ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: ATT DP 7-2-1-0 | Third Read 18-10-2-0

SB1456: ADOT; primitive roads; designation

S/E: authorized third party; bond exemption

Sponsor: Senator Farnsworth, LD 10

Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1456

Overview

Expands the eligibility for exemption from submitting a bond to become an authorized third party driver license provider (provider), to include an employer or association that has at least 500 employees or members.

History

A provider must perform driver license skills, written testing and driver license processing. A person who is a provider may also be authorized to perform certain title and registration functions.

A person who applies for authorization must submit with the application a bond in a form approved by the Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation and in an amount of at least $300,000 for an initial application for authorization and an additional $100,000 for each additional location providing driver license functions. The total bond amount required must not exceed $1,000,000.

The bond requirements do not apply to the following government entities:

1) a department, an agency or a political subdivision of this state;

2) a court of this state;

3) a law enforcement agency or department of this state;

4) the federal government or any of its agencies; and

5) a tribal government (A.R.S. §§ 28-5101.01; 5104).

Provisions

1. Exempts an employer or association that has at least 500 employees or members from being required to submit a bond for an application to become an authorized third party driver license provider. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes confirming and technical changes. (Sec. 1)

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