Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 2009 Annual Report

Civil Division (continued)
Money Awards and Savings
A. Civil Penalties
1. Accountancy Board ......................................$171,232.00
2. Athletic Trainers Board ...................................... 1,250.00
3. Barber Board. ............................................ 1,250.00
4. Chiropractic Board. ....................................... 18,000.00
5. Cosmetology Board ....................................... 30,250.00
6. Dental Board ............................................. 2,000.00
7. Dept. of Fire, Building and Life Safety .............................300.00
8. Dept. of Liquor Licenses and Control .......................... 159,725.00
9. Dept. of Weights and Measures .............................. 11,700.00
10. Dispensing Opticians Board .................................. 1,500.00
11. Medical Board ........................................... 10,000.00
12. Nursing Care Administrators .................................. 4,500.00
13. Nursing Board ..............................................500.00
14. Office of Pest Management .................................. 3,000.00
15. Physical Therapy Board .......................................250.00
16. Pharmacy Board ......................................... 56,201.00
17. Registrar of Contractors ..................................... 2,500.00
18. Veterinary Medical Examiners ................................. 3,000.00
19. Department of Health Services .............................. 773,000.00
Total ..............................................$1,250,158.00
B. Cost Recovery Awards
1. Accountancy Board ...................................... $98,245.74
2. Behavioral Health Examiners. ................................ 28,000.00
3. Cosmetology Board ....................................... 29,370.00
4. Dental Board ............................................. 1,494.84
Total ................................................$158,110.58
C. Restitution for Victims Awards
1. Accountancy Board ...................................... $10,210.00
2. Dental Board ............................................ 11,222.00
3. Registrar of Contractors .................................... 10,000.00
Total ................................................ $31,432.00
D. Cost Savings to Agencies
1. Outside counsel fees in non-conflict tort liability cases: Agency expenses for outside
counsel in these cases decreased significantly even though the number of cases filed
remained steady:
FY06 ..............................................$2,339,453.26
FY07 ...............................................1,416,519.52
FY08 ................................................ 684,514.50
FY09 ................................................ 357,421.50
Before the State Board of Equalization, we successfully defended the Department
of Revenue’s assessments of full cash value, resulting in savings to the State of
approximately $29,500,000.
Before the Board of Tax Appeals, we successfully defended the Department of
Revenue’s decisions concerning money owed by taxpayers resulting in approximately
$13,900,00 in taxes saved or recovered.
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