Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 41 > Chapter 54 > Article 1 - General Provisions

• Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic or similar capabilities. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
• 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.
• 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.
• Legal material: means , whether or not in effect:

  (a) The Constitution of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 41-5502

• Official publisher: means the Arizona legislative council. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Arizona Laws 41-5502
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215