Arizona Laws 28-5867. Motor vehicle; reduced motor carrier fee; limited mileage; transporters; civil traffic violation
A. Notwithstanding section 28-5854, subsection A, the annual motor carrier fee for a motor vehicle that weighs more than twenty-six thousand pounds and that:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-5867
- 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
- Motor carrier: means a person who operates or causes to be operated a motor vehicle on a public highway. See Arizona Laws 28-5851
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled motor driven vehicle that has a declared gross vehicle weight of more than twelve thousand pounds and that is subject to vehicle registration before lawful operation on the public highways in this state, excluding a motor vehicle that is exempt from gross weight fees pursuant to section 28-5432. See Arizona Laws 28-5851
1. Is driven less than two thousand miles each year is eighty dollars.
2. Is driven two thousand or more miles but less than four thousand miles each year is one hundred sixty dollars.
3. Has a valid transporter license plate issued pursuant to chapter 10, article 9 of this title is eighty dollars.
B. In order to qualify for the reduced motor carrier fees prescribed in subsection A of this section, a motor carrier shall:
1. Apply to the department for reduced fee status.
2. Submit the information required by the director to determine the eligibility of the motor vehicle to be classified under this section.
C. A motor carrier that pays a reduced motor carrier fee under this section may not apply for a reduced motor carrier fee provided under section 28-5856 or 28-5857.
D. A motor vehicle that is subject to a reduced motor carrier fee pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section shall not be driven two thousand or more miles each year.
E. A motor vehicle that is subject to a reduced motor carrier fee pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section shall not be driven four thousand or more miles each year.
F. A violation of subsection D or E of this section is a civil traffic violation.