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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6809 - Renegotiations

44-6809.
Renegotiations
A. A renegotiation occurs if any term of a rental-purchase agreement that is required to be disclosed by section 44-6804 is changed by agreement by the lessor and consumer. A renegotiation is considered to be a new rental-purchase agreement requiring the lessor to give all of the disclosures required by section 44-6804.
B. A renegotiation shall not include any of the following:
1. Reinstatement of a rental-purchase agreement in accordance with section 44-6807,  subsection A.
2. A lessor's waiver or failure to assert any claim against the consumer.
3. A deferral,  extension or waiver of a portion of a periodic payment or of one or more periodic payments.
4. A change,  made at the consumer's request,  of the day of the week or month on which periodic payments are to be made.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6810 - Advertising

44-6810.
Advertising
A. If an advertisement for a rental-purchase agreement refers to or states the dollar amount of any periodic payment and the right to acquire ownership of a specific item,  the advertisement shall also clearly and conspicuously state the following,  as applicable:
1. That the transaction advertised is a rental-purchase agreement.
2. The total number and total amount of periodic payments necessary to acquire ownership of the item.
3. That the consumer acquires no ownership rights unless the total amount necessary to acquire ownership is paid.
B. Each item displayed or offered under a rental-purchase agreement shall bear a tag or card that clearly and conspicuously indicates in Arabic numerals,  which are readable and understandable by visual inspection,  each of the following:
1. The cash price of the item.
2. The amount of the periodic payment.
3. The total number and total amount of periodic payments necessary to acquire ownership.
4. The cost of rental.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6811 - Enforcement; penalties

44-6811.
Enforcement;  penalties
A. A lessor who fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter is liable to the consumer damaged by the lessor's failure to comply:
1. In an amount equal to the greater of either:
(a) The actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of the lessor's failure to comply with this chapter.
(b) Twenty-five per cent of the total of payments necessary to acquire ownership,  but at least one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
2. For court costs and expenses and reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
B. A consumer shall not take any action to offset the amount for which a lessor is potentially liable under subsection A against any amount owed by the consumer,  unless the amount of the lessor's liability has been determined by judgment in an action in which the lessor was a party. This subsection does not bar a consumer in default on an obligation from asserting a violation of this chapter as an original action or as a defense or counterclaim to an action brought by a lessor against the consumer.
C. The rights and remedies prescribed under this section are cumulative with any other rights or remedies available in this state.
D. A consumer or lessor shall not bring an action under this chapter more than two years after the date the consumer made the consumer's last rental payment or more than two years after the date of the occurrence of the violation that is the subject of the suit,  whichever is later.
E. A violation of this chapter constitutes an unlawful practice under section 44-1522. The attorney general may investigate and take appropriate action as prescribed by chapter 10,  article 7 of this title.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6812 - Lessor's defenses; definition

44-6812.
Lessor's defenses;  definition
A. If a lessor establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of this chapter was unintentional or the result of a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid these errors,  a court shall not impose a penalty prescribed in section 44-6811 and validity of the transaction is not affected.
B. A lessor is not liable under this chapter for any failure to comply with any requirement imposed under this chapter if within sixty days after discovering an error,  and before the institution of an action under this chapter or the receipt of written notice of the error from the consumer,  the lessor notifies the consumer of the error and makes whatever adjustments in the appropriate account that are necessary to correct the error.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " bona fide errors"  includes clerical errors,  calculation errors,  errors due to unintentional,  improper computer programming or data entry and printing errors but does not include an error of legal judgment with respect to a lessor's obligations under this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6851 - Definitions

44-6851.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Check"  means a draft that is payable on demand and drawn on a financial institution,  a cashier's check or a teller's check.
2. " Draft"  means an item,  other than an instrument,  that is an order.
3. " Drawer"  means a person who signs or is identified in a draft as a person ordering payment.
4. " Financial institution"  means a bank,  savings and loan association or credit union that is chartered and supervised under state or federal law.
5. " Holder"  means a person,  including this state,  who is entitled to enforce an instrument.
6. " Maker"  means a person who signs or is identified in a note as a person undertaking to pay.
7. " Order"  means a written instruction to pay money that is signed by the person giving the instruction. The instruction may be addressed to any person,  including this state or the person giving the instruction,  or to one or more persons,  including this state,  jointly or in the alternative but not in succession.
8. " Payee"  means a person,  including this state,  in whose favor an instrument is drawn or made payable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6852 - Dishonored checks; service fee

44-6852.
Dishonored checks;  service fee
Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in sections 32-328 and 32-507,  the holder,  payee or assignee of the holder or payee of a dishonored check,  draft,  order or note may charge and collect from the maker or drawer a service fee of not more than $25 plus any actual charges assessed by the financial institution of the holder,  payee or assignee of the holder or payee as a result of the dishonored instrument.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6951 - Definitions

44-6951.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Audited financial report"  means a financial report on a provider that is prepared by an independent certified public accountant.
2. " Department"  means the department of insurance and financial institutions.
3. " Director"  means the director of the department of insurance and financial institutions.
4. " Entrance fee"  means an initial or deferred transfer to a provider of a facility of a sum of money or property by a person entering into a senior residential entrance fee contract that in amount or value is at least six hundred percent of the periodic fee charged to a resident,  all or a portion of which may be refunded to that resident,  a benefactor or a beneficiary on the resident's termination of residence in the facility.
5. " Facility"  means a place or places in which a provider undertakes to provide a resident with a living unit pursuant to a senior residential entrance fee contract. Facility does not include any provider that is regulated by the department of insurance and financial institutions pursuant to title 20,  chapter 8.
6. " Living unit"  means any apartment,  room or other area in a facility set aside for the exclusive use of one or more identified residents.
7. " Periodic fee"  means the monthly calculated amount charged to a resident for lodging in a living unit provided pursuant to a senior residential entrance fee contract.
8. " Provider"  means a person who provides lodging to seniors in a living unit pursuant to a senior residential entrance fee contract.
9. " Resident"  means an individual who enters into a senior residential entrance fee contract with a provider or who is designated in a senior residential entrance fee contract to receive lodging.
10. " Senior residential entrance fee contract"  means a contract to provide a living unit in a facility for the duration of a resident's life or for a term of more than one year that is conditioned on the transfer of an entrance fee to the provider in addition to or in lieu of the payment of periodic charges for the living unit and that is further conditioned on the resident's ability to live independently.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6952 - Senior residential entrance fee contracts; provider registration; registration fee

44-6952.
Senior residential entrance fee contracts;  provider registration;  registration fee
A. Before a provider solicits,  enters into or extends the term of a senior residential entrance fee contract the provider shall register with the department on a form prescribed by the department. The form shall include at least the following information:
1. The name of the provider.
2. The name,  business address and business telephone number of each person holding at least a ten per cent ownership interest in the provider.
3. The business address,  telephone number and fax number of the provider.
4. The mailing and street addresses for each of the provider's facilities.
5. The name,  business address and business telephone number of the chief administrator for each facility.
6. The fiscal year-end date for the provider.
B. The director shall charge each provider a registration fee. The provider shall submit the registration form and fee to the department together with a copy of the provider's most recent audited financial report and a copy of the provider's disclosure statement prescribed in section 44-6954,  subsection D,  paragraph 2.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-6953 - Maintaining valid registration

44-6953.
Maintaining valid registration
A. To maintain a valid registration,  within one hundred eighty days following the conclusion of each fiscal year each provider shall file its annual financial report for the previous fiscal year with the department. If a provider fails to timely file its annual financial report,  the department shall notify the provider in writing. If the provider fails to file its annual financial report within thirty days after the date of the written notice,  the department shall cancel the provider's registration and send written notice of the cancellation to the provider and the consumer fraud section of the attorney general's office.
B. A provider shall also file with the department any amendments to its disclosure statement prescribed in section 44-6954,  subsection D,  paragraph 2 within fourteen days after making the amendment. The department shall notify the provider and the consumer fraud section of the attorney general's office if the department finds that the provider is using a disclosure form or amended disclosure form that has not been filed with the department.
C. The department shall forward to the consumer fraud section of the attorney general's office a copy of any provider's audited financial report that contains a qualified opinion or a statement that the auditors have substantial doubt about the provider's ability to continue as a going concern. The department shall notify the provider that the department has forwarded the financial report to the attorney general.
2023 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7003 - Scope

44-7003.
Scope
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7011 - Notarization; acknowledgment

44-7011.
Notarization;  acknowledgment
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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7034 - Electronic notarization; acknowledgment

44-7034.
Electronic notarization;  acknowledgment
If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized,  acknowledged,  verified or made under oath,  that requirement is satisfied if all of the following are true:
1. A secure electronic signature of the individual who is authorized to perform those acts and all other information that is required to be included pursuant to any other applicable law are applied to a secure electronic record.
2. The secure electronic record has a time stamp token that is both:
(a) Created by a party recognized by the secretary of state.
(b) In a form that is accepted by the secretary of state to do all of the following:
(i) Reasonably verify the validity of the signing party's secure electronic signature.
(ii) Reasonably establish the time of signing.
3. The secure electronic record cannot be altered without invalidating the time stamp token.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7041 - Creation; retention; conversion of written records

44-7041.
Creation;  retention;  conversion of written records
A. Each governmental agency shall determine if,  and the extent to which,  the governmental agency will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. Any governmental agency that is subject to the management,  preservation,  determination of value and disposition of records requirements prescribed in sections 41-151,  41-151.12,  41-151.13,  41-151.14,  41-151.15,  41-151.16,  41-151.17 and 41-151.19 and the permanent public records requirements prescribed in section 39-101 shall comply with those requirements.
B. State agencies shall comply with the standards adopted by the department of administration pursuant to title 18,  chapter 1.
C. All governmental agencies shall comply with the policies that are established pursuant to section 18-106 and that apply to the use of electronic signatures.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7042 - Sending and accepting electronic records; exemption

44-7042.
Sending and accepting electronic records;  exemption
A. Except as otherwise provided in section 44-7012,  subsection D,  and this subsection,  each governmental agency,  except state agencies,  shall determine if,  and the extent to which,  the governmental agency will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create,  generate,  communicate,  store,  process,  use and rely on electronic records and electronic signatures. State agencies shall accept electronic records and electronic signatures and shall comply with the appropriate standards and policies adopted or established by the department of administration pursuant to title 18,  chapter 1.
B. To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures pursuant to subsection A of this section,  the governmental agency after giving due consideration to security may specify:
1. The manner and format in which the electronic records must be created,  generated,  sent,  communicated,  received and stored and the systems established for those purposes.
2. If electronic records must be signed by electronic means,  the type of electronic signature required,  the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record and the identity of or criteria that must be met by any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process.
3. Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation,  disposition,  integrity,  security,  confidentiality and ability to perform audits of electronic records.
4. Any other required attributes for electronic records that are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or that are reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
C. This section does not apply to the judicial branch.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7043 - Interoperability

44-7043.
Interoperability
Technology standards adopted by the governmental information technology agency,  electronic signature use policies adopted by the secretary of state or any other similar standards adopted by any other governmental agency pursuant to section 44-7042 shall encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies,  other states,  the federal government and nongovernmental persons that interact with governmental agencies. If deemed appropriate by the entity adopting the standards,  the standards may allow for differing levels of standards from which governmental agencies may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7051 - Consumer protection

44-7051.
Consumer protection
A. Nothing in this chapter diminishes the parties' consumer protection rights prescribed in chapter 10,  article 7 of this title or any other federal or state law relating to consumers.
B. If a consumer law,  other than this chapter,  requires a paper record or notice of the transaction,  the parties to the transaction may request that the record or notice be provided in an electronic format and that record or notice shall comply with this chapter. Even if before completing a consumer transaction by an electronic method that complies with this chapter,  a party to the transaction requests that a record or notice of the transaction be delivered in electronic form,  that party may subsequently change that preference and request that all future records or notices relating to that transaction be sent in paper form to an appropriate address. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the enforceability of electronic records or notices previously provided or made available to that party in accordance with this chapter.
C. A nonelectronic consumer contract or agreement may not contain a provision that authorizes any transaction or part of any transaction pursuant to that contract or agreement by electronic means unless all of the following apply:
1. The consumer makes a separate and express assent or signing either manually or electronically that specifies that the consumer agrees that certain transactions or parts of transactions will be conducted by electronic means.
2. The contract or agreement indicates which transactions or parts of transactions that may be conducted by electronic means and the manner in which those transactions or parts of transactions shall be conducted.
3. The consumer agrees,  as part of the assent,  to provide the other party with the consumer's electronic address that complies with section 44-7015.
4. The consumer agrees,  as part of the assent,  to notify the other party,  either manually or electronically,  of any change in the electronic address prescribed in paragraph 3 or the consumer's withdrawal of consent to electronic transactions.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7052 - Electronic delivery of written communications; exception; definition

44-7052.
Electronic delivery of written communications;  exception;  definition
A. Any law requiring an entity,  a government agency,  a government official or any person acting with official government authority to communicate with a person in writing or by mail may be satisfied by use of a secure electronic delivery service.
B. This section does not apply to ballots,  sample ballots,  publicity pamphlets or other similar governmental communication regarding an election.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " secure electronic delivery service"  means a service that both:
1. Employs security procedures to provide,  send,  deliver or otherwise communicate electronic records to their intended recipients by means that use either:
(a) Security methods such as passwords,  encryption and matching an electronic address to a person's physical United States postal address.
(b) Other security methods that are consistent with applicable law or industry standards.
2. Operates subject to otherwise applicable requirements of the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (15 United States Code chapter 96) or this chapter and that allows information to be provided,  sent,  delivered or otherwise communicated by or from an entity,  a government agency,  a government official or any person acting with official government authority to a person in the form of an electronic record.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7061 - Signatures and records secured through blockchain technology; smart contracts; ownership of information; definitions

44-7061.
Signatures and records secured through blockchain technology;  smart contracts;  ownership of information;  definitions
A. A signature that is secured through blockchain technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic signature.
B. A record or contract that is secured through blockchain technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic record.
C. Smart contracts may exist in commerce. A contract relating to a transaction may not be denied legal effect,  validity or enforceability solely because that contract contains a smart contract term.
D. Notwithstanding any other law,  a person that,  in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,  uses blockchain technology to secure information that the person owns or has the right to use retains the same rights of ownership or use with respect to that information as before the person secured the information using blockchain technology. This subsection does not apply to the use of blockchain technology to secure information in connection with a transaction to the extent that the terms of the transaction expressly provide for the transfer of rights of ownership or use with respect to that information.
E. For the purposes of this section:
1. " Blockchain technology"  means distributed ledger technology that uses a distributed,  decentralized,  shared and replicated ledger,  which may be public or private,  permissioned or permissionless,  or driven by tokenized crypto economics or tokenless. The data on the ledger is protected with cryptography,  is immutable and auditable and provides an uncensored truth.
2. " Smart contract"  means an event-driven program,  with state,  that runs on a distributed,  decentralized,  shared and replicated ledger and that can take custody over and instruct transfer of assets on that ledger.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7151 - Definitions

44-7151.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Banned member"  means a member whose account or profile is the subject of a fraud ban.
2. " Dating referral services"  means services that are primarily intended to introduce or match adults for social or romantic activities,  including activities that are commonly referred to as computer dating or video dating services. Dating referral services does not include arrangements in which one party is compensated for engaging in the social activity.
3. " Dating services enterprise"  or " enterprise"  means any person or business entity that offers dating referral services to the public for compensation.
4. " Fraud ban"  means the barring of a member from an online dating service because,  in the judgment of the online dating service,  the member poses a significant risk of attempting to obtain monies from other members through fraudulent means,  using a false identity or attempting to defraud other members.
5. " Member"  means a person who submits to an online dating service the information required by the online dating service to access the online dating service for the purpose of engaging in dating or participating in a compatibility evaluation with other persons.
6. " Members in this state"  means members who provide a billing address or zip code in this state when registering with an online dating service.
7. " Online dating service"  means a product or service that offers or provides to its members access to dating,  romantic relationships or matrimonial services between persons through the internet to arrange or facilitate the social introduction of two or more persons.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7152 - Dating referral services contracts

44-7152.
Dating referral services contracts
A. Every contract for dating referral services shall be in writing and is subject to this article. A dating services enterprise shall include any requirement or prohibition prescribed in this article in the written contract before the customer signs the contract. The enterprise shall give the customer a copy of the written contract at the time the customer signs the contract. The enterprise shall keep original copies of all contracts for services for three years after the expiration of those contracts.
B. Any contract for dating referral services that does not comply with this article is void and unenforceable.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7153 - Rescission; refunds; definition

44-7153.
Rescission;  refunds;  definition
A customer may rescind a contract for dating referral services within three business days after the customer signs the contract if within the three day period the customer either sends a signed written notice by certified mail to the dating services enterprise at the address specified in the contract or the customer personally delivers a signed written notice to the dating services enterprise at the address specified in the contract or at the dating services enterprise facility. Within thirty days after receipt of the notice of rescission,  the enterprise shall refund to the customer any monies the customer paid under the contract. For the purposes of this section,  " business day"  means any day on which the dating services enterprise facility is open for business,  excluding Sundays and other legal holidays.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Trade and Commerce › § 44-7154 - Prohibited contract provisions; prohibited acts

44-7154.
Prohibited contract provisions;  prohibited acts
A. A contract for dating referral services shall not:
1. Require payments or financing over a period of more than three years after the effective date of the contract and shall not extend for the life of the customer.
2. Extend the initial term of services to be rendered under the contract to more than one year after the effective date of the contract. At the end of the contract period,  the dating services enterprise may give the customer the option to renew the contract for one year.
3. Require the customer to give up any right the customer may have against the enterprise. An assignment of the contract by the enterprise does not affect any right of action or defense arising out of the contract that the customer has against the enterprise.
B. A dating services enterprise shall not sell,  induce or allow any customer to become directly or indirectly obligated under more than one contract for services for the purposes of avoiding the requirements and penalties prescribed in this article.
C. Any waiver by a customer of any requirement prescribed in this article is void and unenforceable.
D. A dating services enterprise shall not:
1. Use coercive sales tactics.
2. Misrepresent the quality,  benefits or nature of services.
3. Misrepresent the qualifications or number of other customers participating in the services provided by the enterprise.
4. Misrepresent the success the enterprise has had in making matches or referrals that are favorable to the enterprise's customers.
E. Any contract entered into in reliance on any false,  fraudulent or misleading information,  representation,  notice or advertisement made by the enterprise or any of the enterprise's employees or agents is void and unenforceable.