Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 3 > Title 9.3 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Definition and Form of Arbitration Agreements

• business: includes a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and any other form of commercial enterprise. See California Vehicle Code 234
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
• Dealer: is a person not otherwise expressly excluded by Section 286 who:

  California Vehicle Code 285

• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles except, when used in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 and in Divisions 11 (commencing with Section 21000), 12 (commencing with Section 24000), 13 (commencing with Section 29000), 14 (commencing with Section 31600), 14. See California Vehicle Code 290
• Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Labor Commissioner: means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 21
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Nonresident: is a person who is not a resident of this State. See California Vehicle Code 435
• Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
• Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670
• Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22
• Writing: includes printing and typewriting. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17