A. A person may file a written complaint pursuant to section 32-1155 with the registrar alleging a licensee has committed a violation of this chapter. The complaint must be filed:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-1162

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • License: means an authorization for the person who is listed on the electronic, paper or other records maintained by the registrar to act in the capacity of a contractor. See Arizona Laws 32-1101
  • Named on a license: means required to be identified pursuant to section 32-1122, subsection B. See Arizona Laws 32-1101
  • Person: means a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, trust, society or natural person. See Arizona Laws 32-1101
  • Qualifying party: means a person who is responsible for a licensee's actions and conduct performed under the license and who either:

    (a) Has an ownership interest in the license. See Arizona Laws 32-1101

  • Registrar: means the registrar of contractors. See Arizona Laws 32-1101

1. For new home builds or other new building construction, within two years after the earlier of the close of escrow or actual occupancy.

2. For all other projects, within two years after the completion of the specific project.

B. For licensure regulatory purposes under this chapter, a licensee’s qualifying party is responsible for any violation of this chapter committed by the licensee during the period of time that the qualifying party is named on the license. This subsection does not impose personal liability on the qualifying party for a licensee’s violation of this chapter.

C. For licensure regulatory purposes under this chapter, a person named on a license is responsible for any violation of this chapter committed by the licensee during the period of time that person was named on the license. This subsection does not impose personal liability on a person named on a license for a licensee’s violation of this chapter.

D. A licensee doing business as a sole proprietor may be personally liable to the registrar for the purposes of enforcing this chapter, including subrogation proceedings brought by this state pursuant to section 32-1138.