Arizona Laws 28-2325. Single trip permit; fees
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:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2325
- Combination of vehicles: means a truck or truck tractor and semitrailer and any trailer that it tows but does not include a forklift designed for the purpose of loading or unloading the truck, trailer or semitrailer. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Evidence: includes both of the following:
(a) A display on a wireless communication device of a department-generated driver license, nonoperating identification license, vehicle registration card or other official record of the department that is presented to a law enforcement officer or in a court or an administrative proceeding. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- 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
- Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State highway: means a state route or portion of a state route that is accepted and designated by the board as a state highway and that is maintained by the state. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. For a single trip through this state.
2. From any point on the Arizona border to a point within this state and back to the border.
3. From a railhead within this state and return to a railhead.
4. From a point within this state to the border of this state.
B. In order to obtain a single trip permit pursuant to this section, the owner or operator shall provide evidence of each of the following to the department:
1. An insurance policy that satisfies all of the following:
(a) Meets the financial responsibility requirements prescribed in chapter 9 of this title.
(b) Is issued by an insurer that has been issued a certificate of authority or that has been permitted to transact surplus lines insurance by the public official that supervises insurance in a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
(c) Provides valid insurance coverage in this state.
2. A current driver license of a class and type recognized by the department as valid in the United States.
3. Current compliance with vehicle safety inspection requirements prescribed in 49 Code of Federal Regulations sections 396.17 through 396.23.
C. If satisfied as to the facts stated in the application and the evidence provided pursuant to subsection B of this section, the department shall register the vehicle by issuing a single trip permit on payment by the owner or operator of the following fees:
1. For a one or two axle vehicle, $2 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
2. For a three axle vehicle or combination of vehicles with not more than three axles, $3 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
3. For a vehicle or combination of vehicles with four axles, $4 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
4. For a vehicle or combination of vehicles with five axles, $5 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
5. For a vehicle or combination of vehicles with six axles, $6 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
6. For a vehicle or combination of vehicles with more than six axles, $7 for each fifty miles or fraction of fifty miles to be traveled on the highways in any one trip.
D. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, fees collected pursuant to subsection C of this section at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico as follows:
1. Fifty-five percent in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.
2. Forty-five percent in the Arizona highway patrol fund established by section 41-1752.
E. The application for a single trip permit to the department does not qualify the applicant for eligibility in an assigned risk plan approved pursuant to section 28-4008.
F. The single trip permit shall contain information, be in the form and be issued and displayed in or on the vehicle as prescribed by department rules.
G. A single trip permit expires on completion of the specific trip for which the permit is issued and shall not exceed a period of ninety-six hours from the time of issuance unless an extension of time is authorized in writing by the department.
H. If a person operates a vehicle for which a single trip permit has been issued otherwise than as authorized in the permit, the owner or operator shall apply for and obtain annual registration of the vehicle and shall pay the fees applicable at the time the terms of the permit are violated.