In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 41-5502

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • 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.
  • Official publisher: means the Arizona legislative council. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities.

2. "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect:

(a) The Constitution of Arizona.

(b) The Arizona session laws.

(c) The Arizona Revised Statutes.

3. "Official publisher" means the Arizona legislative council.

4. "Publish" means to display, present or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented or released to the public, by the official publisher.

5. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

6. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.