Arizona Revised Statute

28-1314.  Prerequisites for issuance of temporary registration.

A.   A dealer  shall  not  issue,  assign  or  deliver  temporary
registration plates  or markers  to anyone other than a bona fide
purchaser of  a vehicle  which is  not registered for the current
year, nor shall a dealer issue temporary plates or markers unless
previous  to   or  at  the  same  time  the  purchaser  files  an
application for  a certificate  of title  and an  application for
annual  registration   of  the  vehicle.    The  application  for
certificate of title, accompanied by the prescribed fees, and the
application for  registration accompanied by the prescribed fees,
shall be  forthwith forwarded  by the  dealer as the agent of the
purchaser  to   the  superintendent   and  the  county  assessor,
respectively.


B.   No dealer  shall  issue  temporary  registration  plates  or
markers unless  the application  for a  certificate of  title  is
accompanied by  either a  manufacturer's  certificate  of  origin
properly assigned  by a  licensed new  motor vehicle dealer, or a
properly signed-off certificate of title.

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