. An original computer-generated Lienholder
				Record acknowledged by the lienholder as prescribed under subsection
				(B)(1),
5. A lender copy of the
				original lien instrument indicating the lien is paid in full acknowledged by
				the lienholder as prescribed under subsection (B)(1); or
6. Any document giving a complete description
				of the vehicle, as recorded on the Arizona Certificate of Title, indicating
				that the lien is either"paid in full" or"satisfied" acknowledged by the
				lienholder as prescribed under subsection (B)(1).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-302 - Staggered Registration for Apportioned Commercial Vehicles

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Apportioned commercial vehicle fleet registration periods.
				  The Division shall assign a registration period to a newly registered
				  apportioned commercial vehicle fleet. The fleet owner and the Director shall
				  mutually agree to the registration period and expiration date.
1. The Division shall:
a. Establish a registration period that
				expires on the last day of the calendar quarter selected by the fleet owner,
				not to exceed 12 months from the initial registration date.
b. Apply the original fleet registration fees
				towards the registration fees required for a replaced vehicle when an owner
				replaces a vehicle within a fleet.
c. Apply the original fleet registration fees
				towards the registration fees required for a transferred vehicle when an owner
				transfers a vehicle between fleets.
d. Refund any excess credit of registration
				fees in accordance with the provisions prescribed under A.R.S. §
										28-2356.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-303 - Biennial Registration

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A.
				Biennial registration.
1. The Division may
				register any vehicle biennially, unless excluded.
2. The Division shall register a newly
				licensed or newly leased vehicle biennially, unless the owner chooses to
				register the vehicle on an annual basis.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-304 - Staggered Registration for Included Vehicles

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A. Included vehicles. The Division shall
				assign one of the following staggered expiration dates when issuing an initial
				registration to an included vehicle:
1. If a
				vehicle has an effective date of registration from the first day through the
				15th day of the month:
a. Annual registration
				expires on the 15th day of the month 12 months from the month the vehicle is
				subject to Arizona registration; or
b. Biennial registration expires on the 15th
				day of the month 24 months from the month the vehicle is subject to Arizona
				registration.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-305 - Temporary Registration Plate "TRP" Procedure

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A. Definitions.
1. "Charitable Event TRP" means a TRP issued
				to a motor vehicle dealership or manufacturer for a charitable event as
				prescribed by A.R.S. §
										28-4548.
2. "Deal Unwound" means the vehicle was
				returned to the dealership and the sale was not completed.
3. "Voided TRP" means a TRP that the issuer
				records as voided after issuing the TRP.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-306 - Nonresident Daily Commuter Fee

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A nonresident daily commuter shall pay a fee of $8 for each
				  motor vehicle exempt from registration under A.R.S. §
									28-2294.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-307 - Motor Vehicle Registration and License Plate Reinstatement Fee

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A. Under A.R.S. §
									28-4151(A),
				the Division shall assess a $50 fee for reinstatement of a motor vehicle
				registration and license plate suspended under A.R.S. §§
									28-4148
				and
				28-4149.
B. Subsection (A) does not apply to a motor
				carrier subject to the financial responsibility requirements prescribed under
				A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 2.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-308 - Official Vehicle License Plates

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A. The Motor Vehicle Division shall issue
				license plates without charge for official vehicles owned by any entity listed
				in A.R.S. §
									28-2511(A).
B. A license plate issued under A.R.S. §
									28-2511
				has no expiration date.
C. An
				entity listed in A.R.S. §
									28-2511(A)
				 may transfer a license plate to another
				vehicle the entity owns.
D. A
				person who has custody of vehicles governed by A.R.S. §
									28-2511
				shall:
1. Complete title and registration
				procedures as prescribed under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 7;
2. Display each license plate as prescribed
				by A.R.S. §
										28-2354;
				and
3. Maintain a record of each
				license plate transfer that includes:
a. The
				date of the transfer;
b. The year,
				make, and model of the vehicle, and
c. The vehicle identification number (VIN)
				for each car involved in the transfer.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-309 - Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit

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A. Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit. A
				Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit may be issued to a private fire
				department if all requirements provided under subsections (B) and (C) are met.
1. The Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit
				is valid until revoked or surrendered.
2. The Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit
				shall be carried at all times in the fire engine for which the permit is
				issued.
3. The Private Fire
				Emergency Vehicle Permit is not transferable.
4. The Private Fire Emergency Vehicle Permit
				shall remain the property of the Division and shall be surrendered to the
				Division when the fire engine is no longer being used to respond to an
				emergency.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-310 - Personalized License Plates

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A.
				Definitions.
1."Division" means the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona
				  Department of Transportation.
2."Division Director" means the Assistant Division Director
				  for the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Department of
				  Transportation.
3."Personalized plate" means a license plate with a
				  registration number chosen by a person rather than assigned by the
				  Division.
4."Plate number" means the combination of letters, numbers,
				  and spaces on a vehicle license plate.
B. A person who wants to receive a
				personalized plate shall file an application with the Division on a form
				provided by the Division.
1. An applicant
				shall provide the following information on the form:
a. Name of the vehicle's owner or
				lessee;
b. Vehicle owner's or
				lessee's mailing address;
c.
				Vehicle's make and year;
d. Vehicle
				identification number;
e. Vehicle's
				current plate number;
f. Date the
				vehicle's current registration expires;
g. Plate number to appear on the personalized
				plate;
h. Meaning or message of the
				personalized plate; and
i. Other
				information required by the Division.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 3 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section R17-4-311 - Special Organization Plate List

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As required under A.R.S. §
									28-2404(D),
				  the Division provides the following list of special organization license plates
				  authorized by the state license plate commission and available for issue to
				  qualified applicants:
1. Arizona
				Historical Society,
2.
				Firefighter,
3. Fraternal Order of
				Police,
4. Legion of
				Valor,
5. University of Phoenix,
				and
6. Wildlife
				Conservation.