STATUTES QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Howvftovffindvfstatutesvf-vfanswer---
vfStatutevfnumbersvfarevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfRevisedvfStatutesvf(A.R.S.)
-vfListedvfbyvfthevftitlevfnumbervfaftervfthevfsectionvfsymbol,vf§
-vfListedvfbyvfthevflocationvfinvfthevftitlevfaftervfthevfdash
ex.vfA.R.S.vf§vf32-1126(A)(1)(a)
Howvftovffindvfrulesvf-vfanswer--
RulevfnumbersvfArevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfAdministrativevfCodevf(A.A.C.)
ListvfthevftitlevfandvfchaptervfnumbervfaftervfthevflettervfR
Listvfofvfthevfexactvflocationvftovffindvfthevfinformationvfaftervfthevfsecondvfdash
ex.vfA.A.C.vfR4-9-130(2)(a)
statutevfvsvfRulevfdefinitionvf-vfanswer--Avfstatutevfisvfavflaw.
Avfrulevfdefinesvfhowvfavfstatutevfwillvfbevfcarriedvfout.
Rulesvflocationvf-vfanswer--
RulesvfcreatedvfbyvfthevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvfarevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfAdministrat
ivevfCode,vfTitlevf4vf-vfProfessionsvfandvfOccupations,vfChaptervf9vf-
vfRegistrarvfofvfContractors.
Whyvfdovfcontractorsvfhavevftovfbevflicensed?vf-vfanswer--
Contractorsvfneedvftovfknowvfwhatvfthey'revfdoing,vfsovfthevfjobvfgetsvfdonevfright.
ThevfRegistrar'svfMissionvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
RegistrarvfofvfContractors'vfmissionvfisvftovfprotectvfthevfsafety,vfhealth,vfandvfwelfarevfofvfth
evfpublic.
Commercialvfcontractorvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfdoesvfconstructionvfworkvforvfsupervisesvfconstructionvfworkvfonvfanyvfpr
opertyvfthatvfisvfnotvfresidential.vfAlsovfcalledvfavf"commercialvfbuilder,"vf"industrialvfbuilder,
"vforvfavf"publicvfworksvfbuilder."
Constructionvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
Build,vfrepair,vfimprove,vfaddvfto,vfsubtractvffrom,vfmove,vforvfdemolishvfanyvfbuilding,vfhigh
way,vfroad,vfrailroad,vfexcavation,vforvfothervfstructure.vfIncludesvfputtingvfupvfscaffoldingvf
orvfothervfstructuresvfrequiredvftovfdovfthevfconstructionvfwork.vfThisvfalsovfincludesvfconne
ctingvfthevfstructurevforvfimprovementvftovfutilityvflines,vfmeteringvfdevices,vfandvfsewervflin
,es.vfProvidingvfmechanicalvforvfstructuralvfservicevfforvfthevfstructurevforvfimprovementvfisvf
alsovfconstruction.vfSubcontractorsvfarevfconsideredvfcontractors.
Dualvflicensedvfcontractorvf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfisvflicensedvftovfperformvforvfsupervisevfcommercialvfandvfresidentialvfco
nstructionvfwork.vfAlsovfknownvfasvfavf"commercialvfandvfresidentialvfbuilder."
Licensevf-vfanswer--
AuthorizationvffromvfthevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvftovfactvfinvfthevfcapacityvfofvfavfcontract
or.Thevfbusinessvfthatvfnamedvfonvfthevflicensevfisvfoftenvfreferredvftovfasvfthevf"licensee."
Qualifyingvfpartyvf-vfanswer--
thevfpersonvfwhovfisvfresponsiblevfforvfavflicensee'svfactions.vfThisvfpersonvfmustvfeithervfow
nvfpartvfofvfthevfbusinessvforvfbevfavfregularvfemployee.Therevfarevfmorevfrequirementsvfforvf
thevfqualifyingvfparty,vfbutvfthey'revfnotvflistedvfinvfthevfdefinition.vfWe'llvfcovervfthemvflater.
Residentialvfcontractorvf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfdoesvfconstructionvfworkvforvfsupervisesvfconstructionvfworkvfonvfreside
ntialvfproperty.vfAlsovfcalledvfavf"residentialvfbuilder."
QualifyingvfPartyvf-vfanswer--
Avfsolevfproprietor,vfavf50%vfownervfofvfcompany,vfavffullvftimevfemployee
ThevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvfisvfresponsiblevffor:vf-vfanswer--
Reviewingvfandvfapprovingvforvfdenyingvflicensevfapplications.
Maintainingvfrecordsvfofvfallvfapplicationsvfandvflicensesvf(forvfatvfleastvf7vfyears).
Investigatingvfcomplaintsvfagainstvfcontractors.
Establishingvfrules,vfincluding:Minimumvfstandardsvfforvfworkmanshipvf(basedvfonvfindust
ryvfexpertise).Licensevfclassificationsvfandvfthevfscopevfofvfworkvfforvfeachvfclassification
Whovfneedsvfavflicense?vf-vfanswer--
InvfArizona,vfavfcontractorvflicensevfisvfrequiredvftovf(1)vfbidvfonvforvfcontractvfforvfanyvfproject
vfthatvfexceedsvf$1000vf(includingvfmaterials)vforvf(2)vfwhenevervfavfpermitvfisvfrequired.vfA.
R.S.vf§vf32-1121
LicensevfCategoriesvf-vfanswer--Residential,
Commercial,vfand
Dualvf(residentialvfandvfcommercial).
generalvfclassificationsvf-vfanswer--includevfthevfbroadestvfscopesvfofvfwork
specialtyvfclassificationsvf-vfanswer--
specialvftradesvflikevfplumbing,vfelectrical,vfroofing,vforvfhotvftubvfrepair.
LicensevfRestrictionsvf-vfanswer--
Somevflicensevfclassificationsvfincludevfrestrictionsvfagainstvfspecificvftypesvfofvfwork.vfWh
envfthisvfisvfthevfcase,vfyou'llvffindvfthevftypevfofvfworkvfthevflicenseevfisvfnotvfallowedvftovfdovfin
vfthevfscopevfofvfwork.
, subcontractingvfisvfallowedvfwhen:vf-vfanswer--
Avflicensee'svfscopevfofvfworkvfstatesvfthevftypevfofvfworkvfthatvfmustvfbevfsubcontractedvfan
dvfthevfsubcontractorvfisvflicensedvfforvfthatvftypevfofvfwork.
Thevftypevfofvfworkvfthatvfisvfbeingvfsubcontractedvfisvfwithinvfthevfscopevfofvfworkvfforvfbothvf
contractors.
IfvfyouvfhavevfavfB-
vfgeneralvfLicensevfwhichvfofvfthevfitemsvfbelowvfmustvfbevfsubcontractedvftovfanvfappropria
telyvflicensedvfspecialtyvfcontractor
a-vfrepairingvfanvfHVACvfsystemvfinvfavfduplex
b-vfInstallingvfavfpoolvfinvfavfbackayrd
c-vfwiringvfavfhomesvfelectricalvfcircuitvfbreakervfpanel
d-vfallvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--d-vfallvfofvfthevfabove
Whichvfofvfthevffollowingvfcommercialvflicensevfclassificationsvfisvfpermittedvftovfsubcontra
ctvfelectricalvfwork?
A-vfB-1vfGeneralvfCommercialvfContractor
B-vfC-1vfAcousticalvfSystems
C-vfC-3vfAwnings,vfCanopies,vfCarportsvfandvfPatiovfCovers
D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--A-vfB-1vfGeneralvfCommercialvfContractor
AvfB-vfGeneralvfResidentialvfContractorvfmustvfsubvfcontractvfwhatvftypevfofvfwork?
A-vfElectrical
b-vfBoilers
C-vfWatervfwells
D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabove
Invfstatevfwaiversvf-vfanswer--
AvfqualifyingvfpartyvfwhovfhasvfactedvfasvfthevfqualifyingvfpartyvfonvfanothervflicensevfinvfAriz
onavfofvfthevfsamevfclassificationvfwithinvfthevflastvffivevfyearsvfmayvfrequestvfavfwaivervfforvf
somevforvfallvfofvfthevfexperiencevfandvfexamvfrequirementsvfonvfthevfnewvfapplication.
Out-of-StatevfWaiversvf-vfanswer--
Avfqualifyingvfpartyvfwhovfhasvfbeenvflicensedvfinvfavfcomparablevfclassificationvfinvfanother
vfstatevfforvfatvfleastvfonevfyearvfmayvfrequestvfavfwaivervfforvfthevftradevfexam.
MilitaryvfspousesvfwhovfarevfrelocatingvftovfArizonavfmayvfwaivevfthevftradevfexamvfifvftheyvf
havevfhadvfavflicensevfinvfavfcomparablevfclassificationvfforvfatvfleastvfonevfyear.
Out-of-statevfapplicantsvfcannotvfwaivevfthevfStatutesvfandvfRulesvfExam.
A.R.S.vf§vf32-
1122(C)vfstatesvfthatvfavflackvfofvfgoodvfcharactervfandvfreputationvfcouldvfbevfestablishedvfi
fvfanyonevfonvfthevflicensevfhas:vf-vfanswer--
Beenvfconvictedvfofvfcontractingvfwithoutvfavflicense,
Committedvfanvfactvfthatvfwouldvfbevfgroundsvfforvfdisciplinevfofvfavflicensedvfcontractor,vfor
Hadvfavflicensevfsuspendedvforvfrevokedvfinvfanothervfstate.
Howvftovffindvfstatutesvf-vfanswer---
vfStatutevfnumbersvfarevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfRevisedvfStatutesvf(A.R.S.)
-vfListedvfbyvfthevftitlevfnumbervfaftervfthevfsectionvfsymbol,vf§
-vfListedvfbyvfthevflocationvfinvfthevftitlevfaftervfthevfdash
ex.vfA.R.S.vf§vf32-1126(A)(1)(a)
Howvftovffindvfrulesvf-vfanswer--
RulevfnumbersvfArevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfAdministrativevfCodevf(A.A.C.)
ListvfthevftitlevfandvfchaptervfnumbervfaftervfthevflettervfR
Listvfofvfthevfexactvflocationvftovffindvfthevfinformationvfaftervfthevfsecondvfdash
ex.vfA.A.C.vfR4-9-130(2)(a)
statutevfvsvfRulevfdefinitionvf-vfanswer--Avfstatutevfisvfavflaw.
Avfrulevfdefinesvfhowvfavfstatutevfwillvfbevfcarriedvfout.
Rulesvflocationvf-vfanswer--
RulesvfcreatedvfbyvfthevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvfarevffoundvfinvfthevfArizonavfAdministrat
ivevfCode,vfTitlevf4vf-vfProfessionsvfandvfOccupations,vfChaptervf9vf-
vfRegistrarvfofvfContractors.
Whyvfdovfcontractorsvfhavevftovfbevflicensed?vf-vfanswer--
Contractorsvfneedvftovfknowvfwhatvfthey'revfdoing,vfsovfthevfjobvfgetsvfdonevfright.
ThevfRegistrar'svfMissionvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
RegistrarvfofvfContractors'vfmissionvfisvftovfprotectvfthevfsafety,vfhealth,vfandvfwelfarevfofvfth
evfpublic.
Commercialvfcontractorvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfdoesvfconstructionvfworkvforvfsupervisesvfconstructionvfworkvfonvfanyvfpr
opertyvfthatvfisvfnotvfresidential.vfAlsovfcalledvfavf"commercialvfbuilder,"vf"industrialvfbuilder,
"vforvfavf"publicvfworksvfbuilder."
Constructionvfdefinevf-vfanswer--
Build,vfrepair,vfimprove,vfaddvfto,vfsubtractvffrom,vfmove,vforvfdemolishvfanyvfbuilding,vfhigh
way,vfroad,vfrailroad,vfexcavation,vforvfothervfstructure.vfIncludesvfputtingvfupvfscaffoldingvf
orvfothervfstructuresvfrequiredvftovfdovfthevfconstructionvfwork.vfThisvfalsovfincludesvfconne
ctingvfthevfstructurevforvfimprovementvftovfutilityvflines,vfmeteringvfdevices,vfandvfsewervflin
,es.vfProvidingvfmechanicalvforvfstructuralvfservicevfforvfthevfstructurevforvfimprovementvfisvf
alsovfconstruction.vfSubcontractorsvfarevfconsideredvfcontractors.
Dualvflicensedvfcontractorvf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfisvflicensedvftovfperformvforvfsupervisevfcommercialvfandvfresidentialvfco
nstructionvfwork.vfAlsovfknownvfasvfavf"commercialvfandvfresidentialvfbuilder."
Licensevf-vfanswer--
AuthorizationvffromvfthevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvftovfactvfinvfthevfcapacityvfofvfavfcontract
or.Thevfbusinessvfthatvfnamedvfonvfthevflicensevfisvfoftenvfreferredvftovfasvfthevf"licensee."
Qualifyingvfpartyvf-vfanswer--
thevfpersonvfwhovfisvfresponsiblevfforvfavflicensee'svfactions.vfThisvfpersonvfmustvfeithervfow
nvfpartvfofvfthevfbusinessvforvfbevfavfregularvfemployee.Therevfarevfmorevfrequirementsvfforvf
thevfqualifyingvfparty,vfbutvfthey'revfnotvflistedvfinvfthevfdefinition.vfWe'llvfcovervfthemvflater.
Residentialvfcontractorvf-vfanswer--
Avfbusinessvfthatvfdoesvfconstructionvfworkvforvfsupervisesvfconstructionvfworkvfonvfreside
ntialvfproperty.vfAlsovfcalledvfavf"residentialvfbuilder."
QualifyingvfPartyvf-vfanswer--
Avfsolevfproprietor,vfavf50%vfownervfofvfcompany,vfavffullvftimevfemployee
ThevfRegistrarvfofvfContractorsvfisvfresponsiblevffor:vf-vfanswer--
Reviewingvfandvfapprovingvforvfdenyingvflicensevfapplications.
Maintainingvfrecordsvfofvfallvfapplicationsvfandvflicensesvf(forvfatvfleastvf7vfyears).
Investigatingvfcomplaintsvfagainstvfcontractors.
Establishingvfrules,vfincluding:Minimumvfstandardsvfforvfworkmanshipvf(basedvfonvfindust
ryvfexpertise).Licensevfclassificationsvfandvfthevfscopevfofvfworkvfforvfeachvfclassification
Whovfneedsvfavflicense?vf-vfanswer--
InvfArizona,vfavfcontractorvflicensevfisvfrequiredvftovf(1)vfbidvfonvforvfcontractvfforvfanyvfproject
vfthatvfexceedsvf$1000vf(includingvfmaterials)vforvf(2)vfwhenevervfavfpermitvfisvfrequired.vfA.
R.S.vf§vf32-1121
LicensevfCategoriesvf-vfanswer--Residential,
Commercial,vfand
Dualvf(residentialvfandvfcommercial).
generalvfclassificationsvf-vfanswer--includevfthevfbroadestvfscopesvfofvfwork
specialtyvfclassificationsvf-vfanswer--
specialvftradesvflikevfplumbing,vfelectrical,vfroofing,vforvfhotvftubvfrepair.
LicensevfRestrictionsvf-vfanswer--
Somevflicensevfclassificationsvfincludevfrestrictionsvfagainstvfspecificvftypesvfofvfwork.vfWh
envfthisvfisvfthevfcase,vfyou'llvffindvfthevftypevfofvfworkvfthevflicenseevfisvfnotvfallowedvftovfdovfin
vfthevfscopevfofvfwork.
, subcontractingvfisvfallowedvfwhen:vf-vfanswer--
Avflicensee'svfscopevfofvfworkvfstatesvfthevftypevfofvfworkvfthatvfmustvfbevfsubcontractedvfan
dvfthevfsubcontractorvfisvflicensedvfforvfthatvftypevfofvfwork.
Thevftypevfofvfworkvfthatvfisvfbeingvfsubcontractedvfisvfwithinvfthevfscopevfofvfworkvfforvfbothvf
contractors.
IfvfyouvfhavevfavfB-
vfgeneralvfLicensevfwhichvfofvfthevfitemsvfbelowvfmustvfbevfsubcontractedvftovfanvfappropria
telyvflicensedvfspecialtyvfcontractor
a-vfrepairingvfanvfHVACvfsystemvfinvfavfduplex
b-vfInstallingvfavfpoolvfinvfavfbackayrd
c-vfwiringvfavfhomesvfelectricalvfcircuitvfbreakervfpanel
d-vfallvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--d-vfallvfofvfthevfabove
Whichvfofvfthevffollowingvfcommercialvflicensevfclassificationsvfisvfpermittedvftovfsubcontra
ctvfelectricalvfwork?
A-vfB-1vfGeneralvfCommercialvfContractor
B-vfC-1vfAcousticalvfSystems
C-vfC-3vfAwnings,vfCanopies,vfCarportsvfandvfPatiovfCovers
D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--A-vfB-1vfGeneralvfCommercialvfContractor
AvfB-vfGeneralvfResidentialvfContractorvfmustvfsubvfcontractvfwhatvftypevfofvfwork?
A-vfElectrical
b-vfBoilers
C-vfWatervfwells
D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabovevf-vfanswer--D-vfAllvfofvfthevfabove
Invfstatevfwaiversvf-vfanswer--
AvfqualifyingvfpartyvfwhovfhasvfactedvfasvfthevfqualifyingvfpartyvfonvfanothervflicensevfinvfAriz
onavfofvfthevfsamevfclassificationvfwithinvfthevflastvffivevfyearsvfmayvfrequestvfavfwaivervfforvf
somevforvfallvfofvfthevfexperiencevfandvfexamvfrequirementsvfonvfthevfnewvfapplication.
Out-of-StatevfWaiversvf-vfanswer--
Avfqualifyingvfpartyvfwhovfhasvfbeenvflicensedvfinvfavfcomparablevfclassificationvfinvfanother
vfstatevfforvfatvfleastvfonevfyearvfmayvfrequestvfavfwaivervfforvfthevftradevfexam.
MilitaryvfspousesvfwhovfarevfrelocatingvftovfArizonavfmayvfwaivevfthevftradevfexamvfifvftheyvf
havevfhadvfavflicensevfinvfavfcomparablevfclassificationvfforvfatvfleastvfonevfyear.
Out-of-statevfapplicantsvfcannotvfwaivevfthevfStatutesvfandvfRulesvfExam.
A.R.S.vf§vf32-
1122(C)vfstatesvfthatvfavflackvfofvfgoodvfcharactervfandvfreputationvfcouldvfbevfestablishedvfi
fvfanyonevfonvfthevflicensevfhas:vf-vfanswer--
Beenvfconvictedvfofvfcontractingvfwithoutvfavflicense,
Committedvfanvfactvfthatvfwouldvfbevfgroundsvfforvfdisciplinevfofvfavflicensedvfcontractor,vfor
Hadvfavflicensevfsuspendedvforvfrevokedvfinvfanothervfstate.
