Arizona Laws 28-2055. Certificate of title; content requirements; transfer on death provision
A. The department or an authorized third party shall do both of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2055
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- 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
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Semitrailer: means a vehicle that is with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer or single-axle tow dolly, that is designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and that is constructed so that some part of its weight and that of its load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Trailer: means a vehicle that is with or without motive power, other than a pole trailer or single-axle tow dolly, that is designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and that is constructed so that no part of its weight rests on the towing vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
1. Create the certificate of title with space for notation of liens and encumbrances on the vehicle at the time of transfer.
2. Provide forms for assignment of title or interest and warranty by the owner that include the odometer mileage disclosure statement pursuant to section 28-2058.
B. At the request of the owner, the certificate of title may contain, by attachment, a transfer on death provision where the owner may designate a beneficiary of the vehicle.
C. If a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer has been registered in any other state or country, the department shall retain in its records the name of the state or country in which the prior registration took place.