1. 1. “Active license” or “active status license” means a current license issued by the Department to a broker or salesperson that states the name of the broker that employs the broker or salesperson and the location at which the salesperson or broker is employed. If referring to an employing broker, it means a currently licensed employing broker with a currently licensed designated broker of record.
2. 2. “ADEQ” means the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
3. 3. “ADWR” means the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
4. 4. “Closing” means the final step of a real estate transaction, such as when the consideration is paid, all documents relating to the transaction are executed and recorded, or the deed is delivered or placed in escrow.
5. 5. “Credit hour” means 50 minutes of instruction, where content must represent at least 80 percent of the course category for which the course is approved.
6. 6. “Course” means a class, seminar, or presentation.
7. 7. “Current license” or “current status” means a license that is either active or eligible to be active and is within the two-year license period or the one-year grace period while expired.
8. 8. “D.b.a.” means ‘doing business as’ and is a name, other than a person’s legal name, authorized by the Department for a licensee’s use in conducting business.
9. 9. “Distance learning course” means a course of instruction outside a traditional classroom situation consisting of computer-based interactive instructional material, requiring completion in the credit hours specified. A distance learning course may have audio recordings and video material and must include interactions, instruction and student participation.
10. 10. “Eligible license” or “eligible status” means a license that is issued pursuant to Article 2 of this Chapter to a licensee who possesses a license during the current license period but is not engaged by or on behalf of a broker and is prohibited from performing activities which require an active license.
11. 11. “Immediate family” means persons related to an individual by blood, marriage, or adoption, including spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren.
12. 12. “Inactive license” or “inactive status” in addition to A.R.S. § 32-2101(29), means a license or period in which a licensee is prohibited from performing activities which require an active license.
13. 13. “Individual” means a natural person.
14. 14. “Material change” means any significant change in the size or character of the development, development plan, or interest being offered, or a change that has a significant effect on the rights, duties, or obligations of the developer or purchaser, or use and enjoyment of the property by the purchaser.
15. 15. “Module” is a unit of instruction no shorter than .25 credit hours (12.5 minutes), and no longer than one credit hour (50 minutes).

16. 16. “Non-resident license” means a license authorized under the provisions of A.R.S. § 32-2122(A) issued to a person who has been domiciled in this state for less than one year and who does not meet any of the following:

    1. a. Has an Arizona driver’s license;
    2. b. Has an Arizona motor vehicle registration;
    3. c. Has been employed in Arizona;
    4. d. Has an Arizona voter registration;
    5. e. Has transferred banking services to Arizona;
    6. f. Has changed permanent address on all pertinent records;
    7. g. Is a domestic corporation or limited liability company;
    8. h. Has filed an Arizona income tax return with the Department of Revenue during the previous or current tax year; or
    9. i. Has received benefits from any Arizona public service department or agency, such as welfare, food stamps, unemployment benefits, or worker’s compensation.
17. 17. “Property interest” means a person’s ownership or control of a lot, parcel, unit, share, use in a development, including any right in a subdivided or unsubdivided land, a cemetery plot, a condominium, a time-share interval, a membership camping contract, or a stock cooperative.
18. 18. “Residency” means an individual who has a place of habitation in Arizona and lives in Arizona as other than a tourist, or a person that owns or operates a place of business in Arizona.

In addition to the definitions listed in A.R.S. § 32-2101 the following terms apply to this Chapter:

Historical Note

Former Section R4-28-01 repealed, new Section R4-28-01 adopted effective May 1, 1980 (Supp. 80-3). Amended effective August 1, 1986 (Supp. 86-4). Former Section R4-28-01 renumbered without change as Section R4-28-101 (Supp. 87-1). Former Section R4-28-101 renumbered to R4-28-102, new Section R4-28-101 adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 650, effective February 3, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1886, effective May 2, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3640, effective August 6, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 506, effective March 5, 2005 (Supp. 05-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4267 (November 7, 2025), effective December 13, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).