{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-2321","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 28-2321","heading":"Registration requirement for nonresident's vehicle","body":"A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, every foreign motor vehicle owned by a nonresident and operated in this state shall be registered and licensed in the same manner as a motor vehicle that has not been registered or licensed if the motor vehicle is operated in this state either:\n\n1. For the transportation of passengers or property for compensation.\n\n2. In the business of a nonresident carried on in this state.\n\n3. For the transportation of property.\n\n4. In the furtherance of a commercial enterprise and is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle designed to seat twelve or more persons.\n\nB. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, fees collected pursuant to this section at ports of entry on the border between this state and Mexico as follows:\n\n1. Fifty-five percent in the state highway fund established by section 28-6991.\n\n2. Forty-five percent in the Arizona highway patrol fund established by section 41-1752.\n\nC. Sections 28-2322, 28-2323 and 28-2324 and this section do not apply to:\n\n1. A foreign motor vehicle that is owned by a nonresident and that would be exempt from payment of gross weight fees under section 28-5432 if the motor vehicle were owned by a resident of this state.\n\n2. A foreign motor vehicle that is owned by a nonresident and operated in this state for the transportation of property in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise and that is either:\n\n(a) Commonly referred to as a passenger car or station wagon.\n\n(b) Commonly known and referred to by manufacturer's rating as a three-quarter ton or less pickup truck or three-quarter ton or less van.","path":["Title 28 Transportation"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/02321.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"4b6f7bdf115ea02b8d499efcc961f709c8c9f21348aa1f1f23cfdc5181f7db8e","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-2295","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-2322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}