City of Tempe
P. O. Box 5002
th
20 E 6
Street, Third Floor
Tempe, AZ 85280
480-350-2955
Tax and License Division
IS YOUR BUSINESS OWNERSHIP “INDIVIDUAL”?
If so, you are required to submit additional documentation. Due to a State law change in 2008, any
individual/sole proprietor owner of a business must submit a copy of one of the 12 documents listed below
indicating an authorized presence in the United States. More information about this State law, the Legal
Worker’s
Act,
can
be
found
on
the
Maricopa
County
Attorney’s
Office
web
site:
.
The Arizona law reads as follows:
Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41; 41-1080. Licensing eligibility; authorized presence;
documentation; applicability; definitions.
A. After September 30, 2008, an agency or political subdivision of this state shall not issue a
license to an individual if the individual does not present any of the following documents to the
agency or political subdivision indicating that the individual’s presence in the United States is
authorized under federal law:
1.
An Arizona driver license issued after 1996 or an Arizona nonoperating identification
license.
2.
A driver license issued by a state that verifies lawful presence in the United States.
3.
A birth certificate or delayed birth certificate issued in any state, territory or possession of
the United States.
4.
A United States certificate of birth abroad.
5.
A United States passport.
6.
A foreign passport with a United States visa.
7.
An I-94 form with a photograph.
8.
A United States citizenship and immigration services employment authorization
document or refugee travel document.
9.
A United States certificate of naturalization.
10.
A United States certificate of citizenship.
11.
A tribal certificate of Indian blood.
12.
A tribal or bureau of Indian affairs affidavit of birth.
Please include a copy of one of the above documents with your application so that we can issue a Tempe
Privilege Tax license.