{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-47-8201","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 47-8201","heading":"Issuer","body":"A. With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an \"issuer\" includes a person that:\n\n1. Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;\n\n2. Creates a share, participation or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;\n\n3. Directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or\n\n4. Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.\n\nB. With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.\n\nC. With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.","path":["Title 47 Weights and Measures"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/47/08201.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-09-26T04:29:04Z","sha256":"27603293a19bf9484a6e930a09e285a08fa6c81417b622166cb5e726dfa2e46f","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-47-8116","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-47-8202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}