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.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2108.01

  • Broker: when used without modification, means a person who is licensed as a broker under this chapter or who is required to be licensed as a broker under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Department: means the state real estate department. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • lease: includes every disposition, transfer, option or offer or attempt to dispose of or transfer real property, or an interest, use or estate in the real property, including offering the property as a prize or gift if a monetary charge or consideration for whatever purpose is required. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • License: means the whole or part of any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, public report, charter or similar form of permission required by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Membership camping salesperson: means a natural person who acts on the person's own behalf or through and on behalf of a professional limited liability company or a professional corporation engaged by or on behalf of a licensed membership camping or real estate broker, or by or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or limited liability company that is licensed as a membership camping or real estate broker, to perform any act or participate in any transaction in a manner included in the definition of membership camping broker. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership or company and any other form of multiple organization for carrying on business, foreign or domestic. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Real estate: includes leasehold-interests and any estates in land as defined in Title 33, Chapter 2, articles 1 and 2, regardless of whether located in this state. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • School: means a person or entity that offers a course of study toward completion of the education requirements leading to licensure or renewal of licensure under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 32-2101

B. The license applicant is responsible for providing the department with a valid fingerprint clearance card.

C. The department shall not issue a license to an original license applicant before receiving a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to this section. However, the department shall suspend the license if the fingerprint clearance card is determined to be invalid and an applicant who was issued a license fails to submit a new valid fingerprint clearance card within ten days after being notified by the department.

D. This section does not affect the department’s authority to otherwise issue, deny, cancel, terminate, suspend or revoke a license.

E. For the purposes of this section, "license applicant" means:

1. Each original real estate, cemetery and membership camping salesperson and broker applicant pursuant to article 2 of this chapter.

2. Each natural person, or for an entity applicant, any person exercising control of the entity, who applies for an original certificate of approval to operate a real estate school, or for a renewal certificate, any natural person or person exercising control who has not previously submitted a fingerprint card to the department.

3. Any natural person, or for an entity applicant, any person exercising control of the entity, on whom the department has evidence of a criminal record that has not been previously reviewed or evaluated by the department and who applies for a:

(a) License renewal pursuant to section 32-2130.

(b) Public report to:

(i) Sell or lease subdivided lands pursuant to article 4 of this chapter.

(ii) Sell or lease unsubdivided lands pursuant to article 7 of this chapter.

(iii) Sell or lease time-share estates pursuant to article 9 of this chapter.

(iv) Sell membership camping contracts pursuant to article 10 of this chapter.

(c) Certificate of authority to sell cemetery lots pursuant to article 6 of this chapter.