From Arizona Administrative Code:
A.A.C. R17-4-203. Certificate of Title and Registration Application
A. In addition to the requirements of A.R.S. §§ 28-2051 and 28-2157, a person applying for an Arizona motor vehicle title certificate and registration shall complete a form supplied by the
Motor Vehicle Division that contains the following information:
1. Vehicle information:
a. Tab number;
b. Initial registration month and year;
c. Vehicle make, model, year, and body style;
d. Mechanical or structural status indicating whether the vehicle is:
i. Dismantled,
ii. Reconstructed,
iii. Salvaged, or
iv. Specially constructed;
e. Gross vehicle weight;
f. Fuel type;
g. Odometer information;
h. Current title number and titling state.
2. An owner's or lessee's legal ownership status.
3. Lienholder information:
a. Lienholder names and addresses, and
b. Lien amount and date incurred.
4. If a mobile home, the physical site.
5. Co-ownership information:
a. A statement of whether any survivorship rights in the vehicle exist; and
b. A statement providing co-ownership legal status prescribed in R17-4-205(B).
6. Owner certification information verifying:
a. Ownership,
b. Inclusion of all liens and encumbrances, and
c. Seller-verified odometer reading.
7. Applicant signatures.
8. An acknowledgement that:
a. The applicant agrees or disagrees to the Division's release of the applicant's name on a commercial mailing list; and
b. The applicant has read a printed explanation of odometer reading codes.
9. Other information required by the Division for internal processing and recordkeeping.
B. An applicant may voluntarily provide the following information on the form:
1. Applicant's birth date;
2. Applicant's driver license number; and
3. Applicant's federal employer identification number, if the applicant is taking title as a sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other legal business entity.
From Arizona Revised Statutes:
A.R.S. § 28-2051. Application for certificate of title; vision screening test
A. A person shall apply to the department on a form prescribed or authorized by the department for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer. The person shall make the application within fifteen days after the purchase or transfer of the vehicle, trailer or semitrailer except that a licensed motor vehicle dealer shall make the application within thirty days after the purchase or transfer. All transferees shall sign the application, except that one transferee may sign the application if both of the following apply:
1. The application is for the purposes of converting an out-of-state certificate of title to a certificate of title issued pursuant to this article.
2. The ownership or legal status of the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer does not change.
B. The application shall contain:
1. The transferee's full name and either the driver license number of the transferee or a number assigned by the department.
2. The transferee's complete residence address.
3. A brief description of the vehicle to be issued a certificate of title.
4. The name of the manufacturer of the vehicle.
5. The serial number of the vehicle.
6. The last license plate number if applicable and if known and the state in which the license plate number was issued.
7. If the application is for a certificate of title to a new vehicle, the date of sale by the manufacturer or dealer to the person first operating the vehicle.
8. If the application is in the name of a lessor:
(a) The lessor shown on the application as the owner or transferee.
(b) At the option of the lessor, the lessee shown on the application as the registrant.
(c) The address of either the lessor or lessee.
(d) The signature of the lessor.
9. If the application is for a certificate of title to a specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicle, a statement of that fact. For the purposes of this paragraph, "specially constructed vehicle" means a vehicle not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model or type by a generally recognized manufacturer of vehicles.
10. If an applicant rents or intends to rent the vehicle without a driver, a statement of that fact.
11. Other information required by the department.
C. Unless subsection B, paragraph 8 of this section applies, on request of an applicant, the department shall allow the applicant to provide on the certificate of title of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer a post office box address that is regularly used by the applicant.
D. A person shall submit the following information with an application for a certificate of title:
1. To a vehicle previously registered:
(a) The odometer mileage disclosure statement prescribed by § 28-2058.
(b) If the applicant is applying for a certificate of title pursuant to § 28-2060, the applicant's statement of the odometer reading as of the date of application.
2. To a new vehicle:
(a) Either of the following:
(i) A manufacturer's certificate of origin showing the date of sale to the dealer or person first receiving the vehicle from the manufacturer. Before the department issues a certificate of title to a new vehicle, a manufacturer's certificate of origin shall be surrendered to the department.
(ii) A factory invoice, a form that is provided by the department or other documentation that shows the date of sale to the dealer or the person who first received the vehicle from the manufacturer.
(b) The name of the dealer or person.
(c) A description sufficient to identify the vehicle.
(d) A statement certifying that the vehicle was new when sold.
(e) If sold through a dealer, a statement by the dealer certifying that the vehicle was new when sold to the applicant.
E. The department may request that an applicant who appears in person for a certificate of title of a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer satisfactorily complete the vision screening test prescribed by the department.
A.R.S. § 28-2411. Personalized street rod vehicle special plates
A. The department shall issue personalized street rod vehicle special plates to a person who owns a vehicle with a body design that retains at least the basic original style as manufactured in 1948 or earlier and that has been modified for safe road use. This modification may include:
1. Modification of the drive train and suspension and brake systems.
2. Modifications to the body through the use of materials such as steel or fiberglass.
3. Any other safety or comfort features.
B. A person who complies with subsection A may apply for personalized street rod vehicle special plates by indicating on the application the letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers requested as a registration number. The department shall determine the number of positions allowed on the personalized street rod vehicle special plates. The personalized street rod vehicle special plates shall not conflict with existing plates and shall not duplicate registration numbers. The department may refuse to issue or may suspend, cancel or revoke any combination of letters or numbers or any combination of letters and numbers that carries connotations that are offensive to good taste and decency, any combination that is misleading or any combination that duplicates other plates.
C. If a person who has been issued personalized street rod vehicle special plates sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle on which the plates have been displayed and relinquishes the plates to the new owner of the vehicle, the person shall release the person's priority to the letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers that is displayed on the personalized street rod vehicle special plates in the manner prescribed by the director. The person to whom the plates are relinquished shall apply to the department for issuance of the plates to the new applicant.
A.R.S. § 28-2481. Historic value license plate fees
In addition to the payment of all other fees required by law, the following fees are required for license plates issued pursuant to this article:
1. For each original license plate, twenty-five dollars.
2. For each annual renewal of the license plate, ten dollars.
A.R.S. § 28-2482. License plates for horseless carriages; definition
A. The department shall issue license plates for a horseless carriage on application and in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department. The license plates are in lieu of the regular license plates issued by the department.
B. The registration numbers and license plates assigned to horseless carriages shall be manufactured from Arizona copper and shall run in separate numerical series beginning with "horseless carriage no. 1". The license plates shall be of a distinguishing color.
C. On renewal of the registration of a horseless carriage, the department shall annually issue symbols or devices as provided in § 28-2355.
D. For the purposes of this section, "horseless carriage" means a motor vehicle manufactured in 1915 or before.
A.R.S. § 28-2483. License plates for classic cars; definition
A. The department shall issue special license plates for a classic car on application and in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department. The license plates are in lieu of the regular license plates issued by the department.
B. The registration numbers and license plates assigned to classic cars shall be manufactured from Arizona copper and shall run in separate numerical series commencing with "classic car no. 1". The license plates shall be of a distinguishing color but different from the color selected for license plates issued under § 28-2482 or 28-2484. The director may allow a request for classic car special plates to be combined with a request for personalized special plates. If the director allows such a combination, the request shall be in a form prescribed by the director and is subject to the fees for the personalized special plates in addition to the fees required for the classic car special plates.
C. On renewal of registration of a classic car, the department shall annually issue symbols or devices as provided in § 28-2355.
D. For the purposes of this section, "classic car" means a car included in the 1963 list of classic cars filed with the director by the classic car club of America. The director shall revise the list every five years.
A.R.S. § 28-2484. License plates for historic vehicles; definition
A. The department shall issue special license plates for a historic vehicle on application and in the manner and at the time prescribed by the department. The license plates are in lieu of the regular license plates issued by the department.
B. The registration numbers and special license plates assigned to the historic vehicles shall be manufactured from Arizona copper and shall run in separate unique numerical series. The license plates shall be of a distinguishing color but different from the color selected for license plates issued under § 28-2482 or 28-2483.
C. On renewal of registration of a historic vehicle, the department shall annually issue symbols or devices as provided in § 28-2355.
D. The director shall grant the final approval of a vehicle to be licensed under this section.
E. For the purposes of this section, "historic vehicle" means any of the following:
1. A vehicle bearing a model year date of original manufacture that is twenty-five years old or older.
2. A vehicle included in a list of historic vehicles filed with the director by a recognized historic or classic vehicle organization during the month of December of each year.
3. A reconstructed vehicle that the director determines, on application by the owner,retains at least the basic original body style as manufactured twenty-five years or more before the date of the application.
A.R.S. § 28-2486. Retention of old certificate of title
A. The owner of a vehicle may retain the old canceled certificate of title if:
1. The application for a new title is granted.
2. The old title is marked "canceled" on its face.
3. A photostatic copy paid for by the applicant is made of the canceled certificate of title.
B. The photostatic copy is deemed to be the original for purposes of canceled title records of the department.
A.R.S. § 28-2487. Model year date license plates
An owner of a vehicle that is eligible for registration pursuant to § 28-2483 or 28-2484 may use a license plate previously issued by this state with the date of the year corresponding to the model year date when the vehicle was manufactured in lieu of the license plates issued pursuant to § 28-2483 or 28-2484. To qualify for the license plate authorized by this section:
1. The department shall approve the license plate and determine that the model year date license plate is legible and serviceable and that the license plate numbers do not conflict with other numbers currently assigned to license plates issued by the department. The department may consult with an organization of old car hobbyists in determining whether the date of the year of the license plate to be used corresponds to the model year date when the vehicle was manufactured.
2. The owner of the vehicle shall comply with the requirements for the registration of the vehicle.
A.R.S. § 28-2488. Relinquishment of special plates
If a person who has been issued special plates pursuant to this article sells, trades or otherwise releases ownership of the vehicle to which the special plates have been assigned, the person may relinquish the plates to the new owner of the vehicle. On relinquishing the special plates, the person releases priority to the letters, numbers or combination of letters and numbers that is displayed on the special plates in the manner prescribed by the director. The person to whom the special plates are relinquished shall apply to the department for issuance of the special plates to that person.