Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 3 > Chapter 8.5 > Article 6 - Registration of Employees

• Bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Chief: means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
• Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Employee: means an individual who works for an employer, is listed on the employer's payroll records, and is under the employer's direction and control. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Employer: means a person who employs an individual for wages or salary, lists the individual on the employer's payroll records, and withholds all legally required deductions and contributions. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• legislative body: means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a district or other public agency, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 53000
• Licensee: means a business entity, whether an individual, partnership, or corporation, licensed under this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Locksmith: means any person who, for any consideration or compensation whatsoever, engages, directly or indirectly and as a primary or secondary object, in the business of rekeying, installing, repairing, opening, modifying locks, or who originates keys for locks, including, but not limited to, electronic cloning of transponder keys and any other electronic programming of automotive keys and electronic operating devices, such as key fobs, door and ignition key devices, and successive electronic and other high-security key technology. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Person: means any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, or corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
• Registrant: means an employee registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See California Business and Professions Code 6980