Terms Used In California Codes > Civil Code > Division 3 > Part 4 > Title 15 - Internet Neutrality

• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Commission: means the County Boundary Review Commission. See California Government Code 23231
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Governing body: means the board of supervisors except that in the case of a subsidiary district "governing body" means the city council, and in the case of a multi-county district "governing body" means the governing body of the multi-county district itself. See California Government Code 16271
• 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.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Special district: includes a county service area, a maintenance district or area, an improvement district or improvement zone, or any other zone or area formed for the purpose of designating an area within which a property tax rate will be levied to pay for a service or improvement benefitting that area. See California Government Code 16271
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.