15-1804. Presumptions relating to student
status; definition


A. Unless the contrary appears to the satisfaction of the registering authority of
the community college or university at which a student is registering, it shall be
presumed that:


1. No emancipated person has established a domicile in this state while attending
any educational institution in this state as a full-time student, as such status is
defined by subsection B for community college students or as defined by the Arizona board
of regents for university students, in the absence of a clear demonstration to the
contrary.


2. Once established, a domicile is not lost by mere absence unaccompanied by
intention to establish a new domicile.


3. A person who has been domiciled in this state immediately prior to becoming a
member of the armed forces of the United States shall not lose in-state status by reason
of such person's presence in any other state or country while a member of the armed
forces of the United States.


B. For the purposes of this section, "full-time student" means a community college
student who registers for at least twelve semester hours per semester at a community
college in this state.