Arizona Registrar of Contractors

Protect the health, safety and welfare of the public through a regulatory system designed to promote quality construction by Arizona contractors.

Statutes, Rules and Policies

Statutes

Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 32 (Scroll to Chapter 10 for Registrar of Contractors)

Annotated Statute Book (Oct. 18, 2017)

Rules

Arizona Administrative Code

NOTICE: A person may petition the Governor's Regulatory Review Council to request a review of a final rule based on the person's belief that the final rule does not meet the requirements prescribed in ARS 41-1030.

Regulations

Air Quality - Asbestos & Dust Regulations

EPA Lead Awareness Handbook

Historic Preservation Zones

Minimum Industry Standards

Substantive Policy Statements

Substantive Policy Statement 100: Licensing Background Checks

Substantive Policy Statement 101: Verifying Applicant's Current Financial Condition - No Longer Effective as of Aug. 9, 2017

Substantive Policy Statement 102: Independent Contractors and Employees

2015.01 - Arizona Registrar of Contractors Substantive Policy Statement: Filing Timely Answers under A.R.S. § 32-1155, Dec. 2015

2017.01 - Arizona Registrar of Contractors Substantive Policy Statement: Collection of Representative Cases and Authorities, Feb. 2017

Arizona Revised Statutes Online Reference

Article 1 Registrar of Contractors

32-1101. Definitions

32-1101.01. Local authority

32-1102. Classification of licenses; contracting business

32-1103. Registrar of contractors; salary

32-1104. Powers and duties

32-1105. Rule making powers for purposes of classifying and reclassifying contractors

32-1106. Enforcement powers

32-1107. Registrar of contractors fund

Article 2 Licensing

32-1121. Persons not required to be licensed; penalties; applicability

32-1122. Qualifications for license

32-1123. Unlicensed contractors; contract bidding; license denial; exemptions; warning

32-1123.01. Staggered periods of licensure; biennial renewal

32-1124. Issuance and display of license; suspension

32-1125. Renewal of license; qualifying party

32-1125.01. Inactive license

32-1127. Responsible managing employee and qualifying party; definitions

32-1128. Asbestos educational pamphlet

32-1129. Definitions; applicability

32-1129.01. Progress payments by owner; conditions; interest

32-1129.02. Performance and payment by contractor, subcontractor or material supplier; conditions; interest

32-1129.03. Interruption of performance of construction contract; damages; termination of contract

32-1129.04. Construction contracts; suspension of performance; termination

32-1129.05. Construction contracts; void provisions

32-1129.06. Applicability to state and political subdivisions

32-1129.07. Applicability to construction of a dwelling for an owner-occupant; definitions

Article 2.1 Residential Contractors Recovery Fund

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32-1131. Definitions

32-1132. Residential contractors' recovery fund

32-1134. Powers and duties of registrar

32-1134.01. Repealed (Additional payments to fund)

32-1134.02. Insufficiency of fund

32-1135. Deposit of assessments

32-1136. Statute of limitations; recovery from fund

32-1137. Notice of authorized payment to injured person

32-1138. Subrogation

32-1139. Liability of fund for each residential contractor's license; suspension of license; repayment

32-1140. Disciplinary action against contractor

Article 3 Regulation

32-1151. Engaging in contracting without license prohibited

32-1151.01. Change in ownership; notice to registrar

32-1151.02. List of unlicensed contractors; web site publication

32-1152.01. Alternatives to cash deposit

32-1153. Proof of license as prerequisite to civil action

32-1154. Grounds for suspension or revocation of license; continuing jurisdiction; civil penalty; recovery fund award; summary suspension

32-1155. Filing of complaint; resolution of complaint; service of notice; failure to answer; prohibited citations

32-1155.01. Arbitration process; applicability

32-1156. Hearings

32-1156.01. Restitution

32-1157. Appeals; costs; transcript

32-1158. Minimum elements of a contract

32-1158.01. Swimming pool; spa; construction contracts

32-1158.02. Residential construction contracts

12-1365. Notification; right to file a complaint with the registrar of contractors

12-1366. Applicability; claims and actions

32-1159. Indemnity agreements in construction and architect-engineer contracts void; definitions

32-1160. Claim for termite damages; notice and offer of settlement; applicability; definition

32-1161. Rights of contractor after suspension of license

32-1163. Effect of chapter upon federal aid contracts

32-1164. Violation; classification; probation; conditions

32-1165. Advertising; effect of; classification

32-1166. Injunctive relief; civil penalty

32-1166.01. Service of citation

32-1166.02. Time for issuance of citation

32-1166.06. Filing registrar's orders

32-1166.07. Waiver of civil penalty

32-1167. Qualifying party's disassociation with licensee; licensee's requalification; penalty

32-1168. Proof of valid license

32-1169. Local proof of valid license; violation

Article 4 Qualification of Solar Contractors

32-1170. Definitions

32-1170.01. Installation, alteration or repair of solar device without qualification as solar contractor prohibited

32-1170.02. Qualification examination

Additional Statute Regarding Solar

44-1761. Definitions

44-1762. Solar energy device warranties; installation standards; inspections

44-1763. Distributed energy generation system agreements; disclosures; exception

44-1764. Distributed energy generation systems; interconnection

Article 5 General Remodeling and Repair Contractors

32-1171. Workers' compensation violation; license suspension; complaints; summary suspension

Licensure, Certification and Registration of Military Members

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32-4301. License, certificate or registration expiration; military active duty; one hundred eighty day extension

32-4302. Out-of-state applicants; military spouses; reciprocity

32-4303. Military education, training and experience - Signed by Governor Doug Ducey on March 21, 2017

Regulatory Small Business Bill of Rights

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41-1001.01. Regulatory bill of rights; small businesses

Other Statutes

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13-904(E). Suspension of civil rights and occupational disabilities

25-320(P). Child support; factors; methods of payment; additional enforcement provisions; definitions

41-1080. Licensing eligibility; authorized presence; documentation; applicability; definitions

41-3024.04. Registrar of contractors agency; termination July 1, 2024

Rules and Policies

Substantive Policy Statements

Arizona Revised Statutes Online Reference

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