Arizona Laws 28-1223. Operator
A. A person may operate a personal delivery device only if both of the following apply:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-1223
- Agent: means a director, officer, employee or other person who is authorized to act on behalf of a business entity. See Arizona Laws 28-1221
- Business entity: means a legal entity, including a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship. See Arizona Laws 28-1221
- Operator: means a person who drives a motor vehicle on a highway, who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway for purposes of travel. See Arizona Laws 28-601
1. The person is a business entity.
2. A human who is an agent is capable of monitoring or exercising physical control over the navigation and operation of the personal delivery device.
B. Except as provided by subsection C of this section, when a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged, the business entity is the operator of the personal delivery device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic laws.
C. When a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged and an agent controls the personal delivery device in a manner that is outside the scope of the agent’s office or employment, the agent is the operator of the personal delivery device.
D. A person is not the operator of a personal delivery device solely because the person either:
1. Requests a delivery or service provided by the personal delivery device.
2. Dispatches the personal delivery device.