ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

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SB1180: roadable aircraft; registration; license plates

Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Overview

Creates registration and licensing requirements for a roadable aircraft.

History

Statute outlines application requirements for registering a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer on forms authorized by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) (A.R.S. § 28-2157).

ADOT must register motor vehicles and aircraft, license drivers, collect revenues, enforce motor vehicle and aviation regulations and perform related functions (A.R.S. § 28-332).

A person or governmental entity must register an aircraft by applying to ADOT on a form provided by ADOT within 60 days after the aircraft is brought into this state. A person who registers an aircraft must renew the registration annually (A.R.S. § 28-8322).

The Director of ADOT must establish a system of staggered registration on a monthly basis to distribute the work of registering aircraft as uniformly as practicable throughout the year (A.R.S. § 28-8322.01).

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for regulating civil aviation and developing and administering programs relating to aviation safety (FAA).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal NoteDirects ADOT, when registering a roadable aircraft, to record the n-number license marking of the vehicle and to combine the motor vehicle registration process with the aircraft registration process. (Sec. 2)

2.   Stipulates that the renewal date for both registrations is the renewal date prescribed by aircraft registration requirements. (Sec. 2)

3.   Requires ADOT to issue a motorcycle-sized license plate when issuing a roadable aircraft license plate. (Sec. 3)

4.   Defines a roadable aircraft as an aircraft that has a mode of transportation to enable operation like a vehicle and that is manufactured to meet the federal safety standards for motorcycles. (Sec. 1)

5.   Defines an n-number license marking as a license number marking that is assigned by the FAA to identify roadable aircraft. (Sec. 1)

6.   Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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