Arizona Laws 40-245. Admissibility in evidence of copies of documents filed with commission; orders, authorizations or certificates issued by commission required to be in writing; recording
A. Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited according to law in the office of the commission, certified by a commissioner or by the secretary under the official seal of the commission to be true copies of the originals, shall be received in evidence in a like manner as the originals.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 40-245
- Commission: means the corporation commission. See Arizona Laws 40-201
- 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.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Every order, authorization or certificate issued or approved by the commission under this article shall be in writing and entered on the records of the commission. Any such order, authorization or certificate, or a copy thereof, or a copy of the record thereof certified by a commissioner or by the secretary under the official seal of the commission to be a true copy of the original, may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of any county in which is located the principal place of business of the corporation affected thereby, or in which is located any of its property. A certificate under the seal of the commission that any such order, authorization or certificate has not been modified, stayed, suspended or revoked may also be likewise recorded.