§ 18000 This part may be cited as the Street Lighting Act of 1919.
§ 18001 Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, …
§ 18002 This part shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its …
§ 18003 This part provides an alternative system for making the improvements …
§ 18004 “Street lighting system” and “system” include any or all appliances, …
§ 18004.5 “Street,” and any of its variants, mean and include highways, state …
§ 18005 “Tax collector” and “city tax collector” mean the city officer, board …
§ 18006 “Service,” and any of its variants, means and includes the furnishing …
§ 18007 “Improvement,” and any of its variants, include the maintenance or …
§ 18007.5 “Maintenance,” and any of its variants, as used in this part includes …
§ 18008 “Assessment district” means the territory to be benefited by the …
§ 18009 “Clerk” and “city clerk” mean any person or officer who is or acts as …
§ 18010 “Treasurer” and “city treasurer” include any person or officer who …
§ 18011 “City” includes all corporations organized and existing for municipal …
§ 18012 “City Council” and “council” include any body which by law is the …
§ 18014 If lots or parcels of land belonging to the United States, to this …

Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 14 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.