The Arizona Revised Statutes have been updated to include the revised sections from the 56th Legislature, 1st Regular Session. Please note that the next update of this compilation will not take place until after the conclusion of the 56th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, which convenes in January 2024.
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A. The provisions of this chapter shall not be waived.
B. A payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall not inure any penalty, forfeit any application fee or other payment or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee based on any failure of the transfer to satisfy the conditions specified in section 12-2902.
C. Any transfer agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this section by a payee who resides in this state shall provide that disputes under the transfer agreement, including any claim that the payee has breached the agreement, shall be determined in and under the laws of this state. A transfer agreement shall not authorize the transferee or any other party to confess judgment or consent to entry of judgment against the payee.
D. A transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall not extend to any payments that are life contingent unless, before the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and has agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor for both of the following:
1. Periodically confirming the payee's survival.
2. Giving the annuity issuer and the structured settlement obligor prompt written notice if the payee dies.
E. Compliance with the requirements and fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this chapter is the sole responsibility of the transferee in any transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and the structured settlement obligor or the annuity issuer is not responsible for, or any liability arising from, noncompliance with the requirements or failure to fulfill the requirements of this chapter.