28-3172 - Arizona Statutes

28-3172. Driver license renewal by mail; application; requirements A. On payment of the fee prescribed in section 28-3002, the department may renew by mail a class D, G or M license issued to the following persons: 1. A spouse or child who is living with a veteran who is assigned to active duty in the armed forces of the United States outside of this state. A driver license renewed by mail pursuant to this paragraph is not required to contain a photograph of the licensee. The department shall not renew a license by mail if the applicant would be denied a license if the applicant applied for the license while the applicant was in this state. An applicant for renewal of a driver license by mail pursuant to this paragraph shall comply with: (a) The application requirements of section 28-3158. (b) The licensing requirements of section 28-3153. (c) Medical requirements applicable to all license applicants. 2. A person who meets all of the following requirements: (a) According to the records of the department, the person's license has not been suspended, revoked, canceled or denied immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for renewal under this paragraph. (b) Is renewing the license for the same class of license currently held. (c) Is under seventy years of age. (d) If sixty-five years of age or older, has presented or mailed to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report based on a vision test by the department or an examination of the applicant's eyesight by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist or physician licensed to practice medicine. The vision test or examination shall be conducted not more than three months before the date of its submission. B. The department shall notify a person who meets the requirements of subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section that the person may renew the person's license by mail and shall enclose an application as prescribed by the director. An applicant who renews a driver license by mail shall complete and return the application to the department. C. The department shall issue a certificate of renewal to a qualified applicant that includes the applicant's name, date of birth, address and driver license expiration date, the number of the license renewed and other information that the department requires. The certificate is not valid until it is signed by the applicant and attached to the last license issued by this state that contains the photograph of the applicant. D. The department shall decide if the eyesight reported by each applicant pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (d) of this section is sufficient to meet current eyesight standards.