Title 32 — Professions and Occupations
44 chapters · 1,581 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 32-1001 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Claim" means an obligation for the payment of money or its equivalent and a sum or sums owed, due or asserted to be owed or due to another, for which a person is employed to demand payment and collect or enforce such pay…
A.R.S. § 32-1004 Exemptions
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A. The following persons are exempt from this chapter when engaged in the regular course of their respective businesses but shall comply with the requirements of section 32-1051, paragraphs 2 through 6 and section 32-1055, subsection C and subsection D, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 5: …
A.R.S. § 32-1021 Original application for license; financial statement; bond; definition
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A. A person desiring to conduct a collection agency shall make an original application to the department on forms prescribed by the deputy director setting forth verified information to assist the deputy director in determining the applicant's ability to meet the requirements of …
A.R.S. § 32-1022 Contents of financial statement; bond provisions
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A. The financial statement required by section 32-1021 shall be sworn to by the applicant, if the applicant is an individual, or by a partner, director, manager or treasurer in its behalf if the applicant is a partnership, corporation or incorporated association. The information …
A.R.S. § 32-1023 Qualifications of applicants
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A. An applicant for a license issued under this chapter shall: 1. Be a citizen of the United States. 2. Not have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. 3. Not have defaulted on payment of money collected or received for another. 4. Not have been a former licensee un…
A.R.S. § 32-1024 Licensing out-of-state collection agents
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The deputy director shall issue a license to operate a collection agency to a person who holds and presents with the person's application a valid and subsisting license to operate a collection agency issued by another state or an agency of another state if: 1. Requirements for se…
A.R.S. § 32-1025 Annual renewal of license; suspension; expiration
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A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a person desiring to secure renewal of a collection agency license shall file a financial statement, make a renewal application to the department and pay the fees prescribed in section 6-126 not later than December 31 of each year on form…
A.R.S. § 32-1026 Issuance of licenses
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A. On receipt of an original application accompanied by the fees prescribed in section 6-126 and the financial statement and bond required by this chapter, the deputy director shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant and, if the applicant meets the qualifications of …
A.R.S. § 32-1027 Issuance of provisional license for limited purposes
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In the event of the death of an individual licensee, dissolution of a licensee partnership by death or operation of law, or termination of employment of the active manager if the licensee is a firm, partnership, association or corporation, if it is shown that the financial and bo…
A.R.S. § 32-1028 Fees
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Every original or renewal application shall be accompanied by the fees prescribed in section 6-126.
A.R.S. § 32-1051 Duties of licensees
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An individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation to whom a license is to be issued under this chapter shall: 1. Meet the financial responsibility and bonding requirements of this chapter. 2. Not have been a former licensee under this chapter whose license was suspende…
A.R.S. § 32-1053 Denial, revocation or suspension of license
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A. The deputy director may deny a license to a person or suspend or revoke a license pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10 if the deputy director finds that an applicant or licensee: 1. Is insolvent as defined in section 47-1201. 2. Has violated any applicable law, rule or …
A.R.S. § 32-1055 Unlawful acts
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A. It is unlawful for a person to conduct a collection agency in this state without having first applied for and obtained a license under this chapter. B. A collection agency licensed under this chapter shall not directly or indirectly aid, abet or receive compensation from an un…
A.R.S. § 32-1056 Violation; classification
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A. A person operating a collection agency without a license shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. B. A licensee violating the provisions of section 32-1055 or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to revocation of license and shall be gui…
A.R.S. § 32-1057 Prosecution of violations; individual liability
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A. The prosecuting officer of a county or city shall prosecute all violations of this chapter occurring within his jurisdiction. B. An officer or agent of a corporation or association participating in a violation of this chapter by such corporation or association shall be subject…