[Rick Lee]

AZ has private title services shops everywhere who do everything DMV does for a modest added fee. I'm sure you can go to one in a town just across the border (Parker, Quartzsite, Yuma, etc) and get the paperwork done. All DMV renewal and fee notices are done by email now and you can set up an account on ServiceArizona.com to receive and store messages from DMV. The only thing you might need to physically be in AZ for is for the initial inspection for titling. You probably can't get the plate decals mailed to you in CA, but someone in AZ can probably grab them from your Mailboxes or UPS Store mailbox and send them to you.