Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 36 - Water Conditioning Contractors

• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• Water conditioning contractor: means any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation which engages in the business of installing, servicing or repairing water conditioning equipment. See Kansas Statutes 12-3601
• Water conditioning equipment: means any water conditioning device, such as filters, softeners, hypochlorinators, aerators, chemical feeders, associated equipment and the like used in connection with the conditioning of water. See Kansas Statutes 12-3601