State Requirements

Business Rules

• Applicants must apply for the License Classes and Lines of Authorities they qualify for. If you apply for a License Class or for Lines of Authority that you do not qualify, the Department is unable to refund your fees. ARS 20-167.

• If applicant has an Arizona resident license that is active or in the late renewal period (up to one year past license expiration date), applicant will be rejected from applying for a Non-Resident License.

• Applicant's addresses must match current PDB record for resident state.

• P.O. Box or PMB (Private Mailbox) cannot be used for either residence or business address.

• All instances of phone number must be a valid 10 digit phone number.

• Applicant's Resident License must be on record

• Employment history must show at least five (5) years and be listed in order from current employer back five (5) years with no gaps.

• Applicant must be eighteen (18) years old or older as determined from the applicant's date of birth.

• Applicants with a status reason of Surrendered cannot reapply for one year from date of surrender. After one year applicant must reapply as new. 

• Applicant's Non-Resident (active or inactive) AZ license must not have the following status reasons:
  • Suspended
  • Revoked
  • Deceased
  • Refuse to Renew
  • Military 
     
• Fingerprints are required for the following lines of authority (LOAs):
  • Adjuster
  • Adjuster Portable Electronics

• If applicant actively holds an Limited to Resident Authority applicant will not be allowed to apply for Adjuster line of authority (LOA)

• If applicant actively holds a line of authority (LOA) of Adjuster applicant will not be allowed to apply for Limited to Resident Authority line of authority (LOA)

• Application for Adjuster line of authority will only be permitted if there are no active resident state adjuster licenses on PDB.

• Application for Portable Electronics Adjuster line of authority will only be permitted if there are no active resident state adjuster licenses on PDB.

• Exams are valid for one year and will be checked for the following line of authority (LOA):
  • Adjuster

• Application for Limited to Resident Authority will only be permitted if there is an active resident state adjuster license on PDB.

• Applicant cannot apply for Adjuster license class with Limited to Resident Authority LOA and Adjuster LOA on the same application.