Arizona Laws 28-2061. All-terrain vehicles; off-highway vehicles; off-road recreational motor vehicles; certificates of title; exemption
A. On the retail sale of a new all-terrain vehicle, off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle, the dealer or person first receiving the motor vehicle from the manufacturer shall apply, on behalf of the purchaser, to the department for a certificate of title to the motor vehicle in the name of the purchaser. If satisfied that the application is genuine and regular and that the applicant is entitled to a certificate of title, the department shall issue a certificate of title to the motor vehicle without requiring registration for the motor vehicle.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2061
- All-terrain vehicle: means either of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle that satisfies all of the following:
(i) Is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- 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
- Dealer: means a person who is engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers and who has an established place of business and has paid fees pursuant to section 28-4302. 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
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Off-road recreational motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel and that is not operated on a public highway. 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
B. A person who owns an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle shall apply for and obtain a certificate of title required by this section in the manner prescribed in this chapter. On the transfer of ownership of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway vehicle as defined in section 28-1171 or off-road recreational motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by this section, a person shall apply for and obtain a new certificate of title in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
C. A person participating in an off-highway vehicle special event as defined in section 28-1171 is exempt from the requirements of this section.