A. On the filing of the application for a license, the director shall:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4364

  • Automotive recycler: means a person that is engaged in the business of buying or acquiring a motor vehicle solely for the purpose of dismantling, selling or otherwise disposing of the parts or accessories and that removes parts for resale from six or more vehicles in a calendar year. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Dealer: means a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers and who has an established place of business and has paid fees pursuant to section 28-4302. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Motor vehicle: means an automobile, motor bus, motorcycle, truck or truck tractor or any other self-propelled vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
  • Motor vehicle dealer: means a new motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle dealer, a public consignment auction dealer, a broker or a wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, excluding a person who comes into possession of a motor vehicle as an incident to the person's regular business and who sells, auctions or exchanges the motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-4301

1. Investigate the matters set forth in the license application.

2. Inspect, physically or through an alternate method established by the director, the place from which the applicant proposes to transact business.

3. Investigate other matters as the director deems necessary.

B. The director shall select a date and time to conduct the investigation and inspection as the director determines is reasonable and necessary.

C. The director may approve an application for a provisional dealer‘s or automotive recycler‘s license pending completion of the criminal records check pursuant to section 28-4361 if the applicant meets all other licensing requirements of this chapter.

D. A provisional motor vehicle dealer’s or automotive recycler’s license is valid unless revoked by the director or until the applicant receives approval or denial of the application for a motor vehicle dealer‘s or automotive recycler’s license.

E. The director may revoke a provisional motor vehicle dealer’s or automotive recycler’s license for a violation of this chapter.