Ariz. Admin. Code § 17-7-101
The following definitions apply to this Chapter unless otherwise specified:
"Accountable inventory" means an item that is reproduced by the Department in a consecutively numbered series for:
Recording the number of a completed, issued, or voided item in a log; and
Reporting the number of a completed, issued, or voided item to the Department.
"Activity" means a function or service that is provided by an authorized third party pursuant to A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 13 and that is performed by a certified individual as defined in this Article.
"Agency head" or "political subdivision head" means the chief officer of an agency or political subdivision or another individual with authority to act for the agency head or political subdivision head.
"Application date" means the date an application is received by the Department.
"Authorized third party" means an entity that:
Has written permission from the Department to operate a business under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 13; and
Employs or contracts with at least one certified individual to provide a third-party activity.
"Branch" means an authorized third party's business location that is an additional established place of business.
"Certified individual" means an individual who is certified by the Department under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 13 to perform specified activities for an authorized third party as an employee or contractor. The Department may certify an individual as:
A commercial driver license examiner,
A dealer license processor,
A driver license processor,
A driver license trainer,
An office personnel member,
A tax report processor,
A title and registration processor,
A vehicle inspector, or
A vehicle permit processor.
"Commercial driver license examiner" means an individual certified by the Department to administer class A, B, or C driver license skills tests.
"Concentration Banking System" means a depository eligible to be a servicing bank for the State of Arizona.
"Contact individual" means a principal or designated individual of an authorized third party who communicates with the Department on behalf of the authorized third party.
"Convenience fee" means the amount exceeding the statutorily prescribed fees and taxes that an authorized third party collects for its services.
"Department" means the Arizona Department of Transportation.
"Dealer license processor" means an individual certified by the Department to:
Review applications for vehicle dealer licenses;
Enter information related to the applications in the Department's database; and
Issue vehicle dealer licenses under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 10.
"Driver license processor" means an individual certified by the Department to perform any one or a combination of driver license, including commercial driver license, processing functions under A.R.S. Title 28 as specified in the authorization agreement between the Department and an authorized third party who has engaged the individual to perform those functions.
"Driver license trainer" means an individual certified by the Department to:
Educate and train persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to operate or drive motor vehicles;
Prepare applicants for an examination given by the Department or an authorized third party driver license provider for a driver license or instruction permit; and
Charge a consideration or tuition for these services.
"Established place of business" means an authorized third party's business location that is:
Approved by the Department,
Located in Arizona,
Not used as a residence, and
Where the authorized third party performs authorized activities.
"Floor plan" means a Department-approved diagram of a building's interior, as seen from above, that shows the interior dimensions and the location of doors, windows, and equipment.
"Good standing" means an authorized third party applicant or an applicant seeking certification:
Has not had a similar business license or certification issued suspended, revoked, canceled, or denied within the previous five years of the application date;
Does not owe delinquent fees, taxes, or unpaid balances to the Department;
Has not had any substantiated derogatory information relevant to the requested authorization or certification reported to the Department about the applicant from any state agency or from any consumer protection agency contacted by the Department; or
If the applicant is a former Department employee, a former authorized third party, or a former employee of an authorized third party, has not been dismissed or resigned from a position for cause, including:
Committing a serious violation, as defined in A.R.S. § 28-5108;
Misconduct; or
Resignation from position:
In lieu of dismissal, or
By mutual agreement following allegations of misconduct or committing a serious violation.
"Log" means a complete, chronological record of accountable inventories or activities or both performed and kept by the authorized third party as prescribed by the Department.
"Motor vehicle inspection" means vehicle verification as prescribed in A.R.S. § 28-2011.
"Office personnel member" means an individual who does not perform any other of the activities requiring certification under this Chapter and who is certified by the Department as an employee who performs functions that:
Have exposure to protected personal information, or
Has complete oversight and responsibility for all day-to-day operations necessary to ensure full compliance with all applicable program requirements.
"Principal" means any of the following:
If a sole proprietorship, the sole proprietor;
If a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the:
Partner;
Manager;
Member;
Officer;
Director;
Agent; or
If a limited liability company or corporation, each stockholder owning 20 percent or more of the limited liability company or corporation; or
If a political subdivision or government agency, the political subdivision or agency head.
"Principal place of business" means an authorized third party's administrative headquarters, which shall not be used as a residence.
"SAAM" means the State of Arizona Accounting Manual.
"Skills test" means a set of tests, authorized and approved by the Department and administered by the Department or by an authorized third party commercial driver license examiner or driver license processor to determine whether the applicant possesses the required skills for the type of license for which the applicant applies.
"Skills test route" means a public road or highway driving course, identified by an authorized third party and approved by the Department, for administering skills tests to driver license applicants.
"Tax report processor" means an individual certified by the Department to:
Process fuel tax reports and interstate user fuel tax reports from fuel suppliers, fuel vendors, and motor carriers; and
File the reports with the Department.
"Test site" means a location, identified by an authorized third party, for administering skills tests to driver license applicants that is:
Approved by the Department,
Permanently marked, and
Off the public road or highway.
"Title and registration processor" means an individual certified by the Department to:
Review applications for vehicle certificates of title or registrations under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 7;
Enter information related to applications for vehicle certificates of title or registrations into the Department's database; and
Issue or deny vehicle certificates of title or registrations.
"Vehicle inspector" means an individual certified by the Department to perform motor vehicle inspections.
"Vehicle permit processor" means an individual certified by the Department to:
Review applications for permits or registrations under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 3, Articles 18 and 19, and Chapter 7;
Enter information related to the applications in the Department's database; and
Issue or deny permits or registrations.
"Vicinity" means the area adjacent to, or in the immediate proximity of, any authorized third party's places of business.
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