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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-2108.01. License applicants; fingerprint clearance cards; definition

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

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 § 41-1758.03.

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. The department may suspend a license if the licensee's fingerprint clearance card is suspended and either:

1. If the person was convicted of the alleged crime causing the fingerprint clearance card suspension, the commissioner could use the conviction to deny the license application pursuant to this chapter.

2. The licensee fails to submit sufficient evidence to prove the individual applied for a good cause exception pursuant to § 41-619.55 within five business 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 salesperson, cemetery salesperson and membership camping salesperson and each original real estate broker, cemetery broker and membership camping broker applicant pursuant to article 2 of this chapter.  1

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 clearance card to the department.

3. Any natural person, or for an entity applicant, any person exercising control of the entity, for 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 § 32-2130.

(b) Public report to:

(i) Sell or lease subdivided lands pursuant to article 4 of this chapter.  2

(ii) Sell or lease unsubdivided lands pursuant to article 7 of this chapter.  3

(iii) Sell or lease timeshare estates pursuant to article 9 of this chapter.  4

(iv) Sell membership camping contracts pursuant to article 10 of this chapter.  5

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

1 Section 32-2121 et seq.
2 Section 32-2181 et seq.
3 Section 32-2195 et seq.
4 Section 32-2197 et seq.
5 Section 32-2198 et seq.
6 Section 32-2194 et seq.
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