Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
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.
2. If a
vehicle has an effective date of registration from the 16th day through the
last day of the month:
a. Annual registration
expires on the last day of the month 12 months from the month the vehicle is
subject to Arizona registration; or
b. Biennial registration expires on the last
day of the month 24 months from the month the vehicle is subject to Arizona
registration.
B. Excluded vehicles. The staggered
registration prescribed by this Section excludes the following vehicles:
1. A vehicle exempt from
registration;
2. A vehicle subject
to any one of the following types of registration:
a. Allocated registration under A.R.S. §
28-2261,
b. Apportioned registration under A.R.S. §
28-2261,
c. Fleet registration under A.R.S. §
28-2202,
d. Interstate registration under A.R.S. §
28-2052,
or
e. Seasonal agricultural
registration under A.R.S. §
28-5436;
3. A vehicle subject to a one-time
registration fee;
4. A government
vehicle, a vehicle owned by an official representative of a foreign government,
or an emergency vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization as provided under
A.R.S. §
28-2511(A);
5. A noncommercial trailer that is not a
travel trailer as defined by A.R.S. §
28-2003(B)
and is less than 6000 pounds gross vehicle
weight under A.R.S. §§
28-2003(A)(7)
and
28-5801(C);
6. A moped;
7. A motorized electric or gas powered
bicycle or tricycle capable of reaching speeds of 20 to 25 miles per
hour.
C. Proration of
fees. The Division shall prorate registration fees under A.R.S. §§
28-2159,
28-5807,
and
28-5434.
D. Expiration dates. The Division shall
utilize the following expiration dates, regardless of the effective date of the
initial registration:
1. Annual registration:
Expires 12 months from the expiration of the previous registration period;
or
2. Biennial registration:
Expires 24 months from the expiration of the previous registration
period.
E. Application
for registration. A person applying for an initial registration or renewal
registration for an included vehicle shall submit the requirements prescribed
under subsection (1) or (2):
1. If a person
submits the registration to the Division or an Authorized Third-party Provider
of registration functions in person or by mail:
a. The application for registration or
registration card, and
b. Payment
of registration fees.
2.
If a person submits the registration to an Authorized Third-party Electronic
Delivery Provider:
a. Required registration
information, and
b. Credit card
information.
F. Timely submission of registration. A
person shall submit the renewal registration of an included vehicle not later
than the day the prior registration period expires. If the prior registration
period expires on a day other than an established business day, a person shall
submit the renewal registration of an included vehicle not later than the first
business day after the prior registration period expires.
G. Penalties. The penalties imposed under
A.R.S. §
28-2162
for delinquent renewal registration of an included vehicle shall apply when
either of the following occurs:
1. A person
does not submit to the Division or an Authorized Third-party Provider of
registration functions the items set forth in subsection (E)(1) so that the
items are received by the due date; or
2. A person does not electronically submit to
an Authorized Third-party Electronic Delivery Provider the items required under
subsection (E)(2) so that the items are received by the due date.
H. Date of receipt. The date of
receipt for the items required under subsection (E)(1) or (E)(2) shall be the
following:
1. The date a person presents the
items required under subsection (E)(1) to a Division facility or the facility
of an Authorized Third-party Provider of registration functions in
person;
2. The date an Authorized
Third-party Electronic Delivery Provider receives by computer or telephone the
items set forth in subsection (E)(2);
3. The date a private express mail carrier
receives the package containing the items set forth in subsection (E)(1), as
indicated on the shipping package;
4. The date of the last business day prior to
the day the Division retrieves the items set forth at subsection (E)(1) from a
designated Division drop box; or
5.
The date of the United States Postal Service postmark stamped on the envelope
containing the items set forth in subsection (E)(1), unless the vehicle is not
in compliance with the motor vehicle emissions testing requirements.
I. Evidence of registration. The
Division or Authorized Third-party Provider of registration functions shall
assign and issue a number plate or plates to an included vehicle as evidence of
registration.
1. The assigned number plate
shall be attached and displayed on the rear of the assigned vehicle. When two
plates are issued, the second plate may be attached to the front of the
assigned vehicle.
2. Improper
number plate display shall subject the owner and operator of the vehicle to the
sanctions imposed under A.R.S. §§
28-2531(B)
and
28-2532.
3. Any registration tabs or stickers issued
by the Division or Authorized Third-party Provider of registration functions
shall be displayed on the appropriate number plate of the assigned
vehicle.
