Arizona HB 2484: failure to return vehicle; repeal.

Bill Text

HB2484 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: special plate; law enforcement charity

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HB 2484

 Introduced by 

 Representative 
 Gress

AN 
ACT

Amending sections 28-2351 and 28-2403, 
Arizona Revised Statutes; Amending Title 28, Chapter 7, Article 12, Arizona 
Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-2470.40; Amending sections 28-6501, 
28-6991 and 28-6993, Arizona Revised Statutes; Relating to special 
plates.

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

Section 1. Section 28-2351, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-2351. License plate 
provided; design

A. Notwithstanding any 
other law, the department shall provide to every owner one license plate for 
each vehicle registered. At the request of the owner and on payment 
of a fee in an amount prescribed by the director by rule, the department shall 
provide one additional license plate for a vehicle for which a special plate is 
requested pursuant to this chapter.

B. The license plate 
shall display the number assigned to the vehicle and to the owner of the 
vehicle and the name of this state, which may be abbreviated. The 
director shall coat the license plate with a reflective material that is 
consistent with the determination of the department regarding the color and 
design of license plates and special plates. The director shall 
design the license plate and the letters and numerals on the license plate to 
be of sufficient size to be plainly readable during daylight from a distance of 
one hundred feet. In addition to the standard license plate issued 
for a trailer before August 12, 2005, the director shall issue a license plate 
for trailers that has a design that is similar to the standard size license 
plate for trailers but that is the same size as the license plate for 
motorcycles. The trailer owner shall notify the department which 
size license plate the owner wants for the trailer.

C. In addition to the 
requirements prescribed in subsection B of this section, for all license 
plates, including all special plates, that are designed or redesigned on or 
after September 24, 2022:

1. The background color 
of the license plate shall contrast significantly with the color of the letters 
and numerals on the license plate and with the name of this state on the 
license plate.

2. The name of this 
state shall appear on the license plate in capital letters in sans serif font 
and be three-fourths of an inch in height. 

D. Notwithstanding any 
other law, the department shall not contract with a nongovernmental entity to 
purchase or secure reflective material for the plates issued by the department 
unless the department has made a reasonable effort to secure qualified bids or 
proposals from as many individual responsible respondents as possible.

E. The department shall 
determine the color and design of the license plate subject to the requirements 
prescribed by subsections B and C of this section. All plates issued 
by the department, except the plates that are issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 
28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 
28-2417 through 28-2470.39 28-2470.40, 
28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475, 28-2476 and 
28-4533 and article 14 of this chapter, shall be the same color as and 
similar in design to the license plate as determined by the department.

F. A passenger motor 
vehicle that is rented without a driver shall receive the same type of license 
plate as is issued for a private passenger motor vehicle. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 28-2403, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE28-2403. Special plates; transfers; violation; classification

A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the 
department shall issue or renew special plates in lieu of the regular license 
plates pursuant to the following conditions and procedures and only if the 
requirements prescribed by this article for the requested special plates are 
met:

1. Except as provided in sections 28-2416 and 
28-2416.01, a person who is the registered owner of a vehicle registered 
with the department or who applies for an original or renewal registration of a 
vehicle may submit to the department a completed application form as prescribed 
by the department with the fee prescribed by section 28-2402 for special 
plates in addition to the registration fee prescribed by section 28-2003.

2. Except for plates issued pursuant to sections 28-2404, 
28-2412, 28-2413, 28-2414, 28-2416, 28-2416.01, 
28-2417 through 28-2470.39 28-2470.40, 
28-2472, 28-2473, 28-2474, 28-2475 and 28-2476 
and article 14 of this chapter, the special plates shall be the same color as 
and similar to the design of the regular license plates that is determined by 
the department.

3. Except as provided in section 28-2416, the 
department shall issue special plates only to t