Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-2185.09. Civil penalties; limitation

A. A subdivider or agent who is subject to the jurisdiction of the department, who violates this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner or who engages in any unlawful practices defined in § 44-1522 with respect to the sale or lease of subdivided lands may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioner, after a hearing, in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each infraction. An infraction that concerns more than one lot in a subdivision is a single infraction for the purposes of this section.

B. A proceeding for imposition of a civil penalty or for suspension or revocation of a license for a violation of this article or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner must be commenced within five years of actual discovery by the department or discovery that should have occurred with the exercise of reasonable diligence by the department.

C. A subdivider who sells or leases in this state any lots, parcels or fractional interest in a subdivision without first obtaining a public report from the commissioner except as provided in § 32-2181.01 or 32-2181.02 for a lot or lots created from and after December 31, 2008 and on an order issued by the commissioner may be assessed a civil penalty by the commissioner, after a hearing, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each infraction. A proceeding for the imposition of a civil penalty or suspension or revocation of a license for a violation of this subsection or any rule adopted or order issued by the commissioner must be commenced within five years after actual discovery by the department or discovery that should have occurred with the exercise of reasonable diligence by the department.