Arizona § 32-1102 - Classification of licenses; contracting business

Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 32-1102 — Classification of licenses; contracting business, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 32-1102. Classification of licenses; contracting business

For the purpose of license classification, the contracting business shall include:

1. General commercial building contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business in connection with any structure built, being built or to be built on commercial property for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, or superintending the whole or any part thereof, and which includes the management or direct or indirect supervision of any work performed by a contractor but does not include a person who merely furnishes materials or supplies as provided in section 32-1121 without fabricating them into or consuming them in performing the work of the general contractor.

2. General dual licensed contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business in connection with any structure built, being built or to be built on residential or commercial property for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, or superintending the whole or any part thereof, and which includes the management or direct or indirect supervision of any work performed by a contractor but does not include a person who merely furnishes materials or supplies as provided in section 32-1121 without fabricating them into or consuming them in performing the work of the general contractor.

3. General engineering contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business other than residential contracting in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skills and includes irrigation, drainage, water power, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, railroads, highways, tunnels, airport runways, sewerage, bridges, earth moving projects, paving and transmission lines.

4. General residential contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business by any general contractor or subcontractor who undertakes to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any residential structure or appurtenances including swimming pools on or within residential property lines.

5. Specialty commercial contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business in the performance of construction work requiring special skill and involving the use of specialized construction trades or crafts other than residential contracting.

6. Specialty dual licensed contracting, which is engaging in the contracting business in the performance of construction work requiring special skill and involving the use of specialized construction trades or crafts in residential and commercial contracting.

7. Specialty residential contracting, which is engaging in the residential contracting business by the performance of construction work requiring special skill and involving the use of specialized construction trades or crafts within residential property lines.

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 32-1102 cover?

Section 32-1102 ("Classification of licenses; contracting business") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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