Fiscal Note
BILL # SB 1472 TITLE: mobile homes; certificates of title
SPONSOR: Mesnard STATUS: As Introduced
PREPARED BY: Jordan Johnston
Description
The bill would establish new rules regarding the application for a certificate of title to a mobile home. The bill further
requires the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to provide each county assessor with copies of or access to
mobile home certificate of title information.
Estimated Impact
We estimate the fiscal impact of the changes made to the mobile home title of certificate application process to be
several hundreds of thousands of dollars on a one-time basis based on prior ADOT cost estimates associated with changes
in administrative procedures.
ADOT may incur some ongoing administrative costs in providing mobile home title information to county assessors. We
have requested an estimate of this cost from ADOT.
Analysis
Current law in A.R.S. § 28-2051 outlines the rules for a person to apply for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, trailer,
or semitrailer. These rules include signature procedures, information to be included in the application form, and a vision
screening test. The bill would provide an exception for mobile home titles and establish A.R.S. § 28-2051.01, which
outlines the new rules for mobile home certificate of title applications.
The new application process for mobile home titles contains some additional rule requirements, which include providing a
vehicle identification number of the mobile home, various size and measurement information of the mobile home,
information regarding any liens on the mobile home, location of the mobile home, identification of whether the
transferor and transferee are related, and information of whether the property is to be owner-occupied or rented. These
new procedures under A.R.S. § 28-2051.01 also exclude some of the current requirements under A.R.S. § 28-2051 that
were applicable only to motor vehicles.
Under the bill, ADOT would need to create a new application form for individuals applying for a certificate of title to a
mobile home. We estimate the one-time cost of creating a new form in the AZ MVD NOW system to be several hundreds
of thousands of dollars based on prior ADOT cost estimates associated with changes in administrative procedures.
The bill further requires ADOT to provide each county assessor with copies of or access to mobile home title information,
including any information gathered from the application form. Depending on the approach used by ADOT to make such
information available to county assessors, this may incur some administrative costs from the department. We have
reached out to ADOT regarding any potential administrative costs and are awaiting their feedback.
Local Government Impact
None
2/8/23