Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 37 > Chapter 6 > Article 3 - Formation, Change in Boundaries and Dissolution

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Commissioner: means the state land commissioner. See Arizona Laws 37-101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the state land department. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• District: means a natural resource conservation district organized in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Due notice: means notice published at least twice with an interval of at least six days between the two publication dates, in a newspaper of general circulation within the area affected, or if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the area affected, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the area is located. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• 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.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Petition: means a petition for the creation or for the dissolution of a district. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Qualified elector: means a person who is a district cooperator and a qualified elector of the state. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Supervisor: means a member of the governing body of a district, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 37-1002
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215