Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 10 > Part 5 > Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Public Records

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• person: includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. See California Government Code 7920.520
• public agency: means any state or local agency. See California Government Code 7920.525
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10