Actions and proceedings under this chapter and actions or proceedings to which the commission, the department of insurance and financial institutions or the state is a party in which any question arises under this chapter or concerning an award of the commission, or an order of the commission or the department of insurance and financial institutions shall be advanced for trial or hearing over civil actions, except election contests and actions affecting the corporation commission.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-950

  • Award: means the finding or decision of an administrative law judge or the commission as to the amount of compensation or benefit due an injured employee or the dependents of a deceased employee. See Arizona Laws 23-901
  • Commission: means the industrial commission of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 23-901
  • 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.
  • Order: means and includes any rule, direction, requirement, standard, determination or decision other than an award or a directive by the commission or an administrative law judge relative to any entitlement to compensation benefits, or to the amount of compensation benefits, and any procedural ruling relative to the processing or adjudicating of a compensation matter. See Arizona Laws 23-901
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
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