Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 6 > Chapter 2 > Article 12 - Miscellaneous

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• Legislative body: means the legislative body of the local agency as defined in Section 53000. See California Government Code 53500
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Local agency: means county, city, irrigation district, reclamation district, school district, sanitary district, or other municipal or public corporation. See California Government Code 53460
• Local agency: means county, city, city and county, public district, or other public or municipal corporation. See California Government Code 53500
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
• Pledge: means pledge, assign, place a charge upon and place a lien upon. See California Government Code 53500
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18