Arizona § 3-3436 - Dispensing motor fuel; hold-open latches; grip guards; definition

Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 3-3436 — Dispensing motor fuel; hold-open latches; grip guards; definition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-3436. Dispensing motor fuel; hold-open latches; grip guards; definition

A. A retail seller may equip all nozzles from which motor fuel is dispensed with an operating hold-open latch.

B. From and after September 30, 2018, all retail diesel fuel dispensers shall be equipped with nozzles that have green grip guards and all retail ethanol flex fuels shall be equipped with yellow grip guards.  Other product nozzles may not have green or yellow grip guards.

C. For the purposes of this section, "hold-open latch" means a device that is an integral part of the automatic nozzle and that is specifically manufactured to dispense motor fuel without requiring the consumer's physical contact with the automatic nozzle.

 

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3-3436 ("Dispensing motor fuel; hold-open latches; grip guards; definition") 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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