Bill Text: AZ HB2109 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Biennial contractor license; annual renewal
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-28 - Governor Signed [HB2109 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2013-HB2109-Chaptered.html
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Senate Engrossed House Bill |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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CHAPTER 16
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HOUSE BILL 2109 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 32-1123.01 and 32-1126, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to contractors.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-1123.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1123.01. Staggered periods of licensure; biennial renewal
The registrar shall maintain a system of staggered licensure to distribute the work of licensure throughout the twelve months of the year. From and after January 1, 1993, the registrar shall implement a system for biennial license renewal and provide for proration of license renewal fees for that purpose. The registrar may grant an exception to the biennial licensing or biennial renewal requirements of this section and may allow an annual renewal for up to two years based on a written petition by a contractor claiming that the biennial requirements would cause a real and immediate hardship. The written petition shall include a detailed statement of the contractor's current financial condition containing information that is required by the registrar on a form furnished by or acceptable to the registrar. The registrar shall notify the contractor in writing of the decision and shall specify the terms of the exception if granted. Failure of the contractor to provide a detailed statement of current financial condition is grounds for denial.
Sec. 2. Section 32-1126, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-1126. Fees
A. The license fees prescribed by this chapter shall be as follows:
1. Application and license fees for an original biennial license:
(a) For general residential contracting and subclassifications of general residential contracting, not more than five hundred dollars.
(b) For general commercial contracting and subclassifications of general commercial contracting, not more than one thousand five hundred dollars.
(c) For general dual licensed contracting, not more than two thousand dollars.
(d) For specialty residential contracting, not more than three hundred fifty dollars.
(e) For specialty commercial contracting, not more than one thousand dollars.
(f) For specialty dual licensed contracting, not more than one thousand three hundred fifty dollars.
2. Biennial license renewal fee:
(a) For general residential contracting and subclassifications of general residential contracting, not more than three hundred twenty dollars.
(b) For general commercial contracting and subclassifications of general commercial contracting, not more than one thousand dollars.
(c) For general dual licensed contracting, not more than one thousand three hundred twenty dollars.
(d) For specialty residential contracting, not more than two hundred seventy dollars.
(e) For specialty commercial contracting, not more than nine hundred dollars.
(f) For specialty dual licensed contracting, not more than one thousand one hundred seventy dollars.
B. The fee for an annual license renewal granted pursuant to section 32-1123.01 shall be one-half of the biennial license renewal fee.
B. c. The registrar may establish reasonable fees for services performed by the registrar relating to reexaminations, processing of applications for change, changes of qualifying party and approval of name changes on licenses.
C. d. The penalty for failure to apply for renewal of a license within the time prescribed by this chapter shall be fifty dollars.
D. e. The registrar may establish a separate fee for examination.
E. f. The registrar may contract with private testing services to establish and administer such examinations and may authorize the payment of the examination fee to the private testing service.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MARCH 28, 2013.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 28, 2013.
