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1-Senate Engrossed consumer fraud; unlawful practices (now: occupational regulations; complaints) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SENATE BILL 1120 An Act amending section 41-1093.07, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 6, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1093.08; relating to occupational regulation. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
1+REFERENCE TITLE: consumer fraud; unlawful practices State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SB 1120 Introduced by Senator Wadsack An Act amending section 44-1521, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to consumer fraud. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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63- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 41-1093.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE41-1093.07. Private employers; effect of article; occupational association A. This article does not: 1. Require a private employer to grant or deny employment to any individual. 2. Impair the right of private employers to establish and enforce eligibility criteria, ethics codes or disciplinary policies. B. Notwithstanding any other law, an occupational association that has disciplinary authority over its members may investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is the subject of the complaint. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 6, article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1093.08, to read: START_STATUTE41-1093.08. Agency complaints; substantial nexus Notwithstanding any other law, an agency may investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is the subject of the complaint. END_STATUTE
74+ Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 44-1521, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE44-1521. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Advertisement" includes the attempt by publication, dissemination, solicitation or circulation, oral or written, to induce directly or indirectly any person to enter into any obligation or acquire any title or interest in any merchandise. 2. "Attorney general" means the attorney general of Arizona or the attorney general's authorized delegate. 3. "Authorized delegate" means any attorney, investigator or administrative personnel employed by the attorney general and so designated, and, if requested by the county attorney and authorized by the attorney general, may include similar personnel employed by the several county attorneys of this state. 4. "Examine" means the inspection, study or copying of any account, book, document, merchandise, paper or record. 5. "Merchandise" means any objects, wares, goods, commodities, intangibles, real estate or services. 6. "Person" means any natural person or the person's legal representative, any partnership or domestic or foreign corporation, any company, trust, business entity or association, or any agent, employee, salesman, partner, officer, director, member, stockholder, associate or trustee or any city, town or county. 7. "Sale" means any sale, offer for sale or attempt to sell any merchandise for any consideration, including sales, leases and rentals of any real estate subject to any form of deed restriction imposed as part of a previous sale. END_STATUTE
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77-B. Notwithstanding any other law, an occupational association that has disciplinary authority over its members may investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is the subject of the complaint. END_STATUTE
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83-Notwithstanding any other law, an agency may investigate a complaint and take disciplinary or enforcement action resulting from a complaint only if the complainant has a substantial nexus with the person who is the subject of the complaint. END_STATUTE
94+6. "Person" means any natural person or the person's legal representative, any partnership or domestic or foreign corporation, any company, trust, business entity or association, or any agent, employee, salesman, partner, officer, director, member, stockholder, associate or trustee or any city, town or county.
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