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AZ Rev Stat § 32-2108.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2108.01 - License applicants; fingerprint clearance cards; definition

32-2108.01.  License applicants;  fingerprint clearance cards;  definition A. Before receiving and holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter,  each license applicant shall obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to section 41-1758.03. B. The license applicant is responsible for providing the department with a valid fingerprint clearance card.  C. The department shall not issue a license to an original license applicant before receiving a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to this section. However,  the department shall suspend the license if the fingerprint clearance card is determined to be invalid and an applicant who was issued a license fails to submit a new valid fingerprint clearance card within ten days after being notified by the department. D. This section does not affect the department's authority to otherwise issue,  deny,  cancel,  terminate,  suspend or revoke a license. E. For the purposes of this section,  " license applicant"  means: 1. Each original real estate,  cemetery and membership camping salesperson and broker applicant pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. 2. Each natural person,  or for an entity applicant,  any person exercising control of the entity,  who applies for an original certificate of approval to operate a real estate school,  or for a renewal certificate,  any natural person or person exercising control who has not previously submitted a fingerprint card to the department. 3. Any natural person,  or for an entity applicant,  any person exercising control of the entity,  on whom the department has evidence of a criminal record that has not been previously reviewed or evaluated by the department and who applies for a: (a) License renewal pursuant to section 32-2130. (b) Public report to: (i) Sell or lease subdivided lands pursuant to article 4 of this chapter. (ii) Sell or lease unsubdivided lands pursuant to article 7 of this chapter. (iii) Sell or lease time-share estates pursuant to article 9 of this chapter. (iv) Sell membership camping contracts pursuant to article 10 of this chapter. (c) Certificate of authority to sell cemetery lots pursuant to article 6 of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2109 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2109 - Employment; compensation

32-2109.  Employment;  compensation Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  the commissioner shall appoint a secretary and such deputies,  assistants,  and clerks as are necessary. The compensation of all such employees shall be as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2110 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2110 - Interest of department officer or employee in real estate company prohibited

32-2110.  Interest of department officer or employee in real estate company prohibited No officer or employee of the department shall be connected with or directly or indirectly interested in any real estate company or real estate brokerage firm.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2111 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2111 - Attorney general as legal adviser and representative of commissioner

32-2111.  Attorney general as legal adviser and representative of commissioner The attorney general shall act for the commissioner in all legal actions or proceedings and shall advise him upon all questions of law arising out of the administration of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2112 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2112 - Admissibility of certified copies of department records in evidence

32-2112.  Admissibility of certified copies of department records in evidence Properly certified copies of records of the department or documents filed therein shall be received in evidence in all courts of the state equally and with like effect as the originals.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2113 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2113 - Recorded disclosure for territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility

32-2113.  Recorded disclosure for territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility  A. The commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in each county in this state that includes territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility as defined in section 28-8461 a document,  applicable to property located within territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility,  with the following disclosure: " This property is located within territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility and may be subject to increased noise and accident potential."  B. The attorney general shall prepare in recordable form the document that is executed and recorded by the commissioner pursuant to this section. C. The document that is executed and recorded by the commissioner shall include a legal description of the territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility. The military airport shall cause the legal description of territory in the vicinity of the military airport or ancillary military facility defined in section 28-8461 to be prepared and shall provide the legal description to the commissioner and the state land department in recordable form in twelve point font on eight and one-half inch by eleven inch paper. D. The state land department shall prepare maps with the legal descriptions pursuant to section 37-102.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2114 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2114 - Recorded disclosure for land under a military training route or restricted air space

32-2114.  Recorded disclosure for land under a military training route or restricted air space A. The commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in each county in this state that includes land under a military training route as defined in section 28-8461 and as delineated in the military training route map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 a document,  applicable to land under a military training route as delineated in the military training route map,  disclosing that the land is under a military training route. B. The commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in each county in this state that includes land under restricted air space as delineated in the restricted air space map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 a document,  applicable to land under restricted air space as delineated in the restricted air space map,  disclosing that the land is under restricted air space. C. If a military training route changes and people who were notified pursuant to subsection A of this section no longer have property under a military training route as delineated in the military training route map,  the commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the property is located a document disclosing that the land is not under a military training route. D. If restricted air space changes and people who were notified pursuant to subsection B of this section no longer have property under restricted air space as delineated in the restricted air space map,  the commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the property is located a document disclosing that the land is not under restricted air space. E. The attorney general shall prepare in recordable form the documents that are executed and recorded by the commissioner pursuant to this section. F. The documents that are executed and recorded by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall include a legal description of the military training route as delineated in the military training route map and a legal description of the restricted air space as delineated in the restricted air space map.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2114.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2114.01 - Military electronics range

32-2114.01.  Military electronics range A. The commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in each county in this state that includes a military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map prepared by the state land department pursuant to section 37-102 a document that applies to land contained in a military electronics range and that discloses that the land is contained in a military electronics range. B. If a military electronics range changes and persons who were notified pursuant to subsection A of this section no longer have property contained in a military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map,  the commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the property is located a document disclosing that the land is not contained in a military electronics range. C. The attorney general shall prepare in recordable form the documents that are executed and recorded by the commissioner pursuant to this section. D. The documents that are executed and recorded by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall include a geospatial description of the military electronics range as delineated in the military electronics range map.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2115 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2115 - Department's website; military training route map; restricted air space map; military electronics range map

32-2115.  Department's website;  military training route map;  restricted air space map;  military electronics range map The department shall post on its website the following maps prepared by the state land department as prescribed by law: 1. The military training route map.  2. The restricted air space map. 3. The military electronics range of a military installation.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2116 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2116 - Military training routes; contacts

32-2116.  Military training routes;  contacts A. Each year the department shall contact the chairperson of the Arizona military airspace working group and request the name,  address and telephone number of the chairperson. B. The department shall post the information it receives pursuant to subsection A on the department's web site.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2117 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2117 - Earth fissure maps; posting; immunity

32-2117.  Earth fissure maps;  posting;  immunity A. On receipt of maps from the Arizona geological survey,  the state real estate department shall provide any earth fissure map to any member of the public in printed or electronic format on request and provide access on its website to the earth fissure maps prepared by the Arizona geological survey pursuant to section 27-106,  subsection A,  paragraph 3. The following notice shall be displayed below each map: Notice The state of Arizona has made a reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of this map when it was produced,  but errors may be present and the state of Arizona does not guarantee its accuracy. The map supplements,  and is not a substitute for,  a professional inspection of property for defects and conditions. B. This section does not deny a person rights guaranteed by the Arizona Constitution,  and notwithstanding any other law,  a subdivider,  owner or licensee is not liable to any person or governmental entity for any act or failure to act in connection with: 1. The disclosure of real estate subject to earth fissures if the subdivider,  owner or licensee provides a written disclosure or includes notice in a public report,  issued pursuant to section 32-2183 or 32-2195.03,  with respect to real estate subject to earth fissures,  of the map and website described in subsection A of this section. The written disclosure or notice in a public report,  issued pursuant to section 32-2183 or 32-2195.03,  of the map and website does not create an independent cause of action. 2. Any disclosure that occurred before the date the map described in subsection A of this section is posted on the website if the subdivider,  owner or licensee had no actual knowledge that the land was subject to earth fissures before the map was posted.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2118 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2118 - Competition with private enterprise; prohibition

32-2118.  Competition with private enterprise;  prohibition The department shall not create,  endorse or sponsor any activity that may be legally performed by a licensee in any way that constitutes competition with the private sector,  unless there is no licensee that is capable and willing to create,  endorse or sponsor the activity. This section does not apply to license approval processes or procedures under this chapter or to educational activities under section 32-2107.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2119 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2119 - Consumer education; water supply definitions; map

32-2119.  Consumer education;  water supply definitions;  map A. The department of real estate shall post on its website information advising prospective home buyers to investigate water availability before purchasing real property and shall include a link to the website of the department of water resources for definitions of the following terms that apply in areas of the state outside active management areas,  as required by section 45-108.05: 1. Adequate water supply. 2. Inadequate water supply. 3. Property served by a water provider currently designated as having an adequate water supply. 4. No water supply determination. B. The department of real estate shall display on its website a current map of all areas in this state that are outside active management areas established pursuant to title 45,  chapter 2,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2171 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2171 - Definitions

32-2171.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Property management firm"  means any corporation,  partnership or limited liability company licensed pursuant to section 32-2125,  subsection A or a designated broker that by written agreement,  manages rental property or properties for compensation. 2. " Rental agreement"  means a lease or leasing agreement.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2172 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2172 - Scope of article

32-2172.  Scope of article This article supersedes all provisions of law and rules that relate to property management.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2174 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2174 - Property management accounts

32-2174.  Property management accounts A. All property management accounts shall be designated as trust accounts and shall include descriptive wording,  substantially similar to one of the following,  in the trust account title: 1. " Trust account" . 2. " Fiduciary account" . 3. " In trust for (individual or entity name)" . 4. " Trustee for (individual or entity name)" . 5. " Fiduciary for (individual or entity name)" . B. A broker's trust account is required for all of the owner's monies,  except if the owner directs the broker to deposit the monies directly into the owner's account. The broker shall not have access to the owner's account. Trust accounts may be interest bearing. C. The designated broker for a property management firm may authorize either a licensee or an unlicensed natural person in the direct employ of the broker to transfer monies or to be a signatory on the property management firm's trust accounts. If the person who is designated to sign on behalf of the designated property management broker is an unlicensed person,  that person shall be a bona fide officer,  member,  principal or employee of the property management firm. The broker may require dual signatures on checks and may use a facsimile signature according to the broker's business policies and procedures. The designation of a licensed or unlicensed person to transfer monies or to be a signatory on trust accounts does not lessen the broker's responsibility or liability for any monies handled. D. Within three banking days after receiving monies that are not subject to dispute or contingency,  the property management firm shall deposit the monies in either the owner's direct account or the property management firm's trust account for the benefit of the owner. A property management firm may remit an owner's monies under its control to or for the owner by any lawful means available. E. Each rental agreement executed by a property manager shall include a provision that clearly states the disposition of any tenant deposits.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2176 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2176 - Payment of finder fees to apartment tenants; limits; prohibited activities; civil penalty; definitions

32-2176.  Payment of finder fees to apartment tenants;  limits;  prohibited activities;  civil penalty;  definitions A. Notwithstanding sections 32-2155,  32-2163 and 32-2165 or any other provision of this chapter,  a property management firm or a property owner may: 1. Pay a finder fee to an unlicensed person who is a tenant in an apartment complex managed by the firm or owned by the owner. 2. Authorize a residential leasing agent or manager to deliver a finder fee to an unlicensed person who is a tenant in an apartment complex managed by the residential leasing agent or manager. A residential leasing agent or manager may not receive a finder fee. This prohibition does not affect the ability of a residential leasing agent or manager to receive a bonus pursuant to section 32-2121,  subsection A,  paragraph 6. B. A finder fee paid pursuant to this section shall be a credit toward or reduction in the tenant's monthly rent. A tenant may receive multiple finder fees. C. A tenant shall limit the tenant's activities pursuant to this section to referring prospective lessees to the owner or the owner's agent and shall not do any of the following: 1. Show a residential dwelling unit to a prospective lessee. 2. Discuss terms or conditions of leasing a dwelling unit with a prospective lessee. 3. Participate in the negotiation of the leasing of a dwelling unit. D. This section does not allow an unlicensed person to advertise or otherwise promote the person's services in procuring or assisting to procure prospective lessors or tenants of apartment units. E. For a licensee who pays a finder fee in violation of this section,  for each violation the department may suspend or revoke the licensee's license or impose a civil penalty pursuant to section 32-2153. F. For the purposes of this section: 1. " Finder fee"  means a fee paid to a person for introducing or arranging an introduction between the parties to a transaction involving the rental of an apartment unit. 2. " Property owner"  means a person who is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter pursuant to section 32-2121,  subsection A,  paragraph 1. 3. " Residential leasing agent or manager"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-2121,  subsection A,  paragraph 6.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2181.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2181.01 - Power of commissioner to exempt certain subdivisions or fractional interests by special order

32-2181.01.  Power of commissioner to exempt certain subdivisions or fractional interests by special order A. The commissioner may in his discretion by special order exempt from any one or all of the provisions of this article certain subdivided lands or fractional interests therein upon written petition and upon a showing by the petitioner,  satisfactory to the commissioner,  that compliance with the provisions of this article is not essential to the public interest or for the protection of buyers by reason of the special characteristics of the subdivided lands or fractional interests therein or the limited character and duration of the offer for sale,  lease or financing or the special characteristics or limited number of fractional interests. B. Special orders issued pursuant to this section shall relate to specific lands or specific fractional interests. C. A petition filed under this section shall be accompanied by an initial fee of one hundred dollars. No fees shall be returnable irrespective of the nature of the action upon the petition.
AZ Rev Stat § 32-2182 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Professions and Occupations|§ 32-2182 - Examination of subdivision by commissioner; fee; time limit to determine violation

32-2182.  Examination of subdivision by commissioner;  fee;  time limit to determine violation A. The commissioner shall examine any subdivision offered for sale or lease and shall make public his findings. The total cost of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the department in the examination,  in addition to the initial filing fee provided for in this section,  shall be borne by the subdivider on the basis of actual cost to the department. A filing fee of five hundred dollars or such lesser fee as determined by the commissioner shall accompany the written notification required in section 32-2181. The commissioner may allow the developer to outsource and pay for the cost of physical inspections so long as the department approves the inspector and the inspection for content. B. The commissioner may,  but is not required to,  inspect a subdivision site if all of the following apply: 1. The commissioner has previously inspected the subdivision within the past two years. 2. All proposed improvements were complete at the time of the previous inspection. 3. The sales offering does not include any changes to the physical aspects of the subdivision,  including the plat,  site and locations of improvements. C. The commissioner is not required to complete the inspection of the subdivision site before issuing a public report. Nevertheless,  if the commissioner discovers anything during any subsequent inspection that would have been grounds to deny issuance of the public report or anything that would have warranted additional disclosure in the public report,  the commissioner may issue a summary order as provided in section 32-2157. D. Notwithstanding any other law,  the commissioner has no more than five years after the date of an initial complaint or initiation of an investigation by the commissioner to determine if the sale or lease violated this article.