Assigned to PS AS PASSED BY COW
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1078
manufacturer plates; proof of contract
Purpose
Allows a person to use an unladen truck or passenger vehicle that is owned by a
manufacturer (manufacturer vehicle) for personal transportation, if other evidence of a contract
and designation is present in the vehicle.
Background
A manufacturer vehicle may be operated under owner responsibility on public highways
and streets if the vehicle displays a manufacturer unladen truck and passenger vehicle test license
plate (manufacturer plate), as prescribed. The manufacturer, the manufacturer's full-time
employee, a person who has permission of a full-time employee or a person contracted and
designated by the manufacturer to operate a manufacturer vehicle for business purposes may use
a manufacturer plate on a vehicle.
The authorized use of a manufacturer plate includes operating the vehicle as personal use
transportation if it is assigned to a manufacturer or a full-time employee or contracted person on a
full-time use basis, if a written record of the assignment is made (A.R.S. § 28-4539). The record
must contain the date of the assignment, the vehicle's make, type, year, model and identification
number and the name and address of any assignee (A.R.S. § 28-4542).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires, as an alternative to the record of assignment, a person to use a vehicle that has a
manufacturer plate for personal transportation if other evidence of contract and designation
between the manufacturer and person is present in the vehicle.
2. Makes technical and conforming changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee of the Whole
1. Removes the stipulation that the record of assignment must be present in a vehicle that uses a
manufacturer plate while being used for personal transportation.
2. Makes conforming changes. FACT SHEET – Amended
S.B. 1078
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Senate Action
PS 1/29/25 DP 6-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
February 20, 2025
KJA/AG/slp