Sponsors: Representatives Cooley, Carruthers, et al
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Committee on Transportation
Caucus and COW
As Passed the House
House Bill 2053 makes numerous changes to statutes
affecting driver license issuance and withdrawal at the request ofthe Arizona Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Division (MVD).
Provisions
·Strikes references to sections of A.R.S. title 28 from
A.R.S. § 13-907 pertaining to setting aside of judgements.
·Defines a “certified substance abuse counselor,”
“physician,” and “psychologist” as a person who is licensed in another
state.Current statutory definitions
include a person licensed in this state or a contiguous state.
·Clarifies that MVD may prescribe or authorize a form
for driver license or permit issuance.
·Allows MVD to issue a driver’s license to a person who
does not have a social security number upon presentation of evidence
satisfactory to the director.
·Exempts a person required to obtain a class G
motorcycle license from the requirement to have a valid instruction permit for
five months if the person has a valid motorcycle license issued by another
jurisdiction.
·Updates the statute pertaining to mandatory commercial
driver license disqualification to comply with federal rules if the person is
found guilty of violating federal, state or local laws regarding railroad grade
crossings.
·Specifies that a commercial driver is not eligible for
more than one reduction of a lifetime commercial driver’s license
disqualification.
·Allows MVD to utilize other states’ driving records or
other sufficient evidence when making a determination to re-license a person
whose driver’s license has been revoked.
·Specifies that the Department must refuse an
application for driver’s license reinstatement following revocation if the
applicant committed any traffic violations in the twelve-month period before
applying for reinstatement.