R17-4-406. Minor’s Application for Permit or License

A. For the purposes of administering the provisions of A.R.S. § 28-3160, the following definitions apply to this Section: 1. “Application,” means a form provided by the Division that includes the Legal Guardian Affidavit required by the Division to be submitted with each minor’s driver license application. 2. “Guardian” means one who has been appointed by a court of law to care for a minor child, but only if both parents of the child are deceased, or an agency as defined in A.R.S. § 8-513. 3. “Parent” means the natural or adoptive father or mother of a child. B. Procedure when both parents sign: If both parents sign a child’s application, no proof of custody need be furnished. C. Procedure when only one parent signs: 1. If the signing parent is married to the child’s other parent, that fact shall be stated and it shall be presumed the signing parent has custody of the child. 2. If the signing parent is not married to the child’s parent because the other parent is deceased, that fact shall be stated and it shall be presumed the signing parent has custody of the child. 3. If the signing parent is not married to the child’s other parent, the signing parent shall affirm, by sworn statement to the Division or a notary public, that the other parent does not have custody of the child, in which event the Division shall presume the signing parent has custody of the child. D. Procedure when both parents are deceased: 1. If both parents are deceased, the minor or minor’s guardian shall attach certified copies of certificates of death or other satisfactory proof of death, that includes a court judgment, affidavits of close relatives of the child, or school records. 2. A person who is guardian of a child shall sign an application as defined by this rule or furnish a certified court order appointing guardianship. 3. An employer signing the application shall certify the person employs the minor on the date of application. 4. A person who has custody of a child shall sign a Legal Guardian Affidavit affirming custody or furnish a certified court order awaiting custody. E. Proof of custody. Proof of custody may be established by a certified copy of the court order awarding custody or a written affirmation by the person signing the application.