Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 44 > Chapter 11 > Article 15 - Sales Representative Contracts

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Commission: means :

  (a) Compensation accruing to a sales representative for payment by a principal the rate of which is expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of orders or sales. See Arizona Laws 44-1798

• Consumer: means an individual. See Arizona Laws 44-1691
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• 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.
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other entity of whatever kind or nature. See Arizona Laws 44-1691
• Principal: means a person who does all of the following:

  (a) Engages in the business of manufacturing, producing, importing, selling or distributing a product or service. See Arizona Laws 44-1798

• Registered mail: includes certified mail. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• 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.
• Termination: means the end of the business relationship between the sales representative and the principal, whether by agreement, by expiration of time or by exercise of a right of termination by either party. See Arizona Laws 44-1798
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215