2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §28-2154.01  Special ninety day nonresident registration permits; procedures

A. A dealer or an authorized third party that issues a special ninety day nonresident registration permit pursuant to section 28-2154 shall send an electronic record of the permit to the department through an authorized third party or through the department's authorized third party electronic service provider.

B. The department, an authorized third party or a dealer shall not:

1. Issue, assign or deliver a special ninety day nonresident registration permit to any person other than a bona fide purchaser or authorized representative of a bona fide purchaser of a vehicle who is not a resident as defined in section 28-2001.

2. Issue a special ninety day nonresident registration permit unless the purchaser files an affidavit as prescribed in section 28-2154 and provides any other information required by the department of transportation or the department of revenue.

3. Issue and affix, as prescribed in subsection C of this section, a special ninety day nonresident registration permit unless the permit is recorded in the electronic records of the department.

C. A person who issues a special ninety day nonresident registration permit shall affix or insert, clearly and indelibly, on the face of each permit the dates of issuance and expiration and the make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle. The special ninety day nonresident registration permit shall not bear the name or address of the person who purchased the vehicle in a position that is legible from outside of the vehicle.

D. A dealer or authorized third party who issues a special ninety day nonresident registration permit shall maintain a record, in a form prescribed by the director, of all special ninety day nonresident registration permits issued by the dealer or authorized third party and a record of other information pertaining to the issuance of special ninety day nonresident registration permits that the department of transportation or the department of revenue requires.

E. The dealer or authorized third party shall keep each record for at least three years after the date of entry of the record.

F. A dealer or authorized third party shall allow the director of the department of transportation or the director of the department of revenue full and free access to the records during regular business hours.

G. The electronic record is written notice of the removal of the vehicle from this state for use in the purchaser's state of residence and relieves the dealer or authorized third party of liability in accordance with section 42-5009.

H. If a purchaser registers the vehicle in this state within three hundred sixty-five days after the issuance of the special ninety day nonresident registration permit, the purchaser is liable in an amount equal to any tax, penalty and interest that the motor vehicle dealer or authorized third party would have been required to pay under title 42, chapter 5. At the time of issuing the special ninety day nonresident registration permit, a motor vehicle dealer or authorized third party shall inform the purchaser of the liability described in this section.

I. The department of transportation and the department of revenue shall jointly develop and prescribe forms for the motor vehicle dealer, the authorized third party and the purchaser to complete for the proper administration and enforcement of this section.

J. Compliance with this section and section 28-2154 allows delivery of the vehicle to a nonresident purchaser in this state and retains the applicable exemptions pursuant to section 42-5061, subsection A, paragraph 28.