Arizona § 40-1201 - Definitions

Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 40-1201 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 40-1201. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Commission" means the Arizona corporation commission.

2. "Contractor" means any person who undertakes to or offers to undertake to or purports to have the capacity to undertake to or submits a bid to, or does himself or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith. The term "contractor" includes subcontractor and specialty contractor.

3. "Distributor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal relationship which stands between the manufacturer and the retail seller in purchases, consignments or contracts for sale of consumer goods.

4. "Gas appliance" means any new residential-type furnace, air conditioner, heater, refrigerator, stove, range, dishwasher, dryer, decorative fireplace log or other similar device, except a water heater, which uses a gaseous fuel for operation and is automatically ignited.

5. "Intermittent ignition device" means an ignition device which is actuated only when the gas appliance is in operation.

6. "Manufacturer" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal relationship which manufactures, assembles, produces or gathers consumer goods.

7. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, contractor, builder, or other group, however organized, who sells or causes to be distributed or installed, any new gas appliance.

8. "Pilot light" means any gas operated device that remains continually operated or lighted in order to ignite a gas appliance to begin normal operation.

9. "Retail seller", "retail outlets", "seller", or "retailer" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship which engages in the business of selling new goods to retail buyers.

Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona § 40-1201

What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 40-1201 cover?

Section 40-1201 ("Definitions") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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