Arizona Laws 28-2326. Acceptance of rights and privileges; appointment for service of process
A. The rights and privileges conferred by sections 28-2321, 28-2322, 28-2323 and 28-2324 and section 28-3152, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5 are deemed accepted, and the acceptance is evidenced, by a nonresident:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2326
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. 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
- Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined in section 28-2001. 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
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. If the nonresident or the nonresident’s agent operates a motor vehicle on a public highway under the provisions of and the conditions imposed by sections 28-2321, 28-2322, 28-2323 and 28-2324 and section 28-3152, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5.
2. If the nonresident or the nonresident’s agent operates a motor vehicle on a public highway other than under the provisions of sections 28-2321, 28-2322, 28-2323 and 28-2324 and section 28-3152, subsection A, paragraphs 4 and 5.
3. If a motor vehicle that is owned by a nonresident is operated on a public highway with the owner‘s express or implied permission under circumstances that render a resident motor vehicle owner liable for damages to person or property caused by the operation.
B. Acceptance of the rights and privileges stated in subsection A of this section constitutes the appointment of the director by the nonresident as the nonresident’s true and lawful attorney on whom process may be served in an action against the nonresident that arises from an accident or collision involving the nonresident, the nonresident’s agent or any other person operating a motor vehicle owned by the nonresident with the nonresident’s express or implied permission on a public highway.
C. This section also applies to a nonresident defendant who was a resident of this state at the time of the accident or occurrence that gave rise to the action.