Arizona Administrative Code
Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
Article 10 - VEHICLE FOR HIRE
Section R17-5-1001 - Definitions

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 17-5-1001
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 28-101 and 28-9501, the following terms apply to this Article unless otherwise specified:

"Appealable agency action" has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-1092.

"Applicant" means a company that applies to the Department for a vehicle for hire company permit as prescribed under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 30, Article 1, and these rules.

"Application" means forms designated as an application and all documents and additional information the Department requires a vehicle for hire company applicant to submit to obtain a vehicle for hire company permit.

"Contested case" has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-1001.

"Designated point of contact" means a person employed by a vehicle for hire company who has the authority to gather and provide records to the Department on request.

"Good standing" means that an applicant does not have:

Any outstanding civil penalties owed to the Department

Any suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a vehicle for hire company permit issued by the Department;

Any delinquent fees, taxes, or unpaid balances owed to the Department or

Any open complaints submitted to the Department regarding compliance with vehicle for hire statutes or rules.

"Government agency" means this state and any political subdivision of this state that receives and uses tax revenues.

"Handbook 44" means the U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, Section 5.54. Taximeters, revised as of 2016.

"NIST" means the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

"Permittee" means the owner or responsible party in the vehicle for hire company that meets all permit requirements and holds a vehicle for hire company permit.

"Trade dress" means a removable and distinct logo, insignia or emblem attached to, or visible from the exterior of a taxi while providing vehicle for hire services as a taxi, and that includes the word "taxi" or "cab."

"Vehicle for hire company permit" means the permit required in A.R.S. § 28-9503 for a vehicle for hire company to operate in this state.

"Violation" means the failure of a vehicle for hire company to:

Provide to the Department any records the vehicle for hire company is required to maintain and provide on request, as provided in A.R.S. § 28-9507;

Follow these rules; or

Follow A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 30, Articles 1 and 2.

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