Arizona Laws 28-473. Agency requests for motor vehicles; neighborhood electric vehicles
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A. Before making a new motor vehicle purchase, the department shall consider purchasing a neighborhood electric vehicle.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-473
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Neighborhood electric vehicle: means a self-propelled electrically powered motor vehicle to which all of the following apply:
(a) The vehicle is emission free. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- New motor vehicle: means an original equipment manufactured vehicle, a converted original equipment manufactured vehicle or an original equipment manufactured vehicle that will be converted. See Arizona Laws 28-471
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
B. If an agency requests a motor vehicle from the state motor vehicle fleet, the agency shall be assigned a neighborhood electric vehicle unless the agency demonstrates to the department that the neighborhood electric vehicle will not meet the needs of the agency because the new motor vehicle will be doing any of the following:
1. Operating on a street with a posted speed limit that exceeds thirty-five miles per hour.
2. Carrying a load that exceeds one thousand five hundred pounds.
3. Transporting more than six persons.