Title 28 — Transportation

A. While a person is driving a motor vehicle and the motor vehicle is in motion on a public roadway or on an off-highway vehicle trail as defined in section 28-1171, the person shall not: 1. View a broadcast television image or a visual image from an image display device within t…

A. An operator or passenger of a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or motor driven cycle who is under eighteen years of age shall wear at all times a protective helmet on the operator's or passenger's head in an appropriate manner. A law enforcement officer may issue a citation for…

A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway unless the filling spout for the fuel tank is properly closed by means of a cap or cover composed of a noncombustible material that meets or exceeds applicable federal safety standards. This section does not apply to an elec…

A. A neighborhood electric vehicle and a neighborhood electric shuttle shall not be operated at a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour. A motorized quadricycle shall not be operated at a speed of more than fifteen miles per hour. B. A neighborhood electric vehicle, a nei…

A. A person shall not drive or move on a highway a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer or any combination of a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer unless: 1. The equipment on the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment…

A. If at any time there is reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or is not equipped as required by law or that a vehicle's equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, the superintendent of the highway patrol, members of the highway patrol, other officers and e…

A. A person driving a vehicle shall not refuse to submit the vehicle to an inspection and test if required to do so by an officer authorized by section 28-982. B. On receiving a notice as provided in section 28-982, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall comply with the notice …

A. At least annually: 1. Each school bus registered in this state shall be inspected according to rules adopted pursuant to section 28-900. 2. An official certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained from the department of public safety for each school bus registered …

The department of public safety is authorized to regulate interstate movement of household goods as outlined in 49 United States Code section 14710. The department of public safety is authorized to adopt and implement rules in order to implement a regulatory program.

A. A person shall not drive or move and the owner of a vehicle shall not knowingly cause or permit to be driven or moved on a highway a vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this article or otherwise in violation of this article. B. The maxim…

A. The department shall provide reasonable access to vehicles of legal size to and from terminals and service facilities within one road mile of the national network on highways within its jurisdiction. B. The local authority shall provide reasonable access to vehicles of legal s…

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section and section 28-627, the total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed eight feet. B. If pneumatic tires, in substitution for the same type or other type of tires, are placed on a…

A. Without a permit issued under section 28-1103 or this section, a vehicle unladen or with a load shall not exceed a height of thirteen feet six inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands. B. The department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and a lo…

A. A vehicle, including any load on the vehicle, shall not exceed a length of forty feet extreme overall dimension, including front and rear bumpers. This subsection does not apply to any of the following: 1. A semitrailer when used in combination with a truck or a truck tractor.…

A passenger type vehicle shall not be operated on a highway with a load carried on the vehicle if the load extends beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle or extends more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side of the vehicle.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28-1095 that limit the length of vehicles and loads: 1. The load on a vehicle operated alone or the load on the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet beyond the foremost part of the vehicle. 2…

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

A. The gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds, except that: 1. The director may issue a special permit pursuant to section 28-1103 for the purpose of moving road machinery that exceeds the maximum wei…

A. Except as provided in subsection H of this section or section 28-1099, a person may operate a vehicle on all highways, including a toll facility as defined in section 28-7751, subject to the following maximum gross weights: 1. Twenty thousand pounds, including enforcement tole…

A. A person who violates section 28-1099, 28-1100 or 28-1102 is: 1. Subject to a civil penalty of any of the following: (a) As prescribed in subsection B of this section. (b) As prescribed in section 28-1102. (c) Of $1 if the excess weight is one thousand pounds or less. 2. Guilt…

A. A police or peace officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load does not conform to this article may require the driver to: 1. Stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and load by means of either portable or stationary scales. 2. Drive the vehicle …

A. Subject to section 28-1104, subsection E, on application in writing and for good cause, the director with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of the department and a local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may issue a special permit in writing au…

A. The application for a special permit prescribed in section 28-1103 shall specifically describe the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved and the particular highways for which the permit to operate is requested. If the actual vehicle and load to be moved are subs…

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the following fees are required: 1. Fifteen dollars for each special permit issued pursuant to section 28-1103 for excess size, except that a thirty dollar fee is required for each thirty day permit and a three hundred sixty dollar fee is r…

A. By ordinance or resolution and for a total period of not more than ninety days in any one calendar year, a local authority with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may prohibit the operation of a vehicle on the highway or may impose restrictions as to the weight of a ve…

A. A person driving a vehicle, object or contrivance on a highway or highway structure is liable for all damage that the highway or structure may sustain as a result of an illegal operation or driving or moving of the vehicle, object or contrivance or as a result of operating, dr…

A. If a vehicle is towing another vehicle, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed by the vehicle, and the drawbar or other connection may not exceed fifteen feet from one vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any individual operating an escort vehicle that is escorting a vehicle required to be permitted pursuant to this article or article 19 of this chapter on a highway in this state shall have completed training in and be certified by …

A. In cooperation with the department of public safety, the department of transportation shall develop easily understandable publications of the laws, rules and department policies relating to commercial and noncommercial motor vehicles, trailers and vehicle combinations that con…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Envelope" means the outermost dimensions of a load or vehicle to include width, height and length and the weight of the vehicle or its load. 2. "Envelope permit" means a permit issued by the department authorizing a pers…

A. A person shall not operate, move or leave standing on a highway of this state a vehicle that is carrying or transporting cargo and that is required to have a permit for excess size or weight or that is otherwise not in conformity with this chapter unless the department issued …

A. The department shall collect the following fees: 1. One hundred fifty dollars for each thirty day oversize only envelope permit. 2. Five hundred dollars for a thirty day oversize and overweight envelope permit. 3. Seven hundred fifty dollars for an annual oversize only envelop…

A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, on approval of the application, the director may issue an envelope permit. The envelope permit for a nonspecific and nonreducible vehicle or cargo shall not authorize a vehicle or a vehicle transporting cargo on a highway to …

The director, in consultation with the overdimensional permit council established by section 28-1150, may authorize third parties pursuant to chapter 13, article 1 of this title to issue permits pursuant to article 18 of this chapter and this article.

A. The director shall regulate all persons required by this article to have envelope permits. B. The director may: 1. Investigate and require the assistance of the department of public safety or county or local law enforcement agencies in its investigation. 2. Conduct hearings. 3…

A. The director may suspend or revoke an envelope permit if the director determines that the person: 1. Made a material misrepresentation or misstatement in the application for an envelope permit. 2. Violated or is violating either: (a) A law of this state governing the movement …

A user of an envelope permit accepts full responsibility and liability for use of the envelope permit and holds the state harmless for an act or the omission of an act while operating a vehicle or transporting cargo for which an envelope permit has been issued and is required.

A. A permit holder shall maintain in this state for at least three years records and other data for all vehicles operated and cargo transported under an envelope permit. B. The director may prescribe uniform forms for the keeping of records and other data. C. During usual busines…

A. The overdimensional permit council is established consisting of the following nine members who are appointed by the governor: 1. One member representing the department of public safety. 2. One member representing the department of transportation. 3. Four members representing m…

A person who operates, moves or leaves standing on a highway a vehicle or a vehicle carrying or transporting cargo in violation of an envelope permit is subject to a civil penalty of $750.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Access road" means a multiple use corridor that meets all of the following criteria: (a) Is maintained for travel by two-wheel vehicles. (b) Allows entry to staging areas, recreational facilities, trail heads and parking…

This article applies to all lands in this state except private land and Indian land.

All peace officers of this state and counties or municipalities of this state and other duly authorized state employees may enforce this article.

A. A person may not operate or allow a minor who is under twelve years of age to operate an off-highway vehicle: 1. With reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property. 2. Off of an existing road, trail or route in a manner that causes damage to wildlife habitat, ripari…

A. The Arizona game and fish department shall conduct or approve an educational course of instruction in off-highway vehicle safety and environmental ethics. The course shall include instruction on off-highway vehicle uses that limit air pollution and harm to natural terrain, veg…

A. An off-highway vehicle recreation fund is established. The fund consists of: 1. Monies appropriated by the legislature. 2. Monies deposited pursuant to sections 28-1177 and 28-5927. 3. Federal grants and private gifts. B. Monies in the off-highway vehicle recreation fund are a…

1. Is designed by the manufacturer primarily for travel over unimproved terrain. 2. Has an unladen weight of two thousand five hundred pounds or less. B. A person shall apply to the department of transportation for a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle user indicia by sub…

A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or an off-highway vehicle in this state without a resident or nonresident off-highway vehicle user indicia issued pursuant to section 28-1177 if any of the following applies: 1. The person is participating in an off-highway special even…

A. An off-highway vehicle in operation in this state shall be equipped with all of the following: 1. Brakes adequate to control the movement of the vehicle and to stop and hold the vehicle under normal operating conditions. 2. Lighted headlights and taillights that meet or exceed…

No person may organize, promote or hold an off-highway vehicle race or other organized event on any land or highway in this state, except as authorized by the appropriate agency that has jurisdiction over the land or highway or the landowner.