Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 30 - Domestic Violence Services

• Administration: means the community services administration in the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-3001
• Adult: means a person who has attained eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Articles of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of merger and all amendments to the articles of incorporation or merger and includes amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of amendment and merger. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• Commission: means the Arizona corporation commission. See Arizona Laws 10-140
• Domestic violence: means attempting to cause or causing bodily injury to a family or household member or placing a family or household member by threat of force in fear of imminent physical harm. See Arizona Laws 36-3001
• Domestic violence service provider: means a facility whose primary purpose is to provide services to family or household members who are victims of domestic violence, including:

  (a) Shelter for victims of domestic violence. See Arizona Laws 36-3001

• Family or household member: means a spouse, a former spouse, a parent, a child or another adult person related by consanguinity or affinity who is residing or has resided or has a child or children in common with the person committing the domestic violence and dependents of such persons. See Arizona Laws 36-3001
• 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

• Fund: means the domestic violence services fund. See Arizona Laws 36-3001
• Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Program administrator: means the program administrator of the community services administration in the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 36-3001
• shelter: means a facility providing temporary residential service or facilities to family or household members who are victims of domestic violence. See Arizona Laws 36-3001