Arizona law (A.R.S. § 33-1008) prescribes four forms, reproduced here word for word. A waiver that does not substantially follow the statutory form is unenforceable. Pick your situation:
Two questions. Is this the last payment on the job? If no, use a progress form; if yes, a final form. Are you asserting you have already been paid? If no, use a conditional form; if yes, an unconditional one — and remember its statutory Notice must be printed in type at least as large as the largest type on the document.
Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-1008(D) prescribes the Conditional Waiver and Release on Progress Payment (subsection D, paragraph 1) when you sign in exchange for a check that has not cleared, and the Unconditional Waiver and Release on Progress Payment (paragraph 2) when you assert you have already been paid. A waiver that does not substantially follow these forms is unenforceable under § 33-1008(D).
For the final payment, A.R.S. § 33-1008(D) prescribes the Conditional Waiver and Release on Final Payment (paragraph 3) when payment has not been received, and the Unconditional Waiver and Release on Final Payment (paragraph 4) once you have been paid in full. The final forms release your lien on the project except for disputed claims stated on the form.
No. Section 33-1008 of the Arizona Revised Statutes requires the waiver to substantially follow the statutory form and to be signed by the claimant or its authorized agent. It imposes no notarization and no witness requirement on any of the four forms.
Under A.R.S. § 33-1008, a waiver and release is unenforceable unless it follows substantially one of the four statutory forms, is signed by the claimant or an authorized agent, and — for a conditional release — there is evidence of payment, such as a paid check endorsement or a written acknowledgment of payment from the claimant.
Every Arizona unconditional waiver must contain a statutory Notice, printed in type at least as large as the largest type otherwise on the document, warning that the document waives rights unconditionally, is enforceable once signed even if you have not been paid, and that you should use a conditional release form if you have not been paid.
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This tool is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statutory text verified 2026-09-09 against the Arizona Legislature's official site (azleg.gov). Not a substitute for a licensed Arizona attorney.