Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 8 > Chapter 5.5 > Article 4 - Nonrenewal

• Asbestos: as used in this chapter , has the same meaning as defined in §. See California Health and Safety Code 25918
• franchise: means a contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between two or more persons by which:

  California Business and Professions Code 20001

• language assistance: means oral interpretation or written translation into English of a language other than English or of English into another language for a party or witness who cannot speak or understand English or who can do so only with difficulty. See California Government Code 11435.05
• order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
• Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150
• support order: means a child, family, or spousal support order. See California Family Code 3650