Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 38 > Chapter 3.1 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Business: includes any enterprise, organization, trade, occupation or profession, whether or not operated as a legal entity or for profit, including any business trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture or sole proprietorship. See Arizona Laws 38-541
• 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.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Local public officer: means a person holding an elective office of an incorporated city or town, a county or a groundwater replenishment district established under Title 48, Chapter 27. See Arizona Laws 38-541
• Minor: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Public officer: means a member of the legislature and any judge of the court of appeals or the superior court, or a person holding an elective office the constituency of which embraces the entire geographical limits of this state. See Arizona Laws 38-541
• Travel-related expenses: means any costs associated with transportation, food, lodging and registration fees and other expenses directly related to travel to or from a meeting, conference or other event where the public officer is participating in the public officer's official capacity. See Arizona Laws 38-541