International Registration Plan (IRP)

You are eligible if your vehicle is a power unit that is used or intended for use in two or more IRP member jurisdictions and is used for the transportation of persons for hire or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, and your vehicle

• has two axles and a GVWR or registered GVWR in excess of 26,000 pounds.
• has three or more axles, regardless of weight.
• is used in combination, when the GVWR of the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds.

With a single payment, you pay your registration fees for all the member jurisdictions you will be operating in during your registration period. The apportioned plate and cab card issued to each vehicle will be accepted as proof of registration in the member jurisdictions for which you registered. Rather than multiple plates and registration cab cards from each jurisdiction you register in, you receive only one license plate and a cab card from your base jurisdiction. You will not be required to purchase permits at the ports of entry for which you have paid registration fees. At any time, you have the ability to modify and update your registration to add or delete vehicles.

Below is a link to various forms that may be required for opening a new IRP account in Arizona. You may mail your completed IRP application to the location below:

Motor Carrier Licensing Unit
Motor Vehicle Division
P.O. Box 2100
MD 527M
Phoenix, AZ 85001

Or, you may submit the required documents to a third-party provider authorized by MVD to perform IRP transactions.

These are the requirements:

• $10 filing fee
• New Carrier Checklist
• IFTA/IRP Application
• FRP Apportioned Registration Application
• Record Keeping Agreement
• Power of Attorney: Motor Carrier (if applicable)
• Copy of the title or proof of VIN for each vehicle being added to the fleet
• Copy of the IRS form 2290, Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return, for each unit with a GVWR of 55,000 pounds or greater
• USDOT number (Apply to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.)
• Operating Authority (MC number) (This number must be active before you submit your application. Apply to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.)

Evidence of your established place of business in Arizona or proof of residency in Arizona

Primary List

• Real-estate ownership document
• Real-estate lease agreement (cannot be a short term lease, must include dates for the length of the registration)
• Rent or mortgage payment receipt
• Current Utility bill 
• Current Arizona driver license (if applicant is an individual)
• Paid personal income taxes to Arizona
• Paid real estate or personal property taxes to Arizona
• Copy of the Filed Federal Income Tax return
• Other factors with clear evidence of the Applicant’s legal Business or Residence address

Secondary List (supports items in primary list, will require review and approval)

• Article of Incorporation in an Active Status, principal owner listed is a resident of AZ
• A vehicle title in AZ in the Business Name or principal owner name with residence address

Addresses that are not acceptable:

Any virtual office -  A virtual office does not really exist as an office — not in the real world or a digital one. It's not a physical space you can visit or use as a workspace as you can in a traditional office. Instead, a virtual office is just an address.

Examples of what virtual office will offer:

• A place to receive and pick up mail
• Mail processing and forwarding
• Digital mail service
• Business number
• Business phone system
• Copy and print facilities

• Remote receptionist services