Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 33 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Government certification: means a voluntary program in which this state grants nontransferable recognition to an individual who meets personal qualifications that are established by law. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• Government registration: means a requirement to give notice to the government, which may include the individual's name and address, the individual's agent for service of process, the location of the activity to be performed and a description of the service the individual provides. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Lawful occupation: means a course of conduct, pursuit or profession that includes the sale of goods or services that are not themselves illegal to sell, irrespective of whether the individual selling them is subject to occupational regulation. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Occupational or professional license: means a nontransferable authorization for an individual to perform exclusively a lawful occupation for compensation based on meeting personal qualifications that are established by law. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Personal qualifications: means criteria that are related to an individual's personal background and characteristics, including completion of an approved educational program, satisfactory performance on an examination, work experience or other evidence of attainment of requisite skills or knowledge, moral character, criminal history and completion of continuing education. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• Private certification: means a voluntary program in which a private organization grants nontransferable recognition to an individual who meets personal qualifications that are established by the private organization. See Arizona Laws 41-3501
• Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.