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

The bill summary and digest do not specify penalties or durations of use, leaving these points uncertain.

Design Rules for Temporary Vehicle Tags

This bill changes how temporary car tags look and what information they must contain in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

Changes rules about what information must be on a temporary car tag, including the date of issuance and expiration, make of the vehicle, and its VIN.
Requires that the tag is easily legible during daylight hours from at least one hundred feet away.
Specifies that tags should use contrasting colors and font sizes similar to regular license plates for better visibility.

Who It Names or Affects

People who issue temporary car tags in Arizona
Owners of vehicles requiring temporary registration plates

Terms To Know

Temporary registration plate: A short-term license tag for a new vehicle before getting the permanent one.
Vehicle identification number (VIN): A unique code assigned to each car when it is made.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how long temporary tags must be used.
It's unclear if there are specific penalties for non-compliance with these 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:

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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.

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