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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-1159. Indemnity agreements in construction and architect-engineer contracts void; definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. A covenant, clause or understanding in, collateral to or affecting a construction contract or architect-engineer professional service contract that purports to indemnify, to hold harmless or to defend the promisee from or against liability for loss or damage resulting from the sole negligence of the promisee or the promisee's agents, employees or indemnitee is against the public policy of this state and is void.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A, a contractor who is responsible for the performance of a construction contract may fully indemnify a person for whose account the construction contract is not being performed and who, as an accommodation, enters into an agreement with the contractor that permits the contractor to enter on or adjacent to its property to perform the construction contract for others.

C. This section applies to all contracts entered into between private parties. This section does not apply to:

1. Agreements to which this state or a political subdivision of this state is a party, including intergovernmental agreements and agreements governed by §§ 34-226 and 41-2586.

2. Agreements entered into by agricultural improvement districts under title 48, chapter 17.  1

D. In this section:

1. “Architect-engineer professional service contract” means a written or oral agreement relating to the design, design-build, construction administration, study, evaluation or other professional services furnished in connection with any actual or proposed construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, moving, demolition or excavation of any structure, street or roadway, appurtenance or other development or improvement to land.

2. “Construction contract” means a written or oral agreement relating to the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, moving, demolition or excavation or other development or improvement to land.

1 Section 48-2301 et seq.
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