R17-4-303. Biennial Registration

A. Except as prescribed under A.R.S. §§ 28-2159 and 28-2208: 1. The Department may register any vehicle biennially, unless excluded. 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. B. Excluded vehicles. The owner of a vehicle that meets any one of the following criteria is excluded from the biennial registration program: 1. A vehicle required to have an IM147 or OBD test within 12 months after the date of registration. 2. A vehicle that requires an annual emissions test. 3. A vehicle subject to any one of the following types of registration: a. Allocated registration under A.R.S. § 28-2261, b. Apportioned registration under A.R.S. § 28-2261, c. Fleet registration under A.R.S. § 28-2202 or § 28- 2208, or d. Interstate registration under A.R.S. § 28-2052. 4. A vehicle with an undersized mobile home plate registration. 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. A vehicle subject to a one-time registration fee.