A. A nonresident owner of a motor vehicle that is not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the director a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle described in the certificate is registered, or if the nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, in the state in which the insured resides, if the certificate otherwise conforms with this chapter. The director shall accept the certificate on the condition that the insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies certified:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4078

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • 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
  • 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

  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Proof of financial responsibility: means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring after the effective date of the proof and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amounts required by section 28-4009 or 28-4033. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
  • State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the director to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in an action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state.

2. The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that the policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued in this state.

B. If an insurance carrier that is not authorized to transact business in this state and that is qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility defaults in any such undertaking or agreement, the director shall not accept a certificate of the carrier as proof whether filed before the default or tendered as proof after the default, as long as the default continues.

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