State RegulationsAZ specificDifficulty 3/5
A Mesa resident receives her first Arizona producer license today. Under A.R.S. 20-285, how do the expiration dates of her initial and renewed licenses work?
Select an option to reveal the answer and the full 3-part explanation — free, no signup.
Answer & full 3-part explanation (select an option above, or peek)
Why C is correct
Under A.R.S. 20-285, the initial license runs to the third or fourth anniversary, and every renewal is a full four-year term that expires on the last day of the producer's birth month. Anchoring renewal to the birth month lets the Department stagger expiration dates across licensees instead of tracking each original issuance date.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Wrong because Arizona licenses are not one-year licenses; A.R.S. 20-285 provides an initial term to the third or fourth anniversary and four-year renewals.
- B) Wrong because the renewal term under A.R.S. 20-285 is a full four years, not two.
- D) Wrong because renewals are keyed to the producer's birth month, not to the anniversary of issuance.
Memory hook
First license to an anniversary, renewals to your birthday month.