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Bill Text

SB1230 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: motor vehicle dealer; advertising; restriction

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SB 1230

 Introduced by 

 Senator 
 Fernandez

AN 
ACT

AMENDING section 28-4415, Arizona Revised 
Statutes; relating to motor vehicle advertisements.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-4415, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-4415. Advertising; prohibited practices; definition

A. A broker shall not advertise or offer for sale or 
exchange any specific motor vehicle.

B. A motor vehicle dealer shall not advertise or 
offer for sale or exchange any specific motor vehicle unless one of the 
following applies:

1. The motor vehicle is for sale and located at the 
motor vehicle dealer's established place of business.

2. The motor vehicle dealer discloses in the 
advertisement the specific street address and business hours where the motor 
vehicle may be inspected by a retail consumer.

3. The motor vehicle is available to the motor 
vehicle dealer directly from the manufacturer or distributor of the motor 
vehicle at the time of the advertisement or offer.

C. A broker or motor vehicle dealer may advertise 
the broker's or motor vehicle dealer's service of arranging or assisting in 
effecting the purchase of a new motor vehicle from a new motor vehicle dealer 
and specify the line makes and models of the new vehicles.

D. A broker may not advertise the price of or 
payment terms for any motor vehicle.� A broker shall disclose that the 
advertiser is a broker and shall clearly and conspicuously state the following:

All motor vehicles arranged for sale are subject to price and 
availability from the selling motor vehicle dealer. 

E. A motor vehicle dealer must comply 
with the following requirements in any advertisement that contains the price 
for a motor vehicle:

1. The advertised price must be the 
total purchase price for which the dealer will sell the motor vehicle to any 
retail consumer for cash, excluding taxes and title and registration 
fees. The total purchase price must include all dealer-imposed fees, 
including freight, transportation, inspection and documentation fees.

2. The advertised price may not be 
contingent on:

(a) The retail 
consumer financing the purchase through the motor vehicle dealer or any 
specific lending INSTITUTION.

(b) The retail 
consumer purchasing any ancillary products, service contracts, warranties or 
accessory packages, including window tint, nitrogen, theft protection or 
interior protection packages.

3. The advertised price must be the 
largest and most prominent text in the advertisement. all OTHER 
text, including payment amounts, down payment amounts or interest rates, may 
not be in a larger font size or more prominent than the total purchase price 
text.

4. If 
an advertisement includes a rebate or incentive, the rebate or incentive may be 
deducted from the advertised price only if the rebate or incentive is available 
to all retail consumers without condition. rebates or Incentives that 
are limited to SPECIFIC groups, INCLUDING military, student or loyalty 
discounts, may not be included in the advertised price but may be listed 
SEPARATELY. 

f. For the purposes of this section, 
"advertisement" means a communication whose primary purpose is the 
commercial promotion of a motor vehicle, including communication on an internet 
website. END_STATUTE