Arizona Laws 28-5101.01. Authorized third party driver license providers; requirements
A. Except as provided in Section 28-5101.03, an authorized third party driver license provider must perform both of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-5101.01
- Authorized third party: means an entity that has executed a written agreement and is authorized by the department to perform limited or specific functions but is not authorized by the department to function as an authorized third party electronic service provider. See Arizona Laws 28-5100
- 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
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver license: means a license that is issued by a state to an individual and that authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. Driver license skills and written testing.
2. Driver license processing.
B. A person who is a third party driver license provider authorized pursuant to this section may also be authorized pursuant to this article to perform certain title and registration functions.
C. A person who applies for authorization pursuant to this section shall submit with the application all of the following:
1. A bond in a form to be approved by the director and in an amount of at least $300,000 for an initial application for authorization pursuant to this section and an additional $100,000 for each additional location providing driver license functions prescribed in subsection A of this section, except that if the authorized third party is also authorized pursuant to this article to perform certain title and registration functions at the same location only a single $100,000 bond is required for that location. The total bond amount required by this paragraph shall not exceed $1,000,000. The bond requirements of this paragraph do not apply to government entities prescribed in section 28-5104, subsection E, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5 and 11.
2. Documentation that the applicant satisfies all of the following:
(a) Has been an authorized third party pursuant to this chapter for at least the immediately preceding three years.
(b) Has conducted an average of at least one thousand retention transactions per month for the previous calendar year.
(c) Is in good standing with the department.
(d) Has a facility plan for each location that shows adequate space and equipment necessary to perform the functions prescribed in subsection A of this section.
3. Documentation that the applicant has during business hours at least one certified processor qualified to perform at a minimum all of the following at each location:
(a) Fraudulent document recognition.
(b) Ignition interlock requirements.
(c) Driver license reinstatements.
D. A third party driver license provider authorized pursuant to this section must comply with all quality control requirements prescribed by the department.
E. A third party driver license provider authorized pursuant to subsection A of this section may perform administrative functions or testing functions or both administrative functions and testing functions for the issuance and renewal of commercial driver licenses as authorized by the director and pursuant to federal law.