A. In addition to any other fees assessed under this chapter, the commissioner may require that a real estate or cemetery licensee or person applying for a license or renewal of a license issued to real estate or cemetery brokers or salespersons under this chapter post a surety bond if any of the following apply:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-2193.02

  • Commissioner: means the state real estate commissioner. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Licensee: means a person to whom a license for the current license period has been granted under any provision of this chapter, and, for the purposes of section 32-2153, subsection A, includes original license applicants. 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

1. The licensee or applicant has been found in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the commissioner pertaining to this chapter.

2. The licensee or applicant has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or misdemeanor involving a transaction in real estate, or of which fraud is an essential element, or arising out of the conduct of any business in real estate, securities or mail fraud, or securities registration violations.

3. The licensee or applicant has had an administrative order entered against him or it by a real estate regulatory agency or security regulatory agency.

B. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be in a form acceptable to the commissioner and shall be executed by the applicant or licensee as principal with a corporation duly authorized to transact surety business in this state. Evidence of a surety bond shall be submitted to the commissioner in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The bond shall be in favor of this state and is subject to claims solely for actual damages including reasonable attorney’s fees suffered by persons injured as described in section 32-2186. The amount and duration of the bond shall be as the commissioner deems necessary for the protection of the public, but the principal amount of the bond shall be not more than one hundred thousand dollars and its duration shall not exceed five years.

C. On receipt by the commissioner of notice to cancel a bond by any surety, the commissioner shall immediately notify the licensee on the bond of the effective date of cancellation of the bond and the licensee shall furnish a like bond within thirty days after mailing of the notice by the commissioner or his license shall be suspended. Notice to the licensee shall be by certified mail addressed to the licensee’s last address on file with the commissioner.

D. In lieu of posting a bond as set forth in this section, the applicant or licensee may post a certificate of deposit with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of subsections A and B of this section.

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