Arizona Laws 28-2058. Transfer of title; odometer mileage disclosure statement; education
A. When the owner of a registered or unregistered vehicle transfers or assigns the owner’s title or interest to the vehicle:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2058
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Title transfer form: means a paper or an electronic form that is prescribed by the department for the purpose of transferring a certificate of title from one owner to another owner. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. If the vehicle is registered:
(a) The owner shall endorse on the certificate of title or title transfer form an assignment with the warranty of title.
(b) Except as provided in section 28-2094, the owner shall deliver the certificate of title or title transfer form to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle to the purchaser or transferee.
(c) The registration of the vehicle expires and the owner shall transfer the license plates, surrender the license plates to the department or an authorized third party or submit an affidavit of license plate destruction within thirty days after the owner transfers or assigns the owner’s title or interest in the vehicle.
(d) Except as provided in section 28-2091, the acquiring owner shall apply for registration or a certificate of title, or both, within fifteen days after the relinquishing owner transfers or assigns the relinquishing owner’s certificate of title or interest in the vehicle. The director may prorate the registration period as the director deems necessary to coincide with emissions inspection requirements.
(e) Except if the acquiring owner is an insurer who acquires the vehicle pursuant to a claim settlement, the acquiring owner shall display on the vehicle a temporary registration plate, another permit or a valid license plate as prescribed by the department until ownership of the vehicle is transferred in the department’s records.
2. Regardless of whether or not the vehicle is registered:
(a) Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the owner shall deliver to the purchaser or transferee an odometer mileage disclosure statement in a form prescribed by the director.
(b) Except as provided in sections 28-2051, 28-2060 and 28-2091, the purchaser or transferee shall present the certificate of title or title transfer form to the department with the required fee within fifteen days after the transfer and:
(i) The department shall issue a new certificate of title.
(ii) If required, the purchaser or transferee shall apply for and obtain registration, and the department shall issue new license plates to the purchaser or transferee.
B. The odometer disclosure requirement of subsection A of this section does not apply to:
1. A motor vehicle that is ten model years of age if the model year is 2010 or older.
2. A motor vehicle that is twenty model years of age if the model year is 2011 or newer.
3. A motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of sixteen thousand pounds or more.
4. A vehicle that is not self-propelled.
5. A motor vehicle that is sold directly by the manufacturer to an agency of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications.
6. A new motor vehicle that is purchased for resale and not for use by the purchaser.
C. In the department’s information and education materials, the department shall include information relating to the process by which an individual may notify the department when the title to or an interest in a vehicle is transferred or assigned.