Arizona Laws 28-8330. Lien
A. The license tax, registration fee and penalty constitute a lien on the aircraft on which they are due from the due date.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-8330
- Aircraft: includes a balloon, airplane, amphibian and craft used for navigation through the air. See Arizona Laws 28-8201
- Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
B. The lien has priority over any other lien or encumbrance on the aircraft, except for a lien of other state taxes that has priority by law.
C. The lien continues until the license taxes, registration fees, penalties and lien recording fees are paid.
D. The department shall issue a release of the lien on receipt of full payment of the registration fees, license taxes, penalties and lien recording fees secured by the lien. The release shall be a document in a form as specified in section 11-480.
E. If requested by the department, the sheriff of the county in which the aircraft is found or any other peace officer shall collect the license tax, registration fee, penalty and lien recording fee by seizure of the aircraft from the person in possession of the aircraft, if any, and by sale as provided in section 28-8331.