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**CERTIFICATION      OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANT      TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

| 1. | I                have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of APA Enterprises,                Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue                statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary                to                make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which                such                statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered                by                this report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this quarterly report, fairly represent in all material                respects the financial condition, results of operations                and  cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods                presented in this report; |
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| 4. | APA                Enterprises, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for                establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as                defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a and 15(e)) for APA Enterprises,                Inc. and                we have: |
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|   | a) | Designed                such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material                information relating to APA Enterprises, Inc., including its consolidated                subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,                particularly during the period in which this report is being                prepared; |
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|   | b) | Evaluated                the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of                a date                and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the                effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the                end of                the period covered by this report based on our                evaluation. |
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|   | c) | Disclosed                in this report any change in APA Enterprises, Inc.’s internal control over                financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter                that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially                affect, the Company’s control over financial                reporting. |
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| 5. | APA                Enterprises, Inc.’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based                on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial                reporting, to our auditors and the audit committee of our board of                directors: |
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|   | a) | All                significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or                operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are                reasonably likely to adversely affect APA Enterprises, Inc.’s ability to                record, process, summarize and report financial information;                and |
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|   | b) | Any                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal                controls over financial reporting. |
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