temporary vehicle registration plates; design

SB1513 - temporary vehicle registration plates; design

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Senate second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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SB1513: Design Rules for Temporary Vehicle Plates

This bill sets specific design and safety rules for temporary license plates used on vehicles in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

Requires all temporary registration plates to have the same design and format across the state.
Mandates that plates clearly show the issue date, expiration date, vehicle make, and identification number.
Prohibits printing a buyer's name or address where it can be read from outside the car.
Sets rules so plates are easy to read in daylight from 100 feet away using contrasting colors.
Requires materials that stay readable through weather changes for the whole time the plate is used.

Who It Names or Affects

People or businesses that issue temporary registration plates
Vehicle owners who use temporary plates in Arizona

Terms To Know

Temporary registration plate: A short-term license tag used on a vehicle before the permanent one arrives.
Vehicle identification number (VIN): A unique code that identifies a specific car or truck.

Limits and Unknowns

The text does not say when these new rules will officially start.
The bill does not explain what happens if someone breaks the plate design rules.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Senate
Senate second read
2026-02-02 Senate
Senate Rules: None
2026-02-02 Senate
Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None
2026-02-02 Senate
Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1513 - temporary vehicle registration plates; design

Current Bill Text

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SB1513 - 572R - I Ver

PREFILED��� JAN 28 2026

REFERENCE TITLE:
temporary vehicle registration plates; design

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1513

Introduced by

Senator
Bolick

AN
ACT

Amending section 28-4550, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to temporary registration plates.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-4550, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
28-4550.

Temporary registration plate; design

A.
A person who
issues temporary registration plates shall affix or insert,

Each temporary registration plate that is issued or authorized for use
on a vehicle in this state shall be uniform in design and format. A
temporary registration plate shall
clearly and indelibly
,

display
on the face of each temporary registration plate
the date of issuance and expiration and the make and vehicle identification
number of the vehicle.� The temporary registration plates shall not bear the
name or address of the person who purchased the vehicle in a position that is
legible from outside the vehicle.

B. Each temporary registration plate
must:

1. Be easily legible during daylight
hours and from a distance of one HUNDRED feet.

2. Use contrasting colors, a font
size and letters and numbers that are sufficient to ensure legibility similar
to the license plates provided pursuant to section 28-2351.

3. Be constructed of materials and be
printed in a manner to maintain legibility for the entire period of use,
accounting for exposure to weather and normal driving conditions.

4. Be securely affixed to the vehicle
in a manner that is clearly visible from outside the vehicle.

END_STATUTE