Fiscal Note
BILL # SB 1472 TITLE: mobile homes; certificates of title
SPONSOR: Mesnard STATUS: As Introduced
PREPARED BY: Jordan Johnston
REVISED
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.
We revised our analysis to reflect receipt of an estimate from ADOT of the fiscal impact.
Estimated Impact
ADOT estimates they will incur $24,500 in one-time costs to provide mobile home title information to county assessors
but will not have an ongoing impact from the bill.
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. Based on feedback provided by ADOT, we estimate no cost from creating a new application form in the AZ
MVD NOW system.
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. ADOT states that they do not currently collect and make
this information available to counties. ADOT estimates development costs of $24,500 to provide counties access to
mobile home title information.
Local Government Impact
None
2/24/23