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AZ Rev Stat § 44-6954 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-6954 - Senior residential entrance fee contracts; offer; rescission; disclosure

44-6954.  Senior residential entrance fee contracts;  offer;  rescission;  disclosure A. A person shall not solicit or enter into or extend the term of a senior residential entrance fee contract as a provider except pursuant to this chapter and after registering with the department as provided in section 44-6952. B. The senior residential entrance fee contract,  or an application agreement if a contract is contemplated to be signed thereafter,  shall provide that any person who enters into the contract or application agreement has a period of seven days to rescind the contract or application agreement without penalty or further obligation. The seven days begins on the first full calendar day after the last to occur of any of the following events: 1. The execution of the contract or application agreement,  whichever occurs first,  if the proposed form of contract is provided to the person at the time the application agreement is executed. 2. The payment of an initial sum of money as a deposit or application fee. 3. Receipt of the disclosure statements and contents prescribed in subsection D of this section. C. If a rescission occurs,  the provider shall fully refund all monies or property paid or transferred by the person. A facility shall not require a person to move into a facility until after the expiration of the seven day rescission period. D. At or before the execution of a senior residential entrance fee contract and the transfer of any money or other property to a provider pursuant to a contract,  the provider shall deliver to the person who is executing the senior residential entrance fee contract both of the following: 1. A copy of the provider's most recent certified statement of operations and balance sheet prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. 2. A disclosure statement that is not longer than two printed pages,  that is in plain English and that provides in clear and conspicuous type the following information: (a) The name of the facility. (b) The name of the owner of the facility. (c) The amount of the entrance fee. (d) The portion of the entrance fee that is or may be refundable to the resident and the terms on which the refund is to be made. (e) Whether,  and by what method,  the refundable portion of the entrance fee is insured,  guaranteed,  secured or otherwise provided for. (f) A statement that a person who has complaints about an entrance fee contract may contact the consumer fraud section of the attorney general's office.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7001 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7001 - Short title

44-7001.  Short title This chapter may be cited as the Arizona electronic transactions act.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7003 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7003 - Scope

44-7003.  Scope (L18,  Ch. 122,  sec. 2. Eff. until 7/1/22) A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section,  this chapter applies to any electronic record and electronic signature relating to a transaction. B. For the purposes of this article and articles 2,  3 and 4 of this chapter,  this chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent the transaction is governed by: 1. Title 14 as it relates to the creation and execution of wills,  codicils or testamentary trusts. 2. Title 47,  other than title 47,  chapters 2 and 2A and section 47-1306 and as otherwise provided in section 44-7016. C. Article 5 of this chapter applies only to title 10 and transactions governed by title 47,  chapters 2,  2A and 7. D. This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection B or C of this section to the extent the record or signature is governed by a law other than those laws described in subsection B or C of this section. E. Any transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to any other applicable substantive law.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7003; Version 2 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7003; Version 2 - Scope

44-7003.  Scope (L21,  Ch. 66,  sec. 23. Eff. 7/1/22) A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section,  this chapter applies to any electronic record and electronic signature relating to a transaction. B. For the purposes of this article and articles 2,  3 and 4 of this chapter,  this chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent the transaction is governed by: 1. Title 14 as it relates to the creation and execution of wills,  codicils or testamentary trusts. 2. Title 19,  chapter 1 as it relates to the signing of referendum petitions and initiative petitions. 3. Title 47,  other than title 47,  chapters 2 and 2A and section 47-1306 and as otherwise provided in section 44-7016. C. Article 5 of this chapter applies only to title 10 and transactions governed by title 47,  chapters 2,  2A and 7. D. This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection B or C of this section to the extent the record or signature is governed by a law other than those laws described in subsection B or C of this section. E. Any transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to any other applicable substantive law.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7004 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7004 - Prospective application

44-7004.  Prospective application This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created,  generated,  sent,  communicated,  received or stored on or after the effective date of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7005 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7005 - Use of electronic records and signatures; variation by agreement

44-7005.  Use of electronic records and signatures;  variation by agreement A. This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created,  generated,  sent,  communicated,  received or stored or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. B. This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances,  including the parties' conduct. C. A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement. D. Except as provided in subsection C and otherwise provided in this chapter,  the effect of any of the provisions of this chapter may be varied by agreement. The words " unless otherwise agreed" ,  or other similar words,  as used in this chapter do not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement. E. Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and any other applicable law.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7006 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7006 - Construction; application

44-7006.  Construction;  application This chapter shall be construed and applied to: 1. Facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law. 2. Be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices. 3. Effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of this state with respect to the subject of this chapter for intrastate,  interstate and international transactions.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7007 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7007 - Legal recognition of electronic records, signatures and contracts; definition

44-7007.  Legal recognition of electronic records,  signatures and contracts;  definition A. A record or signature in electronic form cannot be denied legal effect and enforceability solely because the record or signature is in electronic form. B. A contract formed by an electronic record cannot be denied legal effect and enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. C. An electronic record satisfies any law that requires a record to be in writing or to be retained,  or both. D. An electronic signature satisfies any law that requires a signature. E. For the purposes of this section,  " law"  includes a governmental agency's policy.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7008 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7008 - Provision of information in writing; presentation of records

44-7008.  Provision of information in writing;  presentation of records A. If the parties to a transaction have agreed to conduct the transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide,  send or deliver information in writing to another person,  the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided,  sent or delivered,  as the case may be,  in an electronic record that is capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or the sender's information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record. B. If a law other than this chapter requires a person to post or display a record in a certain manner,  to send,  communicate or transmit a record by a specified method or to format information in a record in a certain manner,  the following requirements apply: 1. The record shall be posted or displayed in the manner prescribed in that law. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D,  paragraph 2,  the record shall be sent,  communicated or transmitted by the method prescribed in that law. 3. The record shall contain the information formatted in the manner prescribed in that law. C. If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record,  the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient. D. The parties to the transaction shall not vary the requirements of this section,  except that to the extent a law other than this chapter requires: 1. Information to be provided,  sent or delivered in writing but allows that requirement to be varied by agreement,  the parties may agree to vary the requirement prescribed in subsection A that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention. 2. A record to be sent,  communicated or transmitted by postage prepaid first class mail or regular mail but allows that requirement to be varied by agreement,  the parties may agree to vary the requirement to the extent allowed by the other law.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7009 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7009 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and signature

44-7009.  Attribution and effect of electronic record and signature A. An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if the record or signature was the act of the person or the person's electronic agent. The act of the person may be shown in any manner,  including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable. B. The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature that is attributed to a person under subsection A is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time the record or signature was created,  executed or adopted,  including the parties' agreement,  if any,  and as otherwise provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7010 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7010 - Effect of change or error

44-7010.  Effect of change or error A. The following apply to any change or error in an electronic record that occurs in a transmission between the parties to a transaction: 1. If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure but the other party has not,  and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed,  the conforming party may avoid the effect of the changed or erroneous electronic record. 2. In an automated transaction that involves an individual,  the individual may avoid the effect of an electronic record that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic agent did not provide an opportunity for the prevention or correction of the error and,  at the time the individual learns of the error,  the individual: (a) Promptly notifies the other person of the error and that the individual did not intend to be bound by the electronic record received by the other person. (b) Takes reasonable steps,  including steps that conform to the other person's reasonable instructions,  to return to the other person or,  if instructed by the other person,  to destroy the consideration received,  if any,  as a result of the erroneous electronic record. (c) Has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration,  if any,  received from the other person. B. If subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply,  the change or error has the effect provided by other applicable law,  including the law of mistake,  and the parties' contract,  if any. C. The parties to the transaction shall not agree to vary the requirements prescribed in subsection A,  paragraph 2 and subsection B.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7011 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7011 - Notarization; acknowledgment

44-7011.  Notarization;  acknowledgment (L19,  Ch. 56,  sec. 4. Eff. until 7/1/22) Notwithstanding title 41,  chapter 2,  article 2,  if the law requires a signature or record to be notarized,  acknowledged,  verified or made under oath,  that requirement is satisfied if a notary completes a notarial certificate on the electronic record. That notarial certificate on the electronic record is complete without the imprint or perceivable image of the notary's seal if all of the following apply: 1. The electronic record is signed pursuant to this chapter or section 18-106 in the presence of a notary. 2. The notary reasonably verifies that the electronic signature on the electronic record is the electronic signature executed or adopted by the signer pursuant to this chapter or issued to the signer pursuant to section 18-106. 3. The notary electronically signs with an electronic signature that is consistent with this chapter or any other applicable law. 4. The following information appears electronically within the record electronically signed by the notary: (a) The notary's full name and commission number exactly as it appears on the notary's commission. (b) The words " notary public" ,  " state of Arizona"  and " my commission expires on (date)" . (c) The address of the notary's principal place of contact exactly as it appears on the notary's commission. (d) The notary's e-mail or other electronic address exactly as it appears on the notary's commission.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7011; Version 2 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7011; Version 2 - Notarization; acknowledgment

44-7011.  Notarization;  acknowledgment (L21,  Ch. 66,  sec. 24. Eff. 7/1/22) If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized,  acknowledged,  verified or made under oath,  that requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts,  together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law,  is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7012 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7012 - Electronic records retention; originals; definition

44-7012.  Electronic records retention;  originals;  definition A. If a law requires that a record be retained,  the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record that: 1. Accurately reflects the information prescribed in the record after the record was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise. 2. Remains accessible for later reference. B. A person may satisfy subsection A of this section by using the services of another person to satisfy subsection A of this section. C. If a law requires: 1. A record to be presented or retained in its original form,  or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form,  that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained according to subsection A of this section. 2. Retention of a check,  that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check according to subsection A of this section. D. A record retained as an electronic record pursuant to subsection A of this section satisfies a law that requires a person to retain a record for evidentiary,  audit or like purposes,  unless a law that is enacted after July 18,  2000 prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose. E. For the purposes of this section,  " law"  includes a governmental agency's policy.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7013 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7013 - Admissibility in evidence

44-7013.  Admissibility in evidence In any proceeding,  evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7014 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7014 - Automated transaction contracts

44-7014.  Automated transaction contracts A. In any automated transaction,  the parties may form a contract by the interaction of: 1. Electronic agents of the parties,  even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements. 2. An electronic agent and an individual who acts on the individual's own behalf or for another person,  including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual may refuse to perform and in which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance. B. In addition to subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2,  the terms of any contract are determined by the substantive law that applies to that contract.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7015 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7015 - Time and place of sending and receipt

44-7015.  Time and place of sending and receipt A. Unless otherwise agreed to by the sender and the recipient,  an electronic record is sent if the record: 1. Is properly addressed or otherwise properly directed to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record. 2. Is in a form that is capable of being processed by the information processing system described in paragraph 1 of this subsection. 3. Enters an information processing system that is outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system that is designated or used by the recipient and that is under the control of the recipient. B. Unless otherwise agreed to by the sender and the recipient,  an electronic record is received if the record: 1. Enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record. 2. Is in a form that is capable of being processed by the information processing system described in paragraph 1 of this subsection. C. Subsection B applies even if the information processing system is located in a different place from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received pursuant to subsection D. D. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed to by the sender and the recipient,  an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender's place of business and to be received at the recipient's place of business. If the sender or recipient has more than one place of business,  the place of business of that person is the place that has the closest relationship to the underlying transaction. If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business,  the place of business is the sender's or recipient's residence,  as applicable. E. An electronic record is received pursuant to subsection B even if no individual is aware of its receipt. F. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection B establishes that a record was received but,  by itself,  does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. G. If a person is aware that an electronic record was purportedly sent as prescribed in subsection A or purportedly received as prescribed in subsection B,  but was not actually sent or received,  the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent allowed by the other law,  the parties may not agree to vary the requirements of this subsection.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7031 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7031 - Secure electronic signatures

44-7031.  Secure electronic signatures A signature is a secure electronic signature if,  through the application of a security procedure,  it can be demonstrated that the electronic signature at the time the signature was made was all of the following: 1. Unique to the person using it. 2. Capable of verification. 3. Under the sole control of the person using it. 4. Linked to the electronic record to which it relates in such a manner that if the record were changed the electronic signature would be invalidated.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7032 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7032 - Secure electronic records

44-7032.  Secure electronic records If,  through the ongoing application of a security procedure,  it can be demonstrated that an electronic record signed by a secure electronic signature has remained unaltered since a specified time,  the record is a secure electronic record from that time of signing forward.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-7033 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-7033 - Presumptions

44-7033.  Presumptions A. There is a rebuttable presumption that a secure electronic record has not been altered since the specific time to which the secure status relates. B. There is a rebuttable presumption that the secure electronic signature is the electronic signature of the party to whom it relates. C. In the absence of a secure electronic record or a secure electronic signature,  this chapter does not create any presumption regarding the authenticity and integrity of an electronic record or an electronic signature.