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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: ATT DP 7-2-1-0 | Third Read 18-9-3-0 |
SB 1024: roadable aircraft; registration; license plates
Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10
Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
Overview
Establishes licensing and registration requirements for 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.
Provisions
1. Tasks ADOT, when registering a roadable aircraft, with recording the n-number license marking of the aircraft and, as best as practicable, combining the title and registration processes for vehicles with the registration requirements for aircraft as prescribed. (Sec. 2)
2. Stipulates that the renewal date for both registrations is the renewal date prescribed for aircraft registrations. (Sec. 2)
3. Mandates that a roadable aircraft must maintain both aircraft registration and vehicle registration, unless the roadable aircraft is subject to an annual stored or repaired aircraft license tax, then the vehicle registration for the roadable aircraft is cancelled. (Sec. 2)
4. Requires ADOT, when issuing a license plate for a roadable aircraft, to issue a motorcycle-size license plate. (Sec. 3)
5. Classifies a class D license as a valid license for operating a roadable aircraft and specifies that a class M license is not necessary for operating a roadable aircraft. (Sec. 4)
6. Defines n-number license marking as a license number marking that is assigned by the FAA to identify a roadable aircraft. (Sec. 1)
7. Defines roadable aircraft as an aircraft that has a mode of transportation that enables the aircraft to operate like a vehicle that is manufactured to meet the federal safety standards for motorcycles. (Sec. 1)
8. Contains a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. (Sec. 5)
9. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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