A. All Area
A and Area B vehicles subject to an annual test shall be inspected at the
following times:
1. For a non-fleet vehicle,
within 90 days before each registration expiration date.
2. For a fleet vehicle inspected at a
licensed fleet station, at least once within each 12 month period following any
initial registration.
3.
For a consignment vehicle offered for sale by a
dealer licensed to sell used motor vehicles under A.R.S. Title 28 whose place
of business is located in area A or area B, before delivery of the vehicle to
the retail purchaser. The consignment vehicle shall be inspected at a state
station according to R18-2-1006 ;
4.
3. For a government
vehicle:
a. For a vehicle not exempt under
R18-2-1003(B)(10),
within 12 months after acquisition by the operating entity and then annually on
or before the anniversary date of the previous inspection;
b. For a vehicle exempt under
R18-2-1003(B)(10),
within 90 days after the vehicle becomes subject to testing, and then annually
on or before the anniversary date of the previous inspection; and
c. A government vehicle is subject to testing
on the anniversary of its date of acquisition.
5.
For a vehicle owned by or leased to a person having
a valid fleet station permit, at least once within each 12-month period
following any original registration or reregistration;
6.
For a vehicle to be registered in area A or area B
under conditions not specified in subsection (1) through (5), within 90 days
before registration;
7.
4. For a vehicle
registered outside Area A and Area B and used to commute to the driver's
principal place of work located in Area A or Area B, upon vehicle registration
and annually thereafter.
8.
5. For a vehicle owned
by a person subject to A.R.S. §§
15-1444(D) or
15-1627(G),
within 30 calendar days following the date of initial registration at the
institution located in Area A or Area B and annually thereafter.
9. For a vehicle issued a
certificate of exemption under R18-2-1023, within 15 calendar days after
returning to Arizona, unless an official emissions inspection document from the
out-of-state emissions inspection station is submitted with the request for
exemption.
B. All Area A and Area B vehicles subject to
a biennial test shall be inspected at the following times:
1. For a non-fleet vehicle, within 90 days
before the vehicle's emissions compliance expiration date.
2. For a fleet vehicle inspected at a fleet
station, at least once within each successive 24 month period following initial
registration.
2.
3. For a government vehicle:
a. For a vehicle not exempt under
R18-2-1003(B)(10),
within 12 months after acquisition by the operating entity, and biennially
thereafter, on or before the anniversary date of the previous inspection;
or
b. For a vehicle exempt under
R18-2-1003(B)(10),
within 90 days after the vehicle becomes subject to testing, and biennially
thereafter, on or before the anniversary date of the previous inspection.
c.
The vehicle becomes subject to testing on the
anniversary of its date of acquisition;
3.
For a vehicle owned by or leased to a person having
a valid fleet station permit, at least once within each successive 24-month
period following original registration;
4. For a vehicle registered outside Area A or
Area B but used to commute to the driver's principal place of employment
located in Area A or Area B, upon vehicle registration and biennially
thereafter.
5. For a vehicle owned
by a person subject to A.R.S. §§
15-1444(D) or
15-1627(G),
within 30 days following the date of initial registration at the institution
located in Area A or Area B and biennially thereafter.
6.
For a vehicle to be registered as area A vehicles
under conditions not specified in subsections (1) through (5), upon initial
registration and within 90 days before the vehicle's emissions compliance
expiration date thereafter and;
7.
For a vehicle issued a certificate of exemption
under R18-2-1023, within 15 calendar days after returning to Arizona, unless an
official emissions inspection document indicating compliance with the emissions
requirements from the out-of-state emissions inspection station is submitted
with the request for exemption.
C.
A used vehicle
not registered as an area A or area B vehicle shall be inspected according to
this Article before registration as an area A or area B vehicle unless exempted
by R18-2-1003(B) . All vehicles sold by a dealer licensed to sell used
motor vehicles under A.R.S. Title 28, whose place of business is located in
Area A or Area B, shall pass the applicable emissions test prescribed by
R18-2-1006 before delivery of the
vehicle to a retail purchaser.
D.
An Area B vehicle being registered in Area A is subject to the appropriate
annual or biennial test from Area A before registration even if the Area A
test, or test period, is different from the test required for the same vehicle
in Area B.
E.
A new vehicle that is exempt from emissions testing under
R18-2-1003(B)(10), and subject to either an annual or biennial test, shall be
tested before registration in the calendar year that exceeds the vehicle's
model year by five years.
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E. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to waive a late registration fee because of failure
to meet inspection requirements by the registration deadline, except that a
motor vehicle that fails the initial or subsequent test shall not be subject to
a penalty fee for late registration renewal if:
1. The initial test is accomplished before
the emissions compliance expiration date; and
2. The registration renewal is received by
MVD within 30 days of the initial test.
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F. An owner of a vehicle
may submit the vehicle for emissions inspection more than 90 days before the
emissions compliance expiration date but the inspection does not satisfy the
registration testing requirement under
R18-2-1003.
Notes
Ariz. Admin.
Code §
R18-2-1005
Former Section R9-3-1005
repealed, new Section R9-3-1005 adopted effective January 31, 1976 (Supp.
76-1). Amended effective January 3, 1977 (Supp. 77-1). Amended effective March
2, 1978 (Supp. 78-2). Amended effective January 3, 1979 (Supp. 79-1). Amended
effective February 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Amended as an emergency effective
January 2, 1981 pursuant to A.R.S. §
41-1003, valid for only 90 days
(Supp. 81-2). Former Section R9-3-1005 as amended effective February 20, 1980
and amended as an emergency effective January 2, 1981, now amended effective
April 15, 1981 (Supp. 81-2). Amended effective January 1, 1986 (Supp. 85-6).
Amended effective January 1, 1987, filed December 31, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Former
Section R9-3-1005 renumbered as Section R18-2-1005 and subsections (A) and (C)
amended effective August 1, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Amended effective September 19,
1990 (Supp. 90-3). Amended effective November 14, 1994 (Supp. 94-4). Amended by
final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 382, effective December 20, 1999 (Supp. 99-4).
Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 90, effective January 1, 2002 (Supp.
01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at
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