2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 28 - Transportation
28-5101 Third party authorization

28-5101. Third party authorization

A. The director may authorize third parties to perform certain title and registration, motor carrier licensing and tax reporting, dealer licensing and driver license functions.

B. The director may authorize a person to be a third party electronic service provider. An authorized third party electronic service provider shall meet all of the requirements established by the department relating to security, the minimum number of types of transactions, payment options and multiple service delivery channels. Before authorization by the director pursuant to this subsection, a person shall submit a plan approved by the director for transition of an authorized third party electronic service provider's customer service transactions to the department for the purposes of continued operation by the department. The director may require updates of the plan as deemed necessary by the director.

C. A person shall not engage in any business pursuant to this article unless the director authorizes the person to engage in the business.

D. The director may furnish necessary documents or license plates subject to this article.

E. Except as provided in subsection F of this section, an authorized third party or an authorized third party electronic service provider shall submit to the department all statutorily prescribed fees and taxes it collects. In addition to the statutorily prescribed fees and taxes, an authorized third party or an authorized third party electronic service provider may collect and retain a reasonable and commensurate fee for its services.

F. In addition to payment pursuant to section 28-374, the department shall reimburse the authorized third party or third party electronic service provider as follows:

1. One dollar of each initial, renewal, replacement or duplicate registration fee for a vehicle or an aircraft.

2. One dollar of each initial, duplicate or transfer title fee for a vehicle or an aircraft.

3. An amount equal to two per cent of each vehicle license tax payment or aircraft license tax payment the authorized third party collects and submits to the department or four dollars for each registration year or part of a registration year, whichever is more. The reimbursement amount shall not exceed the amount of vehicle license tax or aircraft license tax collected.

4. Four dollars for each initial, renewal, replacement or duplicate application that the third party processes and that relates to driver licenses, nonoperating identification licenses or permits. An authorized third party may add the cost for expedited processing of renewal, replacement or duplicate applications if requested by the applicant.

5. An amount equal to two per cent of each overweight or excess size vehicle registration or permit fee the third party collects and submits to the department or one dollar for each overweight or excess size vehicle registration or permit processed, whichever is more.

6. One dollar for each motor vehicle or special motor vehicle record, excluding motor vehicle records released to commercial recipients, including insurers and their authorized agents.

7. Five dollars or one-fourth of one per cent of the fuel taxes reported, whichever is greater, for each fuel tax report filed electronically. In fiscal years 2008-2009 through 2012-2013, the maximum annual amount retained each year shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars. Beginning in fiscal year 2013-2014, the maximum annual amount retained each year shall not exceed four hundred eighty thousand dollars.

8. One dollar for each fuel tax permit.

9. One dollar for each nonsufficient funds or dishonored check payment.

10. One dollar for each abandoned vehicle report processed, except for applications for crushed vehicles.

11. One dollar for each abandoned vehicle payment.

12. Two dollars for each initial special or personalized license plate application.

13. One dollar for each initial, renewal or replacement vehicle dealer license plate.

14. Five dollars for each application for an initial vehicle dealer license or continuation of a vehicle dealer license.

15. One dollar of each twelve dollar fee paid pursuant to section 28-2356.

16. One dollar for each traffic survival school application and one dollar for each certificate of completion processed.

17. One dollar for each replacement license plate or tab.

G. The department's authorized third party electronic service provider may retain two dollars for processing documents electronically when the statutory fee pursuant to this title is two dollars or more.

H. The director may authorize the electronic third party service provider to process electronic fund transfers to the department for payment of motor vehicle taxes and fees. The electronic third party service provider may add a two dollar processing fee for each electronic funds transfer.

I. Each authorized third party that holds itself out as providing services to the general public shall post a sign in a conspicuous location in each facility of the authorized third party that contains the amount charged for each transaction performed by the authorized third party and the amount charged by the department for the same transaction.

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