Title 28, Transportation

A. When the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is stolen or embezzled files an affidavit with the department alleging the vehicle is stolen or embezzled, the department shall immediately suspend registration of the vehicle and shall not transfer the registratio…

A. The director of the department of public safety shall maintain a record of stolen and recovered vehicles. On request by any law enforcement agency of this state or of any political subdivision of this state, the director of the department of public safety shall provide the req…

A. For the purposes of enforcing this title or locating stolen vehicles or parts of those vehicles, peace officers may: 1. Inspect a vehicle to examine any vehicle identification number, serial number or other unique distinguishing number, sign or symbol in any public garage, veh…

A. A towing company shall release a towed vehicle to the owner or a person designated in writing by an insurance company during normal business hours on the day the request for release is provided to the towing company, the detailed statement of charges is provided by the towing …

(L17, Ch. 331, sec. 11. Eff. until 7/1/27) A. A towing company, storage yard, facility or person that has physical possession of a vehicle that was removed pursuant to section 9-499.05, 11-251.04 or 28-872, that was impounded pursuant to chapter 8, article 9 of this title or that…

For the purposes of this article, "junk vehicle" means a vehicle that is in such a state of deterioration that it cannot be profitably dismantled or salvaged for parts and cannot be profitably restored.

A. If a vehicle has been reported abandoned under section 28-4838, the person making the report may request that the vehicle be processed as a junk vehicle. An agent of the department shall inspect the vehicle to determine if the vehicle is a junk vehicle. B. On making a determin…

A. The junk vehicle shall not be restored or dismantled for parts for resale but shall be disposed of by a vehicle crusher. The person authorized by the director to dispose of the junk vehicle shall enter on the person's copy of the written authorization the name of the person cr…

A. On receipt of the written authorization, documents, license plates and information prescribed in section 28-4883, the department shall void the certificate of title to the vehicle and shall maintain a record of all vehicles destroyed pursuant to this article. B. A certificate …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Authorized third party" means an entity that has executed a written agreement and is authorized by the department to perform limited or specific functions but is not authorized by the department to function as an authori…

A. The director may authorize third parties to perform certain of the following functions: 1. Title and registration. 2. Motor carrier licensing and tax reporting. 3. Dealer licensing. 4. Driver licensing as prescribed in sections 28-5101.01, 28-5101.02 and 28-5101.03. B. The dir…

A. Except as provided in section 28-5101.03, an authorized third party driver license provider must perform both of the following: 1. Driver license skills and written testing. 2. Driver license processing. B. A person who is a third party driver license provider authorized pursu…

A. Beginning July 1, 2014, a person must be an authorized third party driver license training provider to perform driver license training. B. A person who applies for authorization pursuant to this section is not required to submit a bond with the application. C. A third party dr…

A. Beginning July 1, 2014, a person must be a separately authorized third party commercial driver license examiner to perform commercial driver license skills testing. B. A third party commercial driver license examiner authorized pursuant to this section must comply with all qua…

A. The director shall: 1. Supervise and regulate all persons required by this article to obtain authorization. 2. Establish minimum quality standards of service and a quality assurance program for authorized third parties to ensure that an authorized third party is complying with…

A. A person may apply for authorization or certification, or both, pursuant to this article to the director in writing on a form prescribed and furnished by the director. The person shall include with the application all documents and fees prescribed by the director. B. The appli…

A. Except as provided in subsection F of this section and sections 28-5101.01 and 28-5101.02, a person who applies for authorization pursuant to this article shall submit with the application a bond in a form to be approved by the director and in an amount of at least $100,000 fo…

A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, each applicant who owns twenty percent or more of an entity, each partner or stockholder who owns twenty percent or more of an entity and each person who is an employee of an authorized third party who has access to personal …

A third party who is authorized pursuant to this article shall: 1. Maintain records in a form and manner prescribed by the director. 2. Allow access to the records during regular business hours to authorized representatives of the director or any law enforcement agency to ensure …

A. The director may deny an application for third party authorization or certification, or both, under this article and shall advise the applicant in writing within twenty days of the denial and the grounds for the denial if the director determines that any of the following appli…

A. The director may suspend or cancel an authorization or certification, or both, granted pursuant to this article if the director determines that the third party or certificate holder has done any of the following: 1. Made a material misrepresentation or misstatement in the appl…

A. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a person who is authorized as a third party pursuant to this article or who holds a certificate granted pursuant to this article is violating any provision of this title, the director shall immediately issue and serve on the…

If the director has reasonable cause to believe that a person authorized under this article is violating any law of this state, the enforcement or administration of which is vested in the director, or has or is violating any rule or order adopted by the director pursuant to law, …

A. The director may establish a program to measure and determine the effectiveness of the following in improving customer service, operations, capital cost reductions and security of information transmitted to the department: 1. The electronic transmission and recording of vehicl…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles that is designed, used or maintained to transport passengers or property in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise on a highway in this…

A. Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to all commercial motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicle combinations and manufacturers, shippers, motor carriers and drivers who operate, cause the operation of, ship materials using or transport persons or property using c…

A. A motor carrier safety revolving fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature, monies deposited pursuant to this chapter and monies received from private grants or donations if so designated by the grantor or donor. B. Monies in the fund…

A. In the administration and enforcement of this chapter, the department of transportation shall adopt: 1. Reasonable rules it deems proper governing the safety operations of motor carriers, including rules governing safety operations of motor carriers, shippers and vehicles tran…

A. For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, a manufacturer, shipper and motor carrier shall maintain and keep within this state books, records and other data as required by the department. The manufacturer, shipper or motor carrier shall not destroy the books, records and …

A. If after reviewing a report submitted by a law enforcement agency authorized to enforce this chapter the director determines that probable cause exists to believe that the continued operation by a manufacturer, shipper or motor carrier or the continued operation of a motor veh…

A. If the department adopts 49 Code of Federal Regulations parts 390 through 397 as a rule, a telecommunications corporation engaged in rendering public utility service or a railroad and its employees whose work necessarily involves the operation of a motor vehicle weighing more …

A. A person who owns or leases a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, hazardous substances or hazardous wastes shall notify the director of all vehicles transporting the materials, substances or wastes in a manner prescribed by the director. Each notification shall contain t…

A. A person shall not operate a vehicle that transports hazardous materials, hazardous substances or hazardous wastes on a highway in this state unless the vehicle has been properly inspected pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations. B. A person shall not transport or cause the…

A. The director may conduct a hearing if a law enforcement agency authorized to enforce this chapter alleges that probable cause exists that a manufacturer, shipper, motor carrier or driver refuses to comply with section 28-5231 or has failed to comply with this chapter or a rule…

A. If the director imposes a civil penalty on the manufacturer, motor carrier, shipper or driver, the civil penalty is determined pursuant to the following schedule: 1. A minimum civil penalty of one thousand dollars but not more than five thousand dollars, or if the director det…

Decisions of the director are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. The court shall consider only evidence that was presented at the original hearing.

A. An equipment violation of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter is a civil traffic violation. B. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle who violates or fails to comply with this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter is responsible for a civ…

A. A driver, motor carrier, shipper or manufacturer that violates an out-of-service order is guilty of: 1. A class 2 misdemeanor for a first offense. 2. A class 1 misdemeanor for a second offense. 3. A class 6 felony for any subsequent offense. B. The attorney general may enforce…

A. A motor carrier shall not operate in this state a motor vehicle involved in interstate or foreign commerce or require or allow a driver to operate a motor vehicle involved in interstate or foreign commerce unless the motor carrier is registered pursuant to 49 United States Cod…

A. A motor carrier shall not knowingly require, authorize or permit a driver to violate any federal, state or local railroad crossing law, ordinance or regulation. B. The court shall impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars on a motor carrier who violates this…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a foreign motor carrier or foreign private motor carrier that is required to have a certificate of registration issued by the United States secretary of the department of transportation pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations sections 368.1 th…

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the director shall immediately deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, fees and taxes collected under this chapter in the Arizona highway user revenue fund.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Declared gross weight" means the gross weight in pounds ascribed to a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or vehicle combination by the applicant for registration. 2. "Gross weight" means the sum of the empty weight in p…

A. This article applies to all of the following: 1. A trailer or semitrailer with a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less and that is used in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise. 2. A motor vehicle or vehicle combination if the motor vehicle or vehicle combination is…

A. In addition to the registration fee required by section 28-2003, a person shall pay to the department at the time of application for registration of a vehicle that is subject to this article pursuant to section 28-5432 a commercial registration fee of four dollars and a gross …

For a registration issued after the beginning of the registration year, a person shall pay the fees prescribed in this article reduced by one-twelfth for each month of the year that elapsed since the first day of the month following the date of transfer of the vehicle or vehicle …