A. Except as provided under
subsections (E) and (F), an applicant shall apply to the Department using one
of the following methods.
1. For an oversize or overweight
special permit:
a. Complete an oversize/overweight
special permit application form, available on the Department's web site at
www.azdot.gov, and fax, mail, or deliver the written application to the Arizona
Central Commercial Permits office at the location provided under
R17-6-101,
or an Arizona port of entry identified by the Department on its Enforcement
Compliance Division - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Services web page;
or
b. Complete and submit the
oversize/overweight special permit application form online at www.azdot.gov or
apply through the Department's electronic service provider if the appropriate
permit is available for online purchase.
2. For an envelope
permit:
a. Complete an envelope permit
application form, available on the Department's web site at www.azdot.gov, and
fax, mail, or deliver the written application to the Arizona Central Commercial
Permits office at the location provided under
R17-6-101;
or
b. Submit the written application
form to an Arizona port of entry identified by the Department on its
Enforcement Compliance Division - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Services web
page.
A. Unless otherwise
provided in this Chapter, an applicant may apply to the Department as provided
under subsection (B) for an oversize, overweight, or oversize and overweight
special permit to transport a specific non-reducible vehicle, combination of
vehicles, or vehicle and load combination that does not exceed:
1. A class A oversize and overweight special
permit limitation provided under
R17-6-201;
2. A class C - Tridem special permit
limitation provided under
R17-6-212;
or
3. Any other applicable State
Highway System restriction, condition, or allowance prescribed by the
Department under R17-6-412, Table 4.
B. An applicant may request a special permit
prescribed under subsection (A), by:
1.
Completing the electronic application process provided on the Department's
website; or
2. Completing an
oversize/overweight special permit application form, provided by the Department
on its website, and mailing or delivering the written application to the
address indicated on the application.
C. Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter,
an applicant may request from the Class C Unit a class C special permit, class
C - Mobile Home special permit, or Easy C - Mobile Home special permit to
transport a specific non-reducible vehicle, combination of vehicles, or vehicle
and load combination that exceeds a limit provided under subsection (A), by:
1. Completing the electronic application
process provided on the Department's website, or completing a class C
oversize/over-weight special permit application form, provided by the
Department on its website, and mailing the written application to the Class C
Unit as indicated on the application; and
2. Following all additional application
procedures provided under
R17-6-104
and
R17-6-211,
as applicable.
D. An
applicant requesting a special permit to transport a self-propelled mobile
crane, drilling rig, or similar specialty equipment shall additionally follow
the application procedures provided under
R17-6-205.
E. An applicant requesting a special permit
to transport an LCV shall follow the application procedures provided under
R17-6-206.
F. An applicant requesting an envelope permit
shall follow the application procedures provided under Article 5, of this
Chapter.
B.G. Unless
otherwise provided under this Chapter, an applicant for an oversize or
overweight special permit shall provide to the Department, at the time of
application, all applicable fees and information required by the Department for
issuance of an appropriate class of permit, including:
1. Motor carrier related information:
a. Name and address of the applicant's
principal or established place of business;
b. Name, phone number, and email address of
an official company representative; and
c. USDOT number;
2. Power unit related information:
a. Vehicle make, body style, and
year;
b. Vehicle identification
number;
c. Unit number
assigned;
d. License plate number;
and
e. Base jurisdiction - state of
registration;
3. Vehicle
and load combination related information:
a.
Trailer plate number(s);
b. Total
number of axles;
c. Overall gross
weight;
d. Overall length, width,
and height; and
e. Length of front
and rear overhang if applicable;
4. Load related information:
a. Specific load description;
b. State and federal routes
requested;
c. Starting and ending
location within the state;
d. If
the load is overweight:
i. Axle spacing
measurements,
ii. Axle width
measurements,
iii. Number of tires
per axle,
iv. Weight measurements
per axle, and
v. Width of each
tire;
e. If the load is a mobile
home:
i. Complete serial number;
and
ii. Evidence of payment of all
applicable ad valorem taxes, as required under A.R.S. §
28-1104,
in the form of a 504 tax clearance permit issued by the county in which the
mobile home is currently located;
5. Load related information for movement of a
mobile home shall additionally include:
a.
Manufacturer's name;
b. Brand name
or model;
c. Complete serial number
assigned; and
d. Evidence of
payment of all applicable ad valorem taxes as required under A.R.S. §
28-1104
in the form of a Mobile Home Property Tax Clearance 504 issued by the county in
which the mobile home is currently located if movement of the mobile home is
being conducted for a reason other than an original sale, exchange, or
lease-purchase to a consumer.
5.6. Proof of valid
registration that complies with the requirements of A.R.S. §
28-2153;
and
6.7. Proof of a valid IFTA
license that complies with the requirements of A.R.S. §
28-5742,
if applicable.
C.H An applicant
for an oversize or overweight special permit shall certify to the Department
that all information provided on the application is true and correct.
D.
An applicant requesting a special permit for
transport of a self-propelled mobile crane, drilling rig, or similar specialty
equipment shall additionally follow the application procedure provided under
R17-6-205.
E.
An applicant requesting a special permit for
transport of a specific non-reducible vehicle and load combination with a
dimension that exceeds a class A oversize and overweight special permit
limitation provided under
R17-6-201,
or that exceeds the maximum permitted weight computations for overweight axle
group weight distribution as provided under
R17-6-411,
shall follow the application procedures provided under
R17-6-104
and
R17-6-204.
F.
An applicant requesting a special permit for
transport of an LCV shall follow the application procedure provided under
R17-6-206.
I. For the purposes of oversize or overweight
special permit application and issuance under this Article for travel on the
State Highway System, the term "non-reducible load or vehicle" may include any
of the following vehicles, or vehicle and load combinations:
1. Casks designed for the transport of spent
nuclear materials;
2. Emergency
vehicles or emergency response vehicles, including those loaded with salt,
sand, chemicals or a combination thereof, with or without a plow or blade
attached in front, and being used for the purpose of spreading the material on
highways that are or may become slick or icy;
3. Military vehicles transporting marked
military equipment or material;
4.
Bulk milk transport tankers or trucks carrying fluid milk products;
and
5. Vehicles or vehicle and load
combinations transporting or removing natural forest products or biomass from
certain areas within this state, subject to all terms and conditions set by the
Department on issuance of a special permit, as provided under
R17-6-207.
