Arizona Laws 28-4555. Notice of vehicle transfer
A. A manufacturer, dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, distributor, factory branch, distributor branch, field representative or officer or an agent or representative of a manufacturer, dealer, wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, distributor, factory branch, distributor branch, field representative or officer, on transferring a motor vehicle, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, to a person shall give written or electronic notice of the transfer to the department within fifteen days after the transfer. The notice shall contain the date of the transfer, the names and addresses of the transferor and transferee, the vehicle identification number of the motor vehicle and the make and model year of the motor vehicle.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-4555
- Dealer: means a new motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle dealer or a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. See Arizona Laws 28-4531
- 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
- Distributor: means a person who either:
(a) Sells or distributes new motor vehicles to new motor vehicle dealers in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Distributor branch: means a branch office maintained or availed of by a distributor for either:
(a) The sale of new motor vehicles to new motor vehicle dealers in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Factory branch: means a branch office maintained or availed of by a manufacturer for either:
(a) The sale of new motor vehicles to distributors or the sale of new motor vehicles to new motor vehicle dealers in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers or a person engaged in the manufacture of integrated automotive systems and modules that are being tested at or in conjunction with a facility located in this state. See Arizona Laws 28-4531
- Motor vehicle: means an automobile, motor bus, motorcycle, truck or truck tractor or any other self-propelled vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Motor vehicle dealer: means a new motor vehicle dealer, a used motor vehicle dealer, a public consignment auction dealer, a broker or a wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer, excluding a person who comes into possession of a motor vehicle as an incident to the person's regular business and who sells, auctions or exchanges the motor vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Used motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle that has been sold, bargained, exchanged or given away or the title to the motor vehicle has been transferred from the person who first acquired the vehicle from the manufacturer, or importer, dealer or agent of the manufacturer or importer, and that has been placed in bona fide consumer use. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
- Wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer: means a person who both:
(a) Is in the business of providing auction services solely in wholesale transactions to motor vehicle dealers licensed by this state or any other jurisdiction. See Arizona Laws 28-4301
B. The notice prescribed by subsection A of this section is met by the issuance or submittal of any of the following to the department in a manner prescribed by the director:
1. A temporary registration permit issued by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer or used motor vehicle dealer.
2. A sold notice.
3. A notice of title transfer.
4. A notice of transfer indicating the transfer of ownership from one licensed dealer to another licensed dealer.
5. Any information that is prescribed by the director and that is submitted in an electronic format.
C. The notice prescribed by subsection A of this section that relates to wholesale motor vehicle auction dealers does not apply until both:
1. The department implements a system that allows the wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer to submit the notice electronically to the department individually or through an electronic updating process at the option of the dealer.
2. Ninety days after the department provides written notice of the system’s implementation to each wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer.