A. A dealer shall not:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4547

  • Certificate of title: means a paper document or an electronic record that is issued by the department and that indicates ownership of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Dealer: means a new motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle dealer or a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. See Arizona Laws 28-4531
  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • 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
  • 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
  • Title transfer form: means a paper or an electronic form that is prescribed by the department for the purpose of transferring a certificate of title from one owner to another owner. See Arizona Laws 28-101

1. Issue, assign or deliver temporary registration plates to anyone other than a bona fide purchaser of a vehicle that is not registered for the current year.

2. Issue temporary registration plates unless the purchaser files an application for a certificate of title and an application for annual registration of the vehicle before or at the time the plates are issued.

3. Issue temporary registration plates unless the application for a certificate of title is accompanied by either a manufacturer‘s certificate of origin properly assigned by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer, a properly signed certificate of title or a title transfer form.

B. The dealer, as the agent of the purchaser, shall forward the application for a certificate of title, the application for registration and the prescribed fees for both applications to the department.