A.R.S. § 28-2156: Temporary Registration Permit
Temporary general use registration; definition
The department may issue, instead of permanent registration, a temporary general use registration allowing a vehicle to be operated for up to thirty days when the applicant either does not qualify for regular registration or is a nonresident owning an out-of-state-titled off-highway vehicle, provided the applicant shows proof of ownership or authorized possession, maintains required insurance, clearly displays the registration, pays the prescribed fee with one dollar deposited into the county assessor's special registration fund or the state highway fund, and generally receives no more than one such registration per vehicle in a twelve-month period, with "off-highway vehicle" defined as a recreational nonhighway vehicle no more than eighty inches wide and two thousand five hundred pounds unladen, traveling on four or more nonhighway tires, with a steering wheel, rollover protective structure, and occupant retention system.
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28-2156. Temporary general use registration; definition
A. In lieu of permanent registration, the department may issue a temporary general use registration that allows a person to operate a vehicle for not more than thirty days.
B. The director may authorize issuance of this temporary registration if either of the following applies:
1. The person does not qualify for registration under section 28-2154 or 28-2292 or article 10 of this chapter.
2. The person is a nonresident who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of chapter 3, article 20 of this title.
C. A person operating a vehicle with a temporary general use registration shall comply with the mandatory motor vehicle insurance requirements of this state prescribed in chapter 9, article 4 of this title.
D. The department shall prescribe the content and form of the temporary general use registration application. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall display the temporary general use registration so that it is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.
E. The registering officer shall not issue more than one temporary general use registration for a vehicle in a twelve-month period. This subsection does not apply to a person who owns an off-highway vehicle that is titled in another state and otherwise meets the requirements of chapter 3, article 20 of this title.
F. At the time of application for a temporary general use registration, the applicant shall submit for inspection proper evidence of ownership or authorized possession of the vehicle.
G. The fee for the temporary general use registration is as prescribed in section 28-2003. The registering officer shall deposit $1 of the fee in the county assessor's special registration fund established by section 28-2005 if the assessor is the registering officer or in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991 if the director is the registering officer.
H. For the purposes of this section, "off-highway vehicle" means an off-highway vehicle that satisfies all of the following:
1. Is designed primarily for recreational nonhighway all-terrain travel.
2. Is not more than eighty inches in width.
3. Has an unladen weight of not more than two thousand five hundred pounds.
4. Travels on four or more nonhighway tires.
5. Has a steering wheel for steering control.
6. Has a rollover protective structure.
7. Has an occupant retention system.
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