Arizona Laws 28-4141. Suspension of license, registration and license plates
A. On imposing a civil penalty for a violation of this article, the court may, if the violation is the first violation within a thirty-six month period, and shall, if the violation is a second or subsequent violation within a thirty-six month period, order the surrender of the person‘s driver license.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4141
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver license: means a license that is issued by a state to an individual and that authorizes the individual to drive a motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- License: means a license, temporary instruction permit or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle that is registered or required to be registered under the laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this state as defined in section 28-2001. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Nonresident operating privilege: means the privilege conferred on a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the nonresident's operation of a motor vehicle or the use of a motor vehicle owned by the nonresident in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Owner: means :
(a) A person who holds the legal title of a 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
- Proof of financial responsibility: means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring after the effective date of the proof and arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amounts required by section 28-4009 or 28-4033. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- Registration: means the registration certificate or certificates and license plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
- State: means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See Arizona Laws 28-4001
B. If a suspension is ordered, the court shall direct the department to suspend the driver license of the person and the registration and license plate of the motor vehicle involved for the time provided in section 28-4135.
C. If the person is a nonresident, the court shall direct the department to suspend the nonresident operating privilege of the person and notify the official in charge of issuance of driver licenses in the state where the nonresident resides of the suspension of the person’s nonresident operating privilege.
D. Registration and license plates that have been suspended on imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of this article:
1. Remain suspended for the period for which the suspension was issued.
2. On completion of the suspension period, remain suspended until the registered owner both:
(a) Provides proof of financial responsibility pursuant to article 3 of this chapter for the owner’s motor vehicle to the department.
(b) Pays a fee of twenty-five dollars to the department.
E. A person’s driver license that has been suspended on imposition of a civil penalty for a violation of this article:
1. Remains suspended for the period for which the suspension was issued.
2. On completion of the suspension period, remains suspended until the person both:
(a) Provides proof of financial responsibility pursuant to article 3 of this chapter to the department.
(b) Pays a ten dollar fee to the department.
F. A person whose driver license, motor vehicle registration or nonresident driving privilege is suspended pursuant to a civil penalty for a violation of this article is not entitled to a hearing on the suspension before the department but is entitled to a hearing for a restricted license as provided in section 28-4145.