Title 28 — Transportation

A. An owner or operator of a vehicle that is required to be registered pursuant to section 28-2321 may apply to the department for a single trip permit. The single trip permit authorizes the interstate operation of the vehicle: 1. For a single trip through this state. 2. From any…

A. The rights and privileges conferred by sections 28-2321, 28-2322, 28-2323 and 28-2324 and section 28-3152, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5 are deemed accepted, and the acceptance is evidenced, by a nonresident: 1. If the nonresident or the nonresident's agent operates a motor…

A. Service of process under section 28-2326 is made by leaving a copy of the summons and complaint and a fee of four dollars with the director or in the director's office during office hours. The service of process is deemed sufficient service on the nonresident if either: 1. The…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a person who violates this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. B. A person who violates section 28-2322 is responsible for a civil traffic violation.

A. Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall provide to every owner one license plate for each vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on payment of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the department shall provide one additional license pl…

A. On termination of the lawful use of the license plate the director may require return to the department of the plate issued by the department. B. If the license plate of a vehicle is mutilated or illegible, the owner shall return the plate to the department, and the department…

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

A. A person shall display the license plate or plates as follows: 1. For a motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer or semitrailer, on the rear. 2. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection, for a vehicle for which two license plates are issued, the vehicle owner shall displ…

The department may issue one or more tabs or windshield stickers to indicate the year for which a license plate is issued.

A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the owner of a vehicle for which the department provided license plates pursuant to section 28-2351 shall retain those license plates when the owner transfers the vehicle to another person. B. The owner may apply for a credit that …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Immediate family member" means a spouse or a parent, child, brother or sister whether by adoption or blood. 2. "Special plates" means plates issued pursuant to this article.

The following fees are required: 1. Twenty-five dollars for each original and for each annual renewal of special plates issued under this article, except special plates for hearing impaired persons issued under section 28-2408 and international symbol of access special plates iss…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the department shall issue or renew special plates in lieu of the regular license plates pursuant to the following conditions and procedures and only if the requirements prescribed by this article for the requested special plates a…

A. Special organization license plates authorized before September 30, 2009 remain valid license plates issued by this state unless the legislature enacts legislation specifically terminating those license plates. B. The department shall issue special organization license plates …

A. A person may apply for personalized special plates for any vehicle the person owns or leases or as a gift for the owner or lessee of a vehicle by indicating on the application the letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers requested as a registration number. The de…

A. The department shall issue amateur radio operator special plates to a person who provides satisfactory proof that the person owns and holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license issued by the federal communications commission. B. The amateur radio operator s…

A. The department shall issue to a hearing impaired person special plates that display a distinctive number assigned to the vehicle and to the vehicle owner or lessee and that indicate the owner or lessee of the vehicle is hearing impaired. B. On application, the department shall…

A. The department shall issue special plates bearing the international symbol of access to either: 1. A person who is an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle and who either: (a) Has a permanent physical disability. (b) Is the parent or legal guardian of a minor with a permanent phy…

The department shall issue honorary consular official special plates to a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident of this country who submits satisfactory proof to the department that the citizen or permanent resident is appointed by a foreign country to facilitate a…

A. The department shall issue personalized street rod vehicle special plates to a person who owns a vehicle with a body design that retains at least the basic original style as manufactured in 1948 or earlier and that has been modified for safe road use. This modification may inc…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department shall issue collegiate special plates that identify each university that is described in section 15-1601 or each community college district. The collegiate special plates shall have the same color and design as th…

A. The department shall issue environmental special plates. The environmental special plates shall have the same basic color and design as the environmental license plates issued on or before December 31, 1992, except that the department may make minor alterations of environmenta…

A. The department shall issue veteran special plates to: 1. A person who submits satisfactory proof to the department that the person is a veteran. 2. The immediate family member of a person who has been issued a license plate pursuant to this section. B. The department shall iss…

A. The department shall issue national guard special plates. The director may allow a request for national guard special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by t…

A. A person who owns a motor vehicle that has either been converted or manufactured to use an alternative fuel as the vehicle's exclusive fuel source and that is incapable of operating on any other type of fuel and the alternative fuel was subject to the use fuel tax imposed purs…

A. Except as provided in section 28-337 and if the department receives approval from the federal government as prescribed in subsection D of this section, a person who owns a motor vehicle that is a low emission and energy efficient vehicle as defined in section 28-601 may apply …

A. The department of transportation shall issue child abuse prevention special plates. The director of the division for children in the governor's office or the director's designee shall design the child abuse prevention special plates. The design and color of the child abuse pre…

A. The department shall issue Navajo nation special plates. The color and design of the Navajo nation special plates shall be different from the color and design of regular license plates determined by the department and shall be representative of the Navajo nation. B. Of the twe…

A. The department shall issue transplantation awareness special plates. The color and design of the transplantation awareness special plates shall be different from the color and design of regular license plates determined by the department. B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee requi…

A. The department shall issue San Carlos Apache tribe special plates. The color and design of the San Carlos Apache tribe special plates shall be different from the color and design of regular license plates determined by the department and shall be representative of the San Carl…

A. The department of transportation shall issue character education special plates. The department of education shall accept and use monies donated by sources outside the department of education for the payment to the department of transportation. The superintendent of public ins…

A. The department shall issue spaying and neutering of animals special plates. The companion animal spay and neuter committee established by section 28-2422.01 shall design the spaying and neutering of animals special plates. The design and color of the spaying and neutering of a…

A. The companion animal spay and neuter committee is established consisting of the following seven members who reside in this state and who are appointed by the governor: 1. Two members, each representing a different humane society that is incorporated in this state and that prov…

A. The spaying and neutering of animals fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to sections 28-2422 and 43-619. The companion animal spay and neuter committee shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars received shall be reimbursed to the e…

A. The department shall issue breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic special plates. The director of the department, or the director's designee, shall design the breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic special plates. The director may allow a request for …

A. The department shall issue golden rule special plates. The incorporated nonprofit corporation that provided the thirty-two thousand dollars for implementation of this section shall design the golden rule special plates. The design and color of the golden rule special plates ar…

B. Of the twenty-five dollar fee required by section 28-2402 for the original special plates and for renewal of special plates, eight dollars is a special plate administration fee and seventeen dollars is an annual donation. C. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 3…

A. The department shall issue Arizona professional baseball club special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the Arizona professional baseball club special plates. The design and color of the Arizona professional baseball club special pla…

A. The department of transportation shall issue families of fallen police officers special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the families of fallen officers special plate. The design and color of the families of fallen police officers s…

A. The department of transportation shall issue military support special plates. The costs of issuing the military support special plates shall be paid by monies in the veterans' donation fund established pursuant to section 41-608. The department of veterans' services and the de…

A. The department shall issue Arizona highways special plates. The costs of issuing the Arizona highways special plates shall be paid from monies received by the Arizona highways magazine fund pursuant to section 28-7315, subsection B, paragraph 2. The department shall design the…

(L11, Ch. 320, sec. 4 & Ch. 323, sec. 3) A. If a nonprofit corporation that is incorporated in this state gives the department thirty-two thousand dollars, the department shall issue the in God we trust special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shal…

(L11, Ch. 324, sec. 3) A. If an incorporated nonprofit corporation gives the department thirty-two thousand dollars, the department shall issue the in God we trust special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the in God we trust special pl…

A. The department shall issue gold star family special plates to a person who submits satisfactory proof to the department that the person is an immediate family member of a person who died while on active duty in the United States military if a charitable organization affiliated…

A. The department shall issue Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates in two different designs as follows: 1. On or before December 31, 2024, the entity that provides the $32,000 for the implementation of the Arizona professional basketball clubs special plates shall…

A. If, by December 31, 2009, a charitable organization affiliated with an Arizona professional football club donates thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for the implementation of an Arizona professional football club special plate, the department shall issue the Arizona…

A. If, by December 31, 2014, a nonprofit corporation in this state that is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for the implementation of this section, the d…

A. If, by December 31, 2010, thirty-two thousand dollars is paid to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Arizona masonic fraternity special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the Arizona mason…

A. If, by December 31, 2010, thirty-two thousand dollars is paid to the department for the implementation of this section, the department shall issue Arizona agricultural youth organization special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand dollars shall design the …

A. If, by December 31, 2011, an entity described in subsection E of this section pays thirty-two thousand dollars to the department for implementation of this section, the department shall issue law enforcement special plates. The entity that provides the thirty-two thousand doll…