Arizona Laws 28-4542. Manufacturer records; replacement; fee
A. A manufacturer shall keep a written record of the vehicles on which the unladen vehicle test license plate or plates are used and the person to whom each test license plate or pair of plates is assigned. The manufacturer shall make the record available for inspection by the department, an officer or agent of the department, a member of the highway patrol or a peace officer.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4542
- 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
- 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
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers or a person engaged in the manufacture of integrated automotive systems and modules that are being tested at or in conjunction with a facility located in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4531
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The record required by this section shall contain the following information for each test license plate:
1. The date assigned.
2. The make, type, year, model and identification number of a vehicle to which it is assigned and the name and address of any assignee.
C. The director may authorize a manufacturer to use an inventory stock number in lieu of the vehicle identification number required in subsection B if the director is satisfied that the manufacturer’s records are sufficiently detailed and accurately maintained to disclose the full vehicle identity if necessary.
D. If a manufacturer unladen vehicle test license plate is lost or stolen, the manufacturer shall make a written report immediately to the director that identifies the plate by type and number, including all available data concerning the loss or theft.
E. For each test license plate, pair of plates or year validating tab to replace lost, destroyed or mutilated plates or tab, the manufacturer shall pay a replacement fee of five dollars.