Arizona § 35-1001 Definitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 35-1001 — Definitions

Arizona § 35-1001

Title 35Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 8SWAP AGREEMENTS

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 35-1001 (2026).

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1."Governmental entity" means this state, any county, city, town, municipality or other political subdivision of this state or any department, agency, board, commission, authority, political subdivision, public corporation or other public entity of any of the foregoing or controlled by any of the foregoing, provided that each of the foregoing must comprise a geographical area with a population of at least three hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census or special census.

2."Obligations" means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, commercial paper or other evidences of indebtedness or lease, installment purchase or other agreements or purchasing programs or certificates of participation.

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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Governmental entity" means this state, any county, city, town, municipality or other political subdivision of this state or any department, agency, board, commission, authority, political subdivision, public corporation or other public entity of any of the foregoing or controlled by any of the foregoing, provided that each of the foregoing must comprise a geographical area with a population of at least three hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census or special census.

2. "Obligations" means bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, commercial paper or other evidences of indebtedness or lease, installment purchase or other agreements or purchasing programs or certificates of participation.

3. "Swap agreement" means an agreement, between a governmental entity and a financial institution, including an insurance company, bank indemnity company or a company related to a financial institution, pursuant to which payments are to be made by the governmental entity to the financial institution and are also to be made by the financial institution to the governmental entity, and which is entered into in order to manage interest rate risk, investment risk, or commodity prices or is entered into in connection with carrying or securing of obligations of a governmental entity.