A. The department shall cancel, suspend, revoke or deny the registration of a vehicle that it determines is unsafe or unfit to be operated or that is not equipped as required by law and shall retrieve license plates and registration cards for these vehicles.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-2163

  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. 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. The department shall cancel the registration of a vehicle if the person to whom the registration card or license plates have been issued makes or permits to be made an unlawful use of the vehicle or permits the use of the vehicle by a person not entitled to the use.

C. The department shall refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who has failed to comply with the ignition interlock requirements under chapter 4, articles 3.1 and 5 of this title.