Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-12-801
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of terms contained in A.R.S. § 23-561 are applicable in this Article. Additionally, the following definitions apply in this Article, unless otherwise specified in these rules:
1. "Application" means such forms, materials, fees, and information required to enable the Secretary of State to ascertain if an applicant meets the requirements of registration.
2. "Common Control" means having charge of those activities that are inherent in operating a PEO or PEO group.
3. "Controlling Person" means any organization or person that possesses, directly or indirectly, through financial ownership or otherwise, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management or policies of the PEO.
4. "PEO" means professional employer organization.
5. "Parent PEO" means an organization or person that holds common control over two or more PEOs and is the designated entity under which a group registration is filed.
6. "Professional Employer Group" means two or more professional employer organizations that are under common control of a parent PEO and that operate under a group registration issued under A.R.S. § 23-566.
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