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A.R.S. § 28-3478 — Unlawful use of license; classification

Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

Part of Article 8: License Violations, Arizona Revised Statutes.

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Full text of A.R.S. § 28-3478

Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.

A.R.S. § 28-3478Primary source, current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
It is a class 2 misdemeanor for a person: 1. To knowingly display, cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person's possession a canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious or fraudulently altered driver license. 2. To lend the person's driver license to another person or to knowingly permit the use of the person's driver license by another person. 3. To knowingly display or represent as the person's own driver license a driver license not issued to the person. 4. In a driver license application to: (a) Knowingly use a false or fictitious name. (b) Knowingly make a false statement. (c) Knowingly conceal a material fact. (d) Otherwise commit fraud. 5. To permit an unlawful use of the person's driver license. 6. To knowingly use a false or fictitious name in an application for a nonoperating identification license or to knowingly falsify other information required by section 28-3165, make a false statement, conceal a material fact or otherwise commit fraud in an application for a nonoperating identification license.

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Is unlawful use of license a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?

Unlawful use of license is a Class 2 Misdemeanor in Arizona under A.R.S. § 28-3478.

Which Arizona statute covers unlawful use of license?

Unlawful use of license is governed by A.R.S. § 28-3478 (Unlawful use of license; classification).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.