38-1171. Definitions
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(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies; Rpld. 1/1/33)
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "First responder":
(a)Has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-1204.
(b)Includes a member of the Arizona national guard who is on state active duty in this state and a correctional officer who is employed by the state department of corrections.
2. "Killed in the line of duty" means killed as the result of another person's criminal act while in the performance of the first responder's official duties.