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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 6-1001

  • Bank: means a corporation that holds a banking permit issued pursuant to chapter 2 of this title. See Arizona Laws 6-101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Lessee: means a person contracting with a lessor for the use of a safe deposit repository. See Arizona Laws 6-1001
  • Lessor: means a corporation or association authorized under the laws of this state, any other state or the United States to do business as a bank, trust company, credit union or savings and loan association and maintaining safe deposit repositories for public use. See Arizona Laws 6-1001
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • repository: means a safe deposit box or any other safe deposit receptacle and includes the lessor's vault space made available for use by the lessee in common with others for the storage of property or documents. See Arizona Laws 6-1001
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Lessee" means a person contracting with a lessor for the use of a safe deposit repository.

2. "Lessor" means a corporation or association authorized under the laws of this state, any other state or the United States to do business as a bank, trust company, credit union or savings and loan association and maintaining safe deposit repositories for public use.

3. "Safe deposit repository" or "repository" means a safe deposit box or any other safe deposit receptacle and includes the lessor’s vault space made available for use by the lessee in common with others for the storage of property or documents.