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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 14 - CONSTABLE ETHICS, STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD › Article 2 - COMPLAINTS; HEARINGS; DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section R13-14-205 - Review or Rehearing of Decision

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A. A party aggrieved by a Board order or
				decision may:
1. Seek judicial review of the
				order or decision under A.R.S. §
										12-904;
				or
2. Except as provided in
				subsection (G), file a written motion for review or rehearing with the Board
				not later than 30 days after service of the order or decision. For purposes of
				this subsection, service is complete on personal service or five days after the
				date the Board order or decision was mailed to the party's last known
				address.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 14 - CONSTABLE ETHICS, STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD › Article 3 - TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS › Section R13-14-301 - Request for Grant Applications

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A.
				As required under A.R.S. §
									22-138,
				the Board makes grants for constable training and support and
				equipment.
B. The Board shall issue
				requests for grant applications that meet the standards required under A.R.S.
				§
									41-2702.
C. The Board shall post the requests for
				grant applications on the Board's website at least six weeks before grant
				applications are due. The Board shall send written notice of the online
				availability of the requests for grant applications to all constables and any
				person that has submitted a written request to receive the notice.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 14 - CONSTABLE ETHICS, STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD › Article 3 - TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS › Section R13-14-302 - Evaluation of Grant Applications

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A.
				Members of the Board shall review and evaluate each grant application in a
				manner consistent with A.R.S. §
									41-2702.
				The Board shall base the Board's decision regarding an application only on the
				criteria specified in the request for grant applications.
B. The Board shall vote on each application
				and award grants at a public meeting.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-102 - Exemptions

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Rapid DNA applications that are not being performed as part
				  of a law enforcement program to develop investigative leads from crime scenes
				  and known reference sample and testing sites that are not associated with an
				  accredited laboratory through a legally binding agreement and do not use
				  personnel for testing associated with a law enforcement agency are exempt from
				  this chapter. These exempt applications include the following:
1. Unidentified human remains testing by
				medical examiner/coroner offices,
2. Victim identification in mass disaster
				scenarios,
3. Missing persons cases
				not associated with a law enforcement crime scene investigation,
4. Applications within accredited
				laboratories; or
5. Rapid DNA
				booking stations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-103 - Instruments; Approvals, Standards, Authorizations

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A. The Director may approve instruments used
				to perform Rapid DNA analysis as part of a law enforcement program after
				receiving a report from an accredited laboratory that successfully tested a
				typical model of the instrument for compliance with the standards in subsection
				(B).
B. The instrument shall meet
				the following standards of performance:
1. The
				instrument shall have a publicly-available developmental validation completed
				by the manufacturer which follows the requirements of the QAS and includes,
				where applicable:
a. Characterization of the
				genetic marker,
b. Species
				specificity,
c. Sensitivity
				studies,
d. Stability
				studies,
e.
				Reproducibility,
f. Case-type
				sample,
g. Population
				studies,
h. Mixture
				studies,
i. Precision and accuracy
				studies; and
j. PCR-based
				studies.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-104 - Operator Certification

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A. In
				order to be certified as a Rapid DNA Operator to operate a Rapid DNA instrument
				as part of a law enforcement program, an employee of a law enforcement agency
				shall successfully complete training that meets the following criteria:
1. A training program approved by the
				Director.
2. The training program
				shall include at a minimum the following:
a.
				Information on basic biology, specifically including what DNA is and its
				purpose,
b. Information on basic
				DNA analysis,
c. Identification of
				appropriate sample types for analysis on Rapid DNA instrumentation,
d. Proper collection and preservation of
				samples for analysis on Rapid DNA instrumentation,
e. Information on clean techniques to process
				samples and minimize contamination,
f. Information on DNA databases,
g. Evaluation and interpretation of DNA
				results,
h. Basic knowledge of the
				operation of a Rapid DNA instrument,
i. Information on court testimony regarding
				Rapid DNA analysis,
j. Taking a
				sample from collection to identification of an investigative lead using the
				Rapid DNA instrument and where applicable any associated database,
k. A written examination covering the
				objectives in subsections (a) through (i); and
l. A practical examination to demonstrate
				competence in subsection (j).
3. Certification as a Rapid DNA Operator is
				contingent upon successful completion of the approved training program as
				measured by the written and practical examinations associated with the program.
				The written examination shall be passed with a minimum score of 90% and the
				prospective operator shall demonstrate the ability to successfully operate the
				Rapid DNA instrument in a practical-use test.
4. Maintaining certification as a Rapid DNA
				Operator is contingent on completing one of the following on an annual basis:
a. Submission to the Department of evidence
				of successful operation of the Rapid DNA instrument during the annual period;
				or
b. Submission to the Department
				of evidence of successful completion of a proficiency test that demonstrated
				operation of the instrument and receiving the expected result as shown by the
				test record completed by the operator on the Rapid DNA instrument during the
				annual period.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-105 - Testing Requirements and Procedures

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A. Rapid DNA testing sites shall be
				associated with an accredited laboratory through a legally binding agreement
				and use personnel for testing associated with a law enforcement agency to
				develop investigative leads from a crime scene and known reference
				samples.
B. Rapid DNA testing
				conducted at law enforcement sites shall follow the procedures or protocols
				outlined in the training program for that agency, site, and Rapid DNA
				instrument.
C. Rapid DNA Operators
				shall follow on-screen prompts on the Rapid DNA instrument when performing
				Rapid DNA testing.
D. The amount of
				sample used in Rapid DNA testing for a case shall not compromise the ability of
				the associated accredited laboratory to complete conventional DNA testing on
				that sample.
1. If Rapid DNA testing would
				consume too much of the sample to allow conventional DNA testing within the
				associated accredited laboratory, Rapid DNA testing shall not be conducted on
				that sample.
2. Consultation with
				the associated accredited laboratory may be necessary to determine whether the
				amount of sample is sufficient to complete both Rapid DNA and conventional DNA
				testing.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-106 - Testing Site Minimum Facilities Requirements

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A. All Rapid DNA testing sites shall have the
				following:
1. A minimum of six square feet of
				counter space to perform sample preparation and sample analysis,
2. A minimum of 100 square feet of space to
				house the Rapid DNA instrument, a computer with monitor, and a
				printer,
3. Appropriate
				temperature, lighting and humidity to maintain the integrity of samples, the
				Rapid DNA instrument, and reagents as specified by the manufacturer of the
				instrument and reagents,
4.
				Restrictions on personnel access to reduce potential contamination of
				samples,
5. Uninterrupted power
				supply or other backup power source to prevent damage to the instrument and to
				prevent failures of Rapid DNA tests due to power loss,
6. Floors and countertops able to withstand
				frequent decontamination with bleach solutions, and
7. A temperature-monitored refrigerator for
				storage of reagents, where applicable.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-107 - Partner Agency Sites

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A. A
				partner agency site shall meet all the standards in R13-15-105 and
				R13-15-106.
B. Additional standards
				include the following:
1. The partner agency
				site shall comply with any additional internal program requirements of the
				Department which includes a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the
				agencies.
2. Run logs shall be
				provided to the Department on a calendar quarterly basis.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-108 - Audits

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A. The testing site
				shall be audited at least once in any six to 18-month period by the associated
				accredited laboratory. An audit shall ensure the testing site is in compliance
				with R13-15-103(D)(E)(F)(G), R13-15-104(A), R13-15-105 and
				R13-15-106.
B. If the audit of the
				Rapid DNA testing site determines that the site is not in compliance with the
				standards in subsection A, the testing site shall be suspended and cease
				operations until the associated accredited laboratory and the Department
				determines the site is once again in compliance.
C. Documentation of audits shall be
				maintained at both the testing site and at the associated accredited laboratory
				for a minimum of five years.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 1 - IN GENERAL › Section R14-1-101 - Debt Limitation; Exception

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For the purpose of computing the highest amount of
				  indebtedness which corporations are authorized to incur where the stock has no
				  par value, the Commission has, in accordance with the provisions of A.R.S.
				  § 10-173, fixed the amount of $100.00 per share unless proper showing is
				  made that such stock is reasonably worth more than that sum; provided that such
				  limitation shall not apply to corporations or districts organized for the
				  purpose of providing irrigation or drainage for farm lands, or corporations and
				  districts organized in connection with the development of agricultural
				  improvements, the debt limitation for which shall, upon application, be fixed
				  by the Commission in a reasonable amount, taking into consideration the
				  valuation of properties included within the boundaries of any such
				  project.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 1 - IN GENERAL › Section R14-1-103 - Licensing Time-frames

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A. This
				rule prescribes time-frames for the processing of any certificate or license
				issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission pursuant to A.R.S. Title 10 and
				Title 29.
B. Within 270 calendar
				days after receipt of an initial or renewal application for any certificate or
				license provided pursuant to A.R.S. Title 10 or Title 29, staff shall notify
				the applicant, in writing, that the application is either administratively
				complete or deficient. If the application is deficient, the notice shall
				specify all deficiencies.
C. The
				Commission may terminate an application if the applicant does not remedy all
				deficiencies within 30 calendar days of the date on the notice of deficiency or
				permit the applicant to remedy the deficiencies based on the following 2
				factors:
1. Amount of information or work
				necessary to remedy the deficiencies; or
2. Effect on other Commission
				priorities.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-201 - Corporate Name

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A. The
				corporate name is the initial means of identifying a legal entity; therefore,
				each name must be distinctive and distinguishable from existing corporate
				names.
B. The corporate name of a
				profit corporation, foreign or domestic, shall contain one or more words of
				incorporation as applicable. The accepted words of incorporation and their
				accepted abbreviations are: Association -- Assn.; Bank -- no abbreviation;
				Corporation -- Corp.; Company -- Co.; Incorporated -- Inc. and Limited --
				Ltd.
C. The corporate name shall
				comply in all respects with A.R.S. § 10-008.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-202 - False Implication of Government Affiliation

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The corporate name may not be one that might falsely imply
				  governmental affiliation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-203 - Characters of Print Acceptable - Names

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Corporate names must consist of letters of the English
				  alphabet, arabic numerals or combinations thereof.
1. Letters of the English alphabet will be
				used in the upper case (capital letters) only. No distinction as to type, face,
				or font is recognized.
2. Arabic
				numerals include: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
3. A space or spaces after words, letters or
				numerals may be considered as part of the name.
4. Roman numerals will be treated as letters
				of the English alphabet.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-204 - Existing Corporate Name - Defined

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For the purposes of these rules, an "existing corporate name"
				  is the name of any domestic corporation existing under the laws of this state;
				  the name of any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this
				  state; a name reserved with the Arizona Corporation Commission pursuant to
				  A.R.S. § 10-009 or
				  10-1007(B);
				  or a trade name registered with the Secretary of State pursuant to A.R.S.
				  § 44-1460.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-205 - Written Comparison of Names

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A.
				A comparison of names to determine similarity is made by writing the names to
				be compared, using upper case letters of the English alphabet and acceptable
				numerals.
B. For purposes of
				determining name similarity, every domestic corporation is deemed to contain
				the word "Arizona", either expressed or implied, in its corporate
				name.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-206 - Categories of Name Similarity

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There are five categories of name similarity: Same (defined
				  in
				  R14-1-207
				  ); Deceptively Similar (defined in
				  R14-1-209
				  ); Similar, requiring letter of consent (defined in
				  R14-1-211
				  ); Similar, not requiring letter of consent (defined in
				  R14-1-214
				  ) and Not Similar (defined in
				  R14-1-216
				  ).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-207 - "same" - Defined

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A. Corporate
				names are the "same" if a comparison of the names, written, reveals no
				differences.
B. A proposed
				corporate name is deemed to be the "same" as an existing corporate name if the
				difference in names consists in the use of different "words of incorporation".
				(See
				R14-1-201.)
Example: HAAG, INC. is deemed to be the "same" as HAAG
				  CORPORATION.
Example: INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION is deemed to be the "same" as
				  INDEMNITY LIMITED.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-208 - "same" Name Not Acceptable

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A. A
				proposed corporate name which is deemed to be the "same" as an existing
				corporate name cannot be filed even with a letter of consent from the entity
				having the same name.
B. A name
				which has been ruled "same" as an existing corporate name can be changed to the
				category "similar, requiring letter of consent", by the addition of one or more
				words which make the proposed name distinguishable from the existing corporate
				name. (A.R.S. § 10-008(3) )
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-209 - "deceptively Similar" - Defined

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A proposed corporate name is deemed to be "deceptively
				  similar" to an existing corporate name if:
1. The difference in the names consists in
				the use of different articles of speech.
Example: THE LONG CO. is deemed "deceptively similar" to LONG
				  CO.
Example: THE FINISHLINE COMPANY is deemed "deceptively
				  similar" to A FINISHLINE CO.
2. The difference consists in the use of
				punctuation, spaces and symbols.
Example: The following names are "deceptively similar":
ABC CORP. AB&C CORP.
A B C CORP. A&BC CORP.
A.B.C. CORP. AB-C CORP.
A*B*C CORP.
Example: GOOD TIME REST HOME, INC. is "deceptively similar"
				  to GOODTIME REST HOME, INC.
3. The
				difference consists in the presence or absence of letters which do not
				sufficiently alter the names to make them readily distinguishable:
Example: The following names are "deceptively similar":
EXXON EXXONN
EXON EXXONS
4. The
				difference consists in obvious or well-known variant spellings.
Example: KAR CLASSICS, INC. is "deceptively similar" to CAR
				  CLASSICS, INC.
Example: SAGUARO CLUB, LTD. is "deceptively similar" to
				  SAHUARO CLUB, LTD.
5. The
				difference exists in the use of words with essentially the same meaning.
Example: ANDERSON REALTY CORP. is "deceptively similar" to
				  ANDERSON REAL ESTATE CORP.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-210 - "deceptively Similar" Name Not Acceptable

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A. A proposed corporate name which is deemed
				to be "deceptively similar" to an existing corporate name cannot be accepted or
				filed, even with a letter of consent from the corporation having the similar
				corporate name.
B. A name which has
				been ruled "deceptively similar" to an existing corporate name can be changed
				to the category "similar, requiring letter of consent" by the addition of one
				or more words which make the proposed name distinguishable from the existing
				corporate name. (A.R.S.§ 10-008(A)(3) )
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-211 - "similar Requiring Letter of Consent" - Defined

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A proposed name may be deemed "similar requiring letter of
				  consent" if:
1. The proposed
				corporate name is the "same" as, or "deceptively similar" to an existing
				corporate name except for a geographical designation.
Example: Existing corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS,
				  INC.
Proposed corporate name: JOHNSON PRODUCTS OF PHOENIX,
				  INC.
Similar requiring letter of consent.
2. The first words of a proposed corporate
				name are the same as the first words of an existing corporate name.
Example: Existing corporate name: TUCSON SERVICE, INC.
Proposed corporate name: TUCSON SERVICE AND SUPPLY,
				  INC.
Similar requiring letter of consent.
3. Names containing a fictitious, fanciful or
				arbitrary word.
Example: Existing corporate name: ARCO, INC.
Proposed corporate name: ARCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
Similar requiring letter of consent.
4. The proposed corporate name implies the
				entity to be an affiliate or extension of an existing corporate name. (Rule
				R14-1-214(A)(4))
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-212 - "similar Requiring Letter of Consent" Acceptable with Consent

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A proposed corporate name which is ruled to be "similar,
				  requiring letter of consent" cannot be filed without the letter of
				  consent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-213 - Form of Consent

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The Arizona Corporation Commission will identify to the
				  applicant the entity or entities from whom consent must be obtained. The
				  consent will be in writing, on letterhead, showing the existing corporate name,
				  the proposed corporate name, to whom consent is given, and signed by the firm's
				  president or chief executive officer. Consent given orally or by telegraph
				  cannot be accepted. Consent from more than one existing corporate name may be
				  required.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-214 - "similar Not Requiring Letter of Consent" - Defined

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Proposed corporate names are "similar not requiring letter of
				  consent" if a written comparison of the names reveals similarities, but not to
				  the extent that the names are deemed by the Commission to be deceptively
				  similar. A proposed corporate name would fall in this category if:
1. The proposed corporate name is nonprofit
				and is the same or similar to an existing nonprofit corporate name except for a
				geographical designation.
Example: Existing nonprofit corporate name: JAVELINA AND BEAR
				  CLUB
Proposed nonprofit corporate name: PHOENIX JAVELINA AND BEAR
				  CLUB
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
2. Except for the word "Arizona", when the
				name of a town, city, state, or geographical designation is added to an
				existing nonprofit corporate name, the proposed name is acceptable, providing
				that the registered office of the proposed nonprofit corporation is not located
				in the same town or city as the existing nonprofit corporation.
3. The existing corporate name has only one
				significant word and the proposed corporate name consists of the same word
				followed by a descriptive word which distinguishes the proposed corporate name
				from the existing corporate name.
Example: Existing corporate name: UNITED COMPANY
Proposed corporate name: UNITED SALES, INC.
UNITED FOODS, CORP.
UNITED INDUSTRIES ASSN.
UNITED PRODUCTS CO.
UNITED SUPPLY, LTD.
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
4. A letter of consent will be required if
				the proposed corporate name consists of the same word, followed by a word or
				words which suggest the proposed entity to be an affiliate or extension of the
				existing corporate name.
Example: Existing corporate name: UNITED COMPANY
Proposed corporate name: UNITED OF TEXAS, INC.
UNITED SOUTHWEST COMPANY
UNITED NO. 7 COMPANY
UNITED PHASE TWO, INC.
Similar requiring letter of consent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-215 - A Name "similar Not Requiring Letter of Consent" Is Acceptable

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A proposed corporate name which is ruled to be "similar not
				  requiring letter of consent" will be accepted and filed without further
				  requirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-216 - "not Similar" - Defined

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Names are not similar if a comparison of the names, written,
				  reveals no significant similarity.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-217 - "not Similar" - Acceptable

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A proposed corporate name which is ruled "not similar" will
				  be accepted and filed without further requirement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-218 - Alphabet Names

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When a name or segment of the proposed name consists of
				  initial letters of the alphabet, the combination of the initials will be
				  considered as one word for the purpose of applying name availability rules.
Example: The following are different "words" and are not
				  considered to be similar:
A&A A&B
AAA AAB
AAAA AAAC
Existing corporate name: A & B, INC.
Proposed corporate name: AA&B, INC.
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-219 - Surnames - a Surname Is Considered to be a "word"

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When an existing corporate name contains a surname and the
				  proposed corporate name consists of that surname, preceded by a given name or
				  initials, the proposed name is "similar not requiring letter of consent".
Example: Existing corporate name: WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY
Proposed corporate names: E. G. WILLIAMS ELECTRIC
				  COMPANY
(or)
JIM WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY
Similar not requiring letter of consent.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-220 - Exception for Churches

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When proposed names of churches are the same as existing
				  names of churches by virtue of their affiliation, but differ in geographical
				  designation, a letter of consent is not required.
Example: Persons proposing to incorporate a church named
				  First Baptist Church of Phoenix, would not be required to obtain a letter of
				  consent from First Baptist Church of Mesa.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-221 - Matters Not Considered in Determining Name Availability

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Only the proposed corporate name and existing corporate names
				  are considered when determining name availability. Among matters not considered
				  are:
1. Whether or not the purpose of
				a proposed corporation is the same or similar to the purpose of an existing
				corporation.
2. Whether an
				analogous situation has been acted upon by the Corporation
				Commission.
3. Whether an opinion
				has previously been expressed by an employee of the Incorporating Division of
				the Arizona Corporation Commission or the Secretary of State's
				Office.
4. Whether or not an
				existing corporation is actively engaged in business, or has a telephone
				listing, or a generally-known place of business.
5. Whether or not an existing corporation is
				about to change its name, dissolve, or merge out of existence.
6. Whether or not a letter of consent can be
				obtained from an existing corporation.
7. Whether or not the applicant is more or
				less important, extensive, widely-known, or influential than an existing
				corporation.
8. Whether or not the
				applicant has ordered stationery, opened a bank account, signed a contract, or
				otherwise altered his position in the expectation, hope or belief that the
				proposed name is available.
9.
				Whether or not the applicant believes it has a prior or superior right to the
				use of a name apart from what is on file in the Incorporating Division of the
				Arizona Corporation Commission or the Secretary of State's Office.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 1 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS › Article 2 - CORPORATE NAMES › Section R14-1-222 - Final Determination

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A.
				Verbal approval by the Commission for the use of a proposed corporate name is
				advisory only and is subject to final determination by the
				Commission.
B. A proposed corporate
				name may be reserved in writing pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 10-009 or
				10-1007.
				This written approval is based on the assumption that the proposed corporate
				name meets all other statutory requirements and is, therefore, also subject to
				final determination by the Commission.
C. Final determination that a name is or is
				not available is made at the time one of the following documents is processed
				for filing:
1. Articles of
				Incorporation
2. Application for
				Authority to do business by a foreign corporation
3. Articles of Amendment containing a name
				change
4. Articles of Merger
				containing a name change
5.
				Articles of Consolidation containing a name change.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-101 - Accident Reports

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A. Where not
				otherwise specifically prescribed by rule with respect to particular classes of
				public service corporations, all public service corporations shall report in
				writing by the end of the next working day to the Commission all accidents in
				which such public service corporations are involved, which result in death,
				personal injury to any person necessitating off-site medical attention, or
				property damage exceeding $5,000.00. For purposes of this rule, off-site
				medical attention includes any medical treatment provided by medical
				professionals which requires transportation of the patient by ambulance, or
				treatment of the patient in an emergency room, or in-patient hospitalization.
				For those accidents in which it is not readily determinable if the property
				damage exceeds $5,000.00, the public service corporation will have an
				additional two working days in which to submit its report. Any associated
				personal injuries requiring off-site medical attention would still have to be
				reported within the initial business day.
B. This report shall state, as accurately as
				possible, the dollar amount of the damage. If this amount is not known
				immediately, or if investigation discloses a 15% or greater variation from the
				amount in this report, a follow-up report shall be submitted.
C. If such accidents result in death or
				injury likely to result in death, a report shall also be made within 24 hours
				by telegraph or telephone stating the essential facts.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-102 - Treatment of Depreciation

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A. The
				following definitions shall apply in this Section unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Accumulated depreciation" means
				the summation of the annual provision for depreciation from the time that the
				asset is first devoted to public service.
2. "Cost of removal" means the cost of
				demolishing, dismantling, removing, tearing down, or abandoning of physical
				assets, including the cost of transportation and handling incidental
				thereto.
3. "Depreciation" means an
				accounting process which will permit the recovery of the original cost of an
				asset less its net salvage over the service life.
4. "Depreciation rate" means the percentage
				rate applied to the original cost of an asset to yield the annual provision for
				depreciation.
5. "Net salvage"
				means the salvage value of property retired less the cost of removal.
6. "Original cost" means the cost of property
				at the time it was first devoted to public service.
7. "Property retired" means assets which have
				been removed, sold, abandoned, destroyed, or which for any cause have been
				withdrawn from service and books of account.
8. "Salvage value" means the amount received
				for assets retired, less any expenses incurred in selling or preparing the
				assets for sale; or if retained, the amount at which the material recoverable
				is chargeable to materials and supplies, or other appropriate
				accounts.
9. "Service life" means
				the period between the date an asset is first devoted to public service and the
				date of its retirement from service.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-104 - Inspection of Annual Reports

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Pursuant to A.R.S. §
									40-204(C),
				  all utility annual reports and attachments thereto required to be filed
				  pursuant to this Chapter shall be open to public inspection without further or
				  special order of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-105 - Notice of Rate Hearings

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A.
				Every public service corporation shall give notice to customers affected of any
				hearing at which the fair value of that corporation's property is to be
				determined and just and reasonable rates and charges are to be
				established.
B. The form and manner
				of such notice shall be as the Commission may direct by procedural order.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-106 - Commission Color Code to Identify Location of Underground Facilities

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A. If the location
				of an underground facility is marked with stakes, paint, or in some customary
				manner pursuant to A.R.S. §
									40-360.21(13),
				the facility owner will use the following color code:
Facility Type
Specific Color
Electric Power Distribution and Transmission
Safety Red
Gas Distribution and Transmission; Oil Product Distribution
				  and Transmission; Dangerous Materials, Product Lines
High Visibility Safety Yellow
Telephone and Telegraph System; Cable Television
Safety Alert Orange
Fiber Optics Communication Lines
The Letter "F" in Safety Alert Orange
Water Systems; Slurry Pipelines
Safety Precaution Blue
Reclaimed Water Systems
Purple
Sanitary Sewer Systems
Safety Green
UNACCEPTABLE FACILITY LOCATION COLORS:
Fluorescent Pink - This shall be considered a land surveyor
				  marking.
White - This shall be reserved for excavator markings.
B. Excavators and Underground Facility Owners
				shall consider use of the color fluorescent pink to be indicative of land
				survey markings and not location markings for any underground facility.
				Surveyors may place aerial photogrammetric markings (targets) using the color
				white; such marking shall have a fluorescent pink dot not less than two inches
				in diameter placed within one foot of any edge of the aerial marking.
				Fluorescent pink shall not be used by excavators or Underground Facility
				Owners.
C. Excavators making
				markings pursuant to A.R.S. §
									40-360.22(C)
				 are required to use the color
				white.
D. Colors similar to those
				listed in
				R14-2-106(A)
				through
				R14-2-106(C)
				shall not be used for other than their listed purpose.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section R14-2-108 - Electric, Natural Gas, or Affiliated Water Cooperative Streamlined Financing Application Filing Requirements and Process

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A. Definitions. The definitions contained in
				R14-2-107
				shall apply to this Section.
B. New
				Financing or Refinancing Requests.
1. Thirty
				days before filing an application to request new financing, a cooperative shall
				meet with Staff to discuss the financing application.
2. A cooperative shall ensure that its filed
				financing application includes, at a minimum:
a. The information provided to lenders by the
				cooperative,
b. The most recent
				audited financials for the cooperative, and
c. A capital budget or work plan showing how
				the cooperative proposes to use the funds obtained through the requested
				financing.
3. A
				cooperative shall post a notice regarding its financing application, in a form
				approved by Staff, or a link to such a notice, on the main page of the
				cooperative's website.
4. Staff
				shall issue a Staff report and proposed order regarding a cooperative's
				financing application within 75 days after the filing of the financing
				application.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 2 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section R14-2-202 - Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for Electric Utilities

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A. Application for
				new Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. Six copies of each application
				for a new Certificate of Convenience and Necessity shall be submitted to the
				Commission, through Docket Control, in a form prescribed by the Commission and
				shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The proper name and correct address of the
				proposed utility company and its owner, if a sole proprietorship, each partner,
				if a partnership, or the President and Secretary if a corporation.
2. The rates proposed to be charged for the
				service that will be rendered.
3. A
				financial statement setting forth the financial condition of the
				applicant.
4. Maps of the proposed
				service area or a description of the area proposed to be served.
5. Appropriate city, county and/or state
				agency approvals, where appropriate.
6. The actual number of customers within the
				service area as of the time of filing and the estimated number of customers to
				be served for each of the first five years of operation.
7. Such other information as the Commission
				by order or the staff of the Utilities Division by written directive may
				request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 2 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section R14-2-203 - Establishment of Service

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A.
				Information from new applicants
1. A utility
				may obtain the following minimum information from each new applicant for
				service:
a. Name or names of applicant or
				applicants.
b. Service address or
				location and telephone number.
c.
				Billing address/telephone number, if different than service address.
d. Address where service was provided
				previously.
e. Date applicant will
				be ready for service.
f. Indication
				of whether premises have been supplied with utility service
				previously.
g. Purpose for which
				service is to be used.
h.
				Indication of whether applicant is owner or tenant of or agent for the
				premises.
i. Information concerning
				the energy and demand requirements of the customer.
j. Type and kind of life-support equipment,
				if any, used by the customer.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 2 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section R14-2-204 - Minimum Customer Information Requirements

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A. Information for residential customers
1. A utility shall make available upon
				customer request not later than 15 days from the date of request a concise
				summary of the rate schedule applied for by such customer. The summary shall
				include the following:
a. The monthly minimum
				or customer charge, identifying the amount of the charge and the specific
				amount of usage included in the minimum charge, where applicable.
b. Rate blocks, where applicable.
c. Any adjustment factor and method of
				calculation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 2 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section R14-2-205 - Master Metering

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A. Mobile
				home parks -- new construction/expansion
1. A
				utility shall refuse service to all new construction or expansion of existing
				permanent residential mobile home parks unless the construction or expansion is
				individually metered by the utility. Line extensions and service connections to
				serve such expansion shall be governed by the line extension and service
				connection tariff of the appropriate utility.
2. Permanent residential mobile home parks
				for the purpose of this rule shall mean mobile home parks where, in the opinion
				of the utility, the average length of stay for an occupant is a minimum of six
				months.
3. For the purpose of this
				rule, expansion means the acquisition of additional real property for permanent
				residential spaces in excess of that existing at the effective date of this
				rule.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 14 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; SECURITIES REGULATION › Chapter 2 - CORPORATION COMMISSION - FIXED UTILITIES › Article 2 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES › Section R14-2-206 - Service Lines and Establishments

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A. Priority and timing of service
				establishments
1. After an applicant has
				complied with the utility's application and deposit requirements and has been
				accepted for service by the utility, the utility shall schedule that customer
				for service establishment.
2.
				Service establishments shall be scheduled for completion within five working
				days of the date the customer has been accepted for service, except in those
				instances when the customer requests service establishment beyond the five
				working day limitation.
3. When a
				utility has made arrangements to meet with a customer for service establishment
				purposes and the utility or the customer cannot make the appointment during the
				prearranged time, the utility shall reschedule the service establishment to the
				satisfaction of both parties.
4. A
				utility shall schedule service establishment appointments within a maximum
				range of four hours during normal working hours, unless another time-frame is
				mutually acceptable to the utility and the customer.
5. Service establishments shall be made only
				by qualified utility service personnel.
6. For the purposes of this rule, service
				establishments are where the customer's facilities are ready and acceptable to
				the utility and the utility needs only to install or read a meter or turn the
				service on.