{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-8322","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 28-8322","heading":"Registration; exceptions; definition","body":"A. Aircraft based in this state shall be registered with the department.\n\nB. A person or governmental entity shall register an aircraft by applying to the department on a form provided by the department within sixty days after the aircraft is brought into this state. A person who registers an aircraft shall renew the registration annually as prescribed by section 28-8322.01.\n\nC. The department shall not issue a registration certificate for an aircraft to a person who is subject to the use tax paid pursuant to title 42, chapter 5, article 4 unless the applicable tax has been paid as shown by a receipt from the collecting officer.\n\nD. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply to aircraft that is any of the following:\n\n1. Operated by an airline company and regularly scheduled for the primary purpose of carrying persons or property for hire in interstate, intrastate or international transportation.\n\n2. Owned by a nonresident who bases the aircraft in this state for a period of not more than ninety consecutive days or ninety days in any one calendar year, if the aircraft is not engaged in intrastate commercial activity.\n\n3. A balloon.\n\nE. Aircraft, except aircraft included in subsection D, paragraph 1 or 3 of this section, entering the state to engage in intrastate commercial operations shall be registered before commencing these operations.\n\nF. For the purposes of this section, \"balloon\" means either:\n\n1. An aircraft that is a flexible, nonporous bag inflated with a gas that is lighter than air.\n\n2. A hot air balloon.","path":["Title 28 Transportation"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/08322.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:51:13Z","sha256":"49e57c25e10589e65a6f607a8a1adddbabb2e52075c474c5661ad86abc0f326d","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-8321","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-8322.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}