Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Acting in concert" means evidence of collaborating to pursue a concerted plan. 2. "Address of record" means any of the following: (a) The address where a licensee practices or is otherwise employed. (b) A licensee's resi…

This chapter shall be administered by the state real estate department under the direction of the real estate commissioner. The purpose of the department in administering this chapter is to protect the public interest through licensure and regulation of the real estate profession…

A. The department shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all monies collected under the provisions of this chapter in the state general fund unless otherwise prescribed by law. B. Each year the commissioner shall revise all fees collected under this chapter within…

A. The real estate advisory board is established composed of ten members who are appointed by the governor. The term of office of each member is six years, and the terms of three members expire on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. Appointment to fill a vacancy occurring other…

A. The board shall meet for the transaction of business not less than once each quarter-year at a place within the state it designates. The board may hold other meetings it deems advisable upon five days' written notice of the time and place of the meeting, signed by the commissi…

A. The real estate commissioner shall be appointed by the governor, pursuant to section 38-211. The real estate commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. B. To be a candidate for the position of real estate commissioner a person shall have at least five years' exp…

A. The commissioner shall have charge of the department with power to administer it in accordance with the provisions of and to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt a seal which shall bear the words "real estate commissioner, state of Arizona", whi…

A. The commissioner shall execute and record in the office of the county recorder in each county in this state a document that disclaims the validity and enforceability of certain restrictions and covenants. The document shall contain a disclaimer in substantially the following f…

A. The commissioner on the commissioner's own motion may, and on a verified complaint in writing shall, investigate the actions of any natural person or entity engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a broker, salesperson or developer and may at any time examine the …

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 c…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 wit…

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 departme…

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 documen…

B. If a military installation or range or Arizona national guard site changes and persons who were notified pursuant to subsection A of this section no longer have property contained in an influence area, as delineated in the military installations or ranges or Arizona national g…

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. 4. A military installation or…

The department shall post the contact information for the Arizona military airspace working group on the department's website.

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 Arizon…

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 s…

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 …

A. This article does not apply to: 1. A natural person, a corporation through its officers, a partnership through its partners or a limited liability company through its members or managers that deals in selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, leasing, managing or pledging the …

A. This article applies to any person acting in the capacity of a: 1. Real estate broker. 2. Real estate salesperson. 3. Cemetery broker. 4. Cemetery salesperson. 5. Membership camping broker. 6. Membership camping salesperson. B. It is unlawful for any person, corporation, partn…

A. Every application for an original license shall be either submitted in writing and signed by the applicant or submitted electronically and contain an electronic or digital identifier that the commissioner deems appropriate. The application shall be accompanied by all applicabl…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the commissioner shall require proof, through the application or otherwise, as the commissioner deems advisable with due regard to the interests of the public, as to the competency of the applicant and shall require that the applic…

A. A corporation, limited liability company or partnership applying for a broker's license for the entity shall designate a natural person who is licensed as a broker and who is an officer of the corporation, manager of the limited liability company if management of the limited l…

A. When the requirements for application, examination and payment of fees are completed to the satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner shall issue the license applied for to the applicant. Any person who has passed the state examination for broker or salesperson must b…

A. An application for and acceptance of a license as a nonresident salesperson or broker shall be deemed to constitute irrevocable appointment of the commissioner as the agent or attorney in fact of the licensee for the acceptance of service of process issued in this state in any…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a licensee's or applicant's residential address or residential telephone number maintained by the department shall not be available to the public unless the commissioner determines that disclosure of the residential address or residential telepho…

A. Each employing broker shall have and maintain a definite place of business or an active and valid statutory agent on file with the corporation commission. The employing broker must notify the department of the definite place of business or the valid statutory agent. Notice of …

A. If a broker maintains more than one place of business within the state, the broker shall procure an additional license for each branch office maintained. B. Branch office licenses shall be issued in the same name as the principal office license is issued, and the license must …

A. The designated broker's and, if applicable, the employing broker's license certificate shall be prominently displayed in the office of the broker, and all other license certificates shall be readily available. A salesperson's or associate broker's license certificate shall rem…

A. All license fees shall be paid in advance and shall be the same regardless of the time of the year the license is issued. B. If the license fees or other fees that relate to licensure are paid with a check that is not honored by the financial institution on which it is written…

A. Except as provided in subsection K of this section, a license may be renewed in a timely manner by filing an application for renewal in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, by paying the renewal fee specified in this chapter and by presenting evidence of attendance at a …

A. The commissioner may reinstate a license that was issued under this article and that expired or was canceled, terminated, suspended or revoked as follows: 1. For a license that expired pursuant to section 32-2130, subsection F, by renewal application pursuant to this article. …

A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the following fees shall be charged and shall not be refunded by the commissioner after issuance of a receipt for payment: 1. A broker's examination application fee of not more than $125. 2. A broker's examination fee of not …

A. Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may issue a temporary license as a broker to a licensed or unlicensed person for the purpose of winding up the existing or pending business of a licensed broker in the following cases: 1. To the surviving spouse or next of kin or…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner may issue without examination to any person who has applied and otherwise qualifies for a cemetery salesperson's license, a temporary cemetery salesperson's license good for a period not to exceed ninety…

Notwithstanding any other licensing requirement under this chapter, the commissioner may issue a one time thirty day certificate of convenience without examination to any person who has applied and otherwise qualifies for a membership camping salesperson's license. An employing m…

A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, before offering a course of study towards completion of the education requirement for real estate licensure or renewal of licensure, a school shall obtain from the commissioner a certificate of approval or renewal to operate a school for …

A. The department shall determine the instructor qualifications for teaching broker management clinics and the course content of broker management clinics for persons required to attend these clinics pursuant to subsection C of this section. B. A broker management clinic shall co…

On request of a licensee, the department may cancel that person's license if both of the following are true: 1. The licensee is not presently under investigation by the department. 2. The department has not commenced any disciplinary proceeding against the licensee.

A. Unless otherwise provided in writing by all parties to a transaction, any licensed real estate broker who does not immediately place all monies entrusted to the broker, in the broker's capacity as a real estate broker, in a neutral escrow depository in this state shall on rece…

A. Each licensed employing broker shall keep records of all real estate, cemetery, timeshare or membership camping transactions handled by or through the broker and shall keep employment records, including copies of employment status, for all current and former employees. The rec…

A. All real estate employment agreements shall: 1. Be written in clear and unambiguous language. 2. Fully set forth all material terms, including the terms of broker compensation. 3. Have a definite duration or expiration date, showing dates of inception and expiration. 4. Be sig…

A. An action for the collection of compensation earned may be maintained in the courts of the state by any broker or salesperson. To commence the action the complaint shall allege that the plaintiff was a qualified licensed broker or salesperson at the time the claim arose. Prior…

A. The commissioner may suspend or revoke a license, deny the issuance of a license, issue a letter of concern to a licensee, issue a provisional license or deny the renewal or the right of renewal of a license issued under this chapter if it appears that the holder or applicant,…

In addition to any other authority granted to the commissioner in this chapter to issue orders, the commissioner may issue a consent order on the agreement of both parties to an appealable agency action or a contested case. The order shall include terms that the parties agree on …