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NEWCOMER


                                                            INFORMATION




      Driver’s License                     If you do not receive your permanent   Vehicle Registration/Tags
                                           driver’s license immediately, you’ll get   Vehicle registration in Arizona MUST
      As a new resident to Arizona, you are   a temporary license to use while your   be  completed  in  person  at  your  local
      required to obtain an Arizona driver   permanent is being mailed to you.   DMV office. You will need to submit your
      license and to register your vehicle(s) in   Your license will expire upon turning 65   vehicle title, a completed application
      this state.                          years old; however, you’ll need to get an   form, and proof of ID, as well as pay
      If you’ve just moved to Arizona, or   updated photo and vision exam every   the required fee. You can obtain a
      you’ve never been licensed to drive   12 years.                            temporary registration if you need extra
      before, you’ll need to get an AZ driver’s   Applicants age 60 years old or older will   time to gather your vehicle paperwork in
      license right away to begin driving   get a license valid for 5 years.     order to register it. If you live in Phoenix
      legally in the state.                                                      or Tucson, you will also be required to
      To complete your new driver’s license   Insurance                          pass an emissions test.
      application process:                                                       Pets
      Submit your completed license application
      and surrender your out-of-state license, if
      you’re a new resident.
      Present  proof  of  ID,  age,  and  legal
      presence in AZ:
      You’ll need a minimum of two documents
      from the full list of accepted documents
      (birth certificate, U.S. passport, I-94,
      Social Security card);  one document
      must include a clear photo of you.   Requirements                          Thousands of pets find their way into our
      At least one document must be from the   Arizona requires that every motor vehicle   shelters every year. A majority of these
      Primary column.                      operated on roadways be covered by    animals have no form of identification
      If you don’t have a photo document,   one  of  the statutory  forms  of financial   and are never reunited with their families.
                                                                                 Licensing your dog is not only the law, it
      you’ll need three documents from the list,   responsibility, more commonly called   helps ensure that your beloved pet will be
      all of which must be originals or certified   liability insurance, through a company   returned home safely.
      copies.                              that is authorized to do business in
                                           Arizona.
      Provide proof of name change, if                                           In Maricopa County, all dogs three
      applicable and provide your Social   This requirement also includes golf carts,   months of age and older are required to
      Security number.                     motorcycles and mopeds.               have a license and rabies vaccination. If
      Pass a vision exam and the written   Minimum levels of financial responsibility   your licensed dog is picked up by one
      knowledge test (unless exempt).      are:                                  of our Animal Control Officers, we will
      If you hold a permit, you will not need to   • $15,000 bodily-injury liability for one           make every attempt to bring your dog
                                                                                 home to you immediately, and save you
      take the permit test.                person and $30,000 for two or more    (and your dog) a trip to the shelter. Cats
                                           people.
      New residents generally do not have to                                     do not need to be licensed.
      take this exam.                      • $10,000 property-damage liability.
      Pass the driving test (unless exempt).                                     If your dog does arrive at MCACC and
                                                                                 has a current license, his first 24 hours at
      New residents generally do not have to   For more information call:        the shelter will be at no charge. Licensed
      take the driving test.                       602-255-0072                  dogs receive longer care periods while our

      Pay the applicable fee .                                                   staff exhausts every option to contact you.
      Once you complete these steps, you’ll be   Or visit the following  web page:   Additionally, if a licensed dog bites
      given your permanent license right away,                                   someone, he may be eligible for home
      UNLESS your local office cannot issue   http://azdot.gov/mvd/faq/          quarantine instead of being quarantined
      them (this generally applies to very small   vehicle-services/mandatory-   in our facility or a veterinary hospital.
      towns and cities).                   insurance
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