§ 40-841 Duty of commission to prescribe standards of safety and safety devices
§ 40-842 Service of complaint; answer; hearing; intervention
§ 40-843 Order of decision upon hearing; allowance of time for compliance with order; review of order by superior court; appeal
§ 40-844 Enforcement of article; compliance with commission regulations and orders
§ 40-845 Violation; penalty; action to collect penalty
§ 40-846 Electric headlights; violation; penalty
§ 40-847 Bells on locomotives; violation; penalties
§ 40-848 Automatic bell ringer required; violation; classification
§ 40-849 Transportation of employees; equipment required; violation; classification; time to comply
§ 40-852 Allowing engine or car to remain upon public crossing; classification
§ 40-854 Failure to warn at public crossing; classification
§ 40-855 Violation of duty by railroad officer or employee; classification
§ 40-856 Railroad police; powers; qualifications; liability of company

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 40 > Chapter 4 > Article 3 - Safety

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Peace officers: means sheriffs of counties, constables, marshals, policemen of cities and towns, commissioned personnel of the department of public safety, personnel who are employed by the state department of corrections and the department of juvenile corrections and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, peace officers who are appointed by a multicounty water conservation district and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by community college district governing boards and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by the Arizona board of regents and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, police officers who are appointed by the governing body of a public airport pursuant to section 28-8426 and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board, peace officers who are appointed by a private postsecondary institution pursuant to section 15-1897 and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board and special agents from the office of the attorney general, or of a county attorney, and who have received a certificate from the Arizona peace officer standards and training board. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215