Arizona § 28-981 - Vehicle equipment; safety requirement
Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 28-981 — Vehicle equipment; safety requirement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28-981. Vehicle equipment; safety requirement
A. A person shall not drive or move on a highway a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer or any combination of a motor vehicle, tow truck, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer unless:
1. The equipment on the vehicle is in good working order and adjustment as required in this chapter.
2. The vehicle is in a safe mechanical condition that does not endanger the driver or other occupant or a person on the highway.
B. The provisions of this article with respect to equipment on vehicles do not apply to trailers used solely in the operation of a farm for the transportation of unprocessed fiber products on the farm or from a farm to a cotton gin, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors or implements of husbandry when the implement is being incidentally operated or moved on a highway whether as a trailer or self-propelled unit. For the purposes of this subsection, "incidentally operated or moved on a highway" means travel between a farm and another part of the same farm, from one farm to another farm or between a farm and a place of repair, supply or storage.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona § 28-981
What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 28-981 cover?
Section 28-981 ("Vehicle equipment; safety requirement") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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Is this the official text of Arizona law?
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