1. A. Except as prescribed under A.R.S. §§ 28-2159 and 28-2208:

   1. 1. The Department may register any vehicle biennially, unless excluded.
   2. 2. The Department shall register a newly licensed or newly leased vehicle biennially, unless the owner chooses to register the vehicle on an annual basis.

2. B. Excluded vehicles. The owner of a vehicle that meets any one of the following criteria is excluded from the biennial registration program:

   1. 1. A vehicle required to have an IM147 or OBD test within 12 months after the date of registration.
   2. 2. A vehicle that requires an annual emissions test.

   3. 3. A vehicle subject to any one of the following types of registration:

      1. a. Allocated registration under A.R.S. § 28-2261,
      2. b. Apportioned registration under A.R.S. § 28-2261,
      3. c. Fleet registration under A.R.S. § 28-2202 or § 28-2208, or
      4. d. Interstate registration under A.R.S. § 28-2052.
   4. 4. A vehicle with an undersized mobile home plate registration.
   5. 5. A vehicle that requires the owner to annually certify eligibility for receiving certain registration fee exemptions; such as the registration exemption available to an active duty military member, a widow, widower, or person with a disability other than a veteran with a certificate of 100% disability issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
   6. 6. A vehicle subject to a one-time registration fee.

Historical Note

Transferred to R17-1-303 (Supp. 92-4). New Section recodified from R17-4-217 at 7 A.A.R. 3479, effective July 20, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 3589, effective December 1, 2007 (Supp. 07-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4695 (December 26, 2025), effective February 1, 2026 (Supp. 25-4).