Registrar of Contractors
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A Written Directive from the Registrar under A.R.S. § 32-1154(A)(22)
If the Registrar of Contractors investigates a homeowner’s complaint against a licensed contractor, and if the Registrar’s investigator finds items that he or she believes need to be corrected, then the Registrar will issue something called a written directive. The written directive will list the workmanship items in the complaint that need to be addressed.… Continue reading
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ROC Cases at OAH: Registrar of Contractor Hearings are Held at the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings
If you are going to have a hearing in your Registar of Contractors case, the hearing will not be held at the ROC or supervised by the Registar. A separate state agency handles the administrative hearings for the Registrar: the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings. The Office of Administrative Hearings is known as “OAH.” You… Continue reading
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Disclosure Requirements for ROC Hearings: Rule R4-9-118 of the Arizona Administrative Code
If you’re going to an ROC hearing at the Office of Administrative Hearings (known as “OAH”), you will need to send your disclosures to the other party and submit them to OAH. The disclosure rule is Rule R4-9-118 in the Arizona Administrative Code. You can find the text of that rule in this PDF. And… Continue reading
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Neglect, Modification, and Abnormal Use: Grounds for Stopping a Citation under A.R.S. § 32-1155(D)
In A.R.S. § 32-1155(D), the Legislature provides two different grounds that prohibit the Registrar from issuing a workmanship citation. Here, we are focusing on one of those grounds: the Registrar cannot issue a citation if the contractor’s work has been modified. Here is the statutory text in bold: D. The registrar may not issue a citation… Continue reading
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A.R.S. § 32-1155(A): The Registrar’s Sole Discretion to Issue a Citation
In A.R.S. § 32-1155(A), there is a statutory phrase that gives the Registar a lot of power. That phrase is “sole discretion.” Here is the statutory text: On the filing of a written complaint with the registrar charging a licensee with the commission of an act that is cause for suspension or revocation of a license,… Continue reading
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Revising the Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual: My 2016 Chapter about the Arizona Registrar of Contractors Updated for 2026
Back in 2016, when I was the Chief Counsel for the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, I was invited to contribute to a reference book: the Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual. (The manual is availabe from the Arizona State Bar here, if you’re interested.) The chapter I co-authored was called simply Registrar of Contractors Proceedings. Now,… Continue reading
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June 2025 CLE about the Trial de Novo under A.R.S. § 12-910
At the end of June 2025, I was on a panel at the Arizona State Bar Convention for a CLE about the effects of A.R.S. § 12-910 on appeals from administrative cases at the Registrar of Contractors. Specifically, we were talking about the trial de novo provision. Who was the “we” on the panel? The panel… Continue reading
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Understanding Trial De Novo in Arizona Law with Duncan v. Mack
Recently, I wrote about the Clout Construction memorandum decision, which is about the trial de novo available under A.R.S. § 12-910. That decision mentioned a case, Duncan v. Mack, in connection with the proposition that a trial de novo “should be tried in all manners as though the superior court were the court of original… Continue reading
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Trial De Novo Insights: Arizona Court Ruling on A.R.S. § 12-910 in Clout Construction Memorandum Decision
I have written about the revisions to A.R.S. § 12-910 and how the right to a trial de novo affects cases before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. Earlier this month, on July 1, 2025, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a memorandum decision that brings some clarity by affirming a basic proposition: If a trial… Continue reading
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