Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-473 (2026)

Agency requests for motor vehicles; neighborhood electric vehicles

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28-473. Agency requests for motor vehicles; neighborhood electric vehicles

A. Before making a new motor vehicle purchase, the department shall consider purchasing a neighborhood electric vehicle.

B. If an agency requests a motor vehicle from the state motor vehicle fleet, the agency shall be assigned a neighborhood electric vehicle unless the agency demonstrates to the department that the neighborhood electric vehicle will not meet the needs of the agency because the new motor vehicle will be doing any of the following:

1. Operating on a street with a posted speed limit that exceeds thirty-five miles per hour.

2. Carrying a load that exceeds one thousand five hundred pounds.

3. Transporting more than six persons.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1971–1999 · leading case: State v. Harrison, 792 P.2d 779 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990).
State v. Harrison, 792 P.2d 779 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 6× “Both the current A.R.S. § 28-473 and its predecessor share identical language: "Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway within this state at a time when his privilege to do so is suspended, revoked, can-celled or refused is guilty of a class 1 misde-meanor____”…”
State v. Mitchell, 666 P.2d 486 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 6× “3 A.R.S. § 28-473 provides in pertinent part that: Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway of this state at a time when his privilege so to do is suspended, revoked or refused, is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
Lewis v. Warner, 802 P.2d 1053 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “He was also issued citations for 1) driving on a suspended license (A.R.S. § 28-473, a class 1 misdemeanor), 2) making an unsafe lane change (A.”
Taylor v. Sherrill, 819 P.2d 921 (Ariz. 1991). · cites it 2× “In addition, he was cited for violating four misdemeanor criminal laws: A.R.S. §§ 28-473 (driving on a suspended license), 28-692(A) (driving under the influence), 28-692(B) (driving with blood alcohol content (BAC) greater than .”
State v. Brown, 986 P.2d 239 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “See A.R.S. § 28-473 (Supp.1997) (current version at A.”
State v. Irving, 797 P.2d 1237 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Irving, defendant, was charged with driving while her license was suspended, a class 1 misdemeanor, in violation of A.R.S. § 28-473(B). At trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, the state, relying on A.”
Taylor v. Sherrill, 802 P.2d 1058 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “01; driving on a suspended license, in violation of A.R.S. § 28-473; driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI), in violation of A.”
State v. Boudette, 791 P.2d 1063 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 28-645(A)(3)(a), a civil traffic *182 offense; driving on a suspended license, in violation of A.R.S. § 28-473(A), a class 1 misdemeanor; and failing to provide proof of identity, in violation of A.”
State v. Jennings, 722 P.2d 258 (Ariz. 1986). “Compliance with the mailing provisions of this subsection 1 constitutes notice of the suspension or revocation for the purposes of prosecution under § 28-473 or 28-692.02. The state is not required to prove actual receipt of the notice or actual knowledge of the suspension or…”
State v. Agee, 887 P.2d 588 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “section 28-445, the statute at issue in this appeal, was amended by the addition of subsection B, which provides: “Compliance with the mailing provisions of § 28-453 constitutes notice of the revocation for purposes of prosecution under § 28-473 or 28-692.02 [now 28-697]. The…”
State v. Sheehan, 807 P.2d 538 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “See also A.R.S. § 28-473(A) and accompanying “Historical Note.”
State v. Valenzuela, 898 P.2d 1010 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Because it was raining, the officers decided to place Valenzuela under arrest for driving with a suspended license, a class one misdemeanor, A.R.S. § 28-473(A), and to take her to the station for further testing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-473(A) — 7 cases
State v. Harrison, 792 P.2d 779 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “Both the current A.R.S. § 28-473 and its predecessor share identical language: "Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway within this state at a time when his privilege to do so is suspended, revoked, can-celled or refused is guilty of a class 1 misde-meanor____”…”
State v. Mitchell, 666 P.2d 486 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). “3 A.R.S. § 28-473 provides in pertinent part that: Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a public highway of this state at a time when his privilege so to do is suspended, revoked or refused, is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
State v. Boudette, 791 P.2d 1063 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “§ 28-645(A)(3)(a), a civil traffic *182 offense; driving on a suspended license, in violation of A.R.S. § 28-473(A), a class 1 misdemeanor; and failing to provide proof of identity, in violation of A.”
State v. Sheehan, 807 P.2d 538 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “See also A.R.S. § 28-473(A) and accompanying “Historical Note.”
State v. Valenzuela, 898 P.2d 1010 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995). “Because it was raining, the officers decided to place Valenzuela under arrest for driving with a suspended license, a class one misdemeanor, A.R.S. § 28-473(A), and to take her to the station for further testing.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-473(B) — 2 cases
State v. Irving, 797 P.2d 1237 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). “Irving, defendant, was charged with driving while her license was suspended, a class 1 misdemeanor, in violation of A.R.S. § 28-473(B). At trial in Phoenix Municipal Court, the state, relying on A.”
Benitez v. Dunevant, 979 P.2d 1017 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999).
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