Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 10 > Chapter 38 > Article 2 - Withdrawal

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Address: means a mailing address. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Business of shopping cart retrieval: means searching for, gathering and restoring possession to the owner or the owner's agent, for compensation or in expectation of compensation, of shopping carts located outside the premises or parking area of a retail establishment. See Arizona Laws 44-1799.31
• Commission: means the Arizona corporation commission. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• 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.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Filing: means the commission completing the following procedure with respect to any document delivered for that purpose:

  (a) Determining that the filing fee requirements of section 10-122 have been satisfied. See Arizona Laws 10-140

• Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit that is incorporated under a law other than the law of this state. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Parking area: means a parking lot or other property provided by a retailer for use by a customer for parking any automobile or other vehicle. See Arizona Laws 44-1799.31
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity of whatever kind or nature. See Arizona Laws 44-1691
• Proceeding: includes a civil suit and a criminal, administrative and investigatory action. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Shopping cart: means a basket that is mounted on wheels or a similar device that is generally used in a retail establishment by a customer for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind. See Arizona Laws 44-1799.31
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215