A. The Arizona board of regents is a body corporate with perpetual succession. The board has jurisdiction and control over the universities.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-1625

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

B. The board may:

1. Adopt a corporate seal.

2. Contract.

3. Sue and be sued.

4. Purchase, receive, hold, make and take leases and long-term leases of and sell real and personal property for the benefit of this state and for the use of the institutions under its jurisdiction.