In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4031

  • Declared gross weight: has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. See Arizona Laws 28-4031
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Gross weight: has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. See Arizona Laws 28-4031
  • highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is registered or required to be registered under the laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
  • Operator: means a person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, whether or not the person has a license. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
  • Owner: means :

    (a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101

  • Person: means :

    (a) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle or vehicle combination subject to the financial responsibility requirements of this article. See Arizona Laws 28-4031

  • Vehicle combination: has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. See Arizona Laws 28-4031

1. "Declared gross weight" has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. If a declaration has not been made, declared gross weight means gross weight.

2. "Gross weight" has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431.

3. "Person" means:

(a) An owner or operator of a motor vehicle or vehicle combination subject to the financial responsibility requirements of this article.

(b) For taxis, limousines, sedans or executive sedans, the person listed on the department‘s records as the owner of the vehicle.

4. "Public highway" means any way or place of whatever nature and of any kind that is used or open to the use by the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, including a highway under construction.

5. "Vehicle combination" has the meaning prescribed in section 28-5431.

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