Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 9 > Article 8 - Public Accommodation and Services

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Americans with disabilities act: means 42 United States Code §§ 12101 through 12213 and 47 United States Code §§ 225 and 611 and the ADA amendments act of 2008 (P. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Auxiliary aids and services: includes :

  (a) Qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments. See Arizona Laws 41-1492

• Commercial facilities: means facilities that are intended for nonresidential use and that do not meet the definition of either a public accommodation or a public entity. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Demand responsive system: means any system of providing the transportation of individuals by a vehicle, other than a system that is a fixed route system. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Disability: means , with respect to an individual, any of the following:

  (a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual. See Arizona Laws 41-1492

• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fixed route system: means a system of providing the transportation of individuals by, other than by aircraft, a vehicle that is operated along a prescribed route according to a fixed schedule. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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}
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Major life activities: includes :

  (a) Caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating and working. See Arizona Laws 41-1492

• Minor: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Over-the-road bus: means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Private entity: means any entity other than a public entity. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Public accommodation: includes any:

  (a) Inn, hotel, motel or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the residence of the proprietor. See Arizona Laws 41-1492

• Public entity: means any:

  (a) State or local government. See Arizona Laws 41-1492

• railroad: has the meaning given the term "railroad" in section 202(e) of the federal railroad safety act of 1970 (45 United States Code § 431(e)). See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Readily achievable: means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Specified public transportation: means transportation by bus, rail or any other conveyance, other than aircraft, that provides the general public with general or special service, including charter service, on a regular and continuing basis. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• State: means the state of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 41-1492
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215