§ 32-1131 Definitions
§ 32-1132 Residential contractors’ recovery fund; claimants; eligibility; definition
§ 32-1132.01 Actual damages; fund; limitations; definition
§ 32-1133 Civil recovery; statute of limitations
§ 32-1133.01 Administrative recovery; statute of limitations
§ 32-1134 Powers and duties of registrar
§ 32-1134.02 Insufficiency of fund
§ 32-1135 Deposit of assessments
§ 32-1137 Notice of authorized payment to claimant
§ 32-1138 Subrogation
§ 32-1139 Liability of fund for each residential contractor’s license; suspension of license; repayment
§ 32-1140 Disciplinary action against contractor

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 10 > Article 2.1 - Residential Contractors' Recovery Fund

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: means the residential contractors' recovery fund. See Arizona Laws 32-1131
  • 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 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
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Registrar: means the registrar of contractors. See Arizona Laws 32-1101
  • Residential contractor: means a contractor as defined in section 32-1101 who is licensed to perform work on residential property pursuant to this chapter and who engages in residential contracting. See Arizona Laws 32-1131
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215