California Codes > Civil Code > Division 4 > Part 5 > Chapter 6


Article 1	Association Existence and Powers
Article 2	Board Meeting
Article 3	Member Meeting
Article 4	Member Election
Article 5	Record Inspection
Article 6	Recordkeeping
Article 7	Annual Reports
Article 8	Conflict of Interest
Article 9	Managing Agent
Article 10	Government Assistance
Article 11	Emergency Powers and Procedures

Terms Used In California Codes > Civil Code > Division 4 > Part 5 > Chapter 6 - Association Governance

Abstract of judgment: In a federal criminal proceeding, A certification from a U.S. District Court clerk that a judgment of restitution was entered against the defendant owing to the victim. If the defendant inherits, owns, or sells real property or holdings, these assets can then be attached at the state and local levels as well.
Abuse: means intentionally or recklessly causing or attempting to cause bodily injury, or placing another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent serious bodily injury to himself or herself, or another. See California Penal Code 13700
Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
Act: means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U. See California Fish and Game Code 7650
Act: means the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001 established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8010) of Part 2 of Division 7 of . See California Education Code 92618
Action: means an action for partition under this title. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
Administering agency: means the agency designated by the committee pursuant to Section 25262. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Administrative director: means the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
Advisory committee: means the Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout, established pursuant to Resolution Chapter 141 of the Statutes of 1983, except that there shall be two additional members appointed by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture after consultation with the Director of Fish and Game and the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 7660
Advisory team: means the team convened by the committee pursuant to Section 25263. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
Affirmative actions: means any activity for the purpose of eliminating discrimination in housing accommodations because of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, or disability. See California Government Code 12927
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Affix: means physically attached to or imprinting an electronic validation to a license document. See California Fish and Game Code 16
Age: refers to the chronological age of any individual who has reached a 40th birthday. See California Government Code 12926
Agency: means the Monterey-Salinas Transit Joint Powers Agency, a joint exercise of powers agency. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
Agency: means any city, county, district, commission, the state, or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, that has jurisdiction under a state or local law, ordinance, or regulation to supervise, oversee, or approve a site investigation and a remedial action at a hazardous materials release site. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Agency: means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. See California Labor Code 18.5
Aggrieved person: includes any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. See California Government Code 12927
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Angling: means the taking of, or attempting to take, fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or by hook and line with the line attached to a pole or rod which is closely attended or held in the hand in such a manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait or lure in its mouth. See California Fish and Game Code 15
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
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.
Appeals board: means the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. See California Labor Code 110
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Aquaculture: means that form of agriculture devoted to the propagation, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of aquatic plants and animals in marine, brackish, and fresh water. See California Fish and Game Code 17
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
assignment order: means an order made under Section 3761. See California Family Code 3760
Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
Awarding body: means a department, board, agency, authority, or officer, agent, or other authorized representative of the public entity awarding a contract for goods or services. See California Public Contract Code 2202
Awarding department: means any state agency, department, governmental entity, including the California State University, or officer or entity empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of California. See California Public Contract Code 2051
Bag limit: means the maximum limit, in number or amount, of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians that may lawfully be taken by any one person during a specified period of time. See California Fish and Game Code 18
Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
Bequest: Property gifted by will.
Bird: means a wild bird or part of a wild bird. See California Fish and Game Code 22
board: means the Board of Directors of the Monterey-Salinas Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
Board: means the State Water Resources Control Board. See California Health and Safety Code 25299.100
Board: means the board of directors of a memorial district. See California Military and Veterans Code 1170
board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
board: means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. See California Labor Code 140
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles. See California Elections Code 21530
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside. See California Elections Code 21540
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego. See California Elections Code 21550
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Fresno. See California Elections Code 21560
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern. See California Elections Code 21570
Board: means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange. See California Elections Code 21580
Bonds: means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a local agency pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 55100) of this division, including bonds issued to refund previously issued bonds or other indebtedness. See California Health and Safety Code 55001
book: signifies the recordation of an arrest in official police records, and the taking by the police of fingerprints and photographs of the person arrested, or any of these acts following an arrest. See California Penal Code 7
Budget resolution: Legislation in the form of a concurrent resolution setting forth the budget. The budget resolution establishes various budget totals, divides spending totals into functional categories (e.g., transportation), and may include reconciliation instructions to designated committees.
Buy: includes an offer to buy, purchase, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 24
Bycatch: includes discards. See California Fish and Game Code 90.5
Campaign advertising or communication: means a communication authorized by a candidate or a candidate's controlled committee, as defined in §. See California Elections Code 304
candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
Cardcheck agreement: means a written agreement between an employer and a labor organization providing a procedure for determining employee preference on the subject of whether to be represented by a labor organization for collective bargaining, and if so, by which labor organization to be represented, that provides, at a minimum, the following:
California Education Code 92625.1
Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Casualty broker-agent: means a person licensed pursuant to Section 1625. See California Insurance Code 33.5
Chambers: A judge's office.
Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
Chief: means the Chief of the Office of Information Security. See California Government Code 11549.1
Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
Child support obligee: as used in this chapter means either the parent, guardian, or other person to whom child support has been ordered to be paid or the local child support agency designated by the court to receive the payment. See California Family Code 4550
City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
City: includes "city and county. See California Insurance Code 15
City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
City: includes incorporated city, city and county, municipal corporation, municipality, town, and incorporated town. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 14
Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors: means the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego. See California Elections Code 21550
cohabitant: means two unrelated adult persons living together for a substantial period of time, resulting in some permanency of relationship. See California Penal Code 13700
coin dealer: means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation whose principal business is the buying, selling, and trading of coins, monetized bullion, or commercial grade ingots of gold, or silver, or other precious metals. See California Business and Professions Code 21626
Collective bargaining agreement: means an agreement between an employer and a labor organization regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment of the employer's employees. See California Education Code 92625.1
Commercial grade ingots: means 0. See California Business and Professions Code 21627
Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
Commission: means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Los Angeles established pursuant to Section 21532. See California Elections Code 21530
Commission: means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Riverside established pursuant to Section 21542. See California Elections Code 21540
Commission: means the Independent Redistricting Commission established by subdivision (b). See California Elections Code 21550
Commission: means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Fresno established pursuant to Section 21562. See California Elections Code 21560
Commission: means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Kern established pursuant to Section 21572. See California Elections Code 21570
Commission: means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Orange established pursuant to Section 21582. See California Elections Code 21580
Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
Committee: means the Site Designation Committee created by Section 25261. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Common disaster: A sudden and extraordinary misfortune that brings about the simultaneous or near-simultaneous deaths of two or more associated persons, such as husband and wife.
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Construction manager: means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is a licensed contractor pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of . See California Public Contract Code 6702
Consumer: means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who buys for his or her own use, or for the use of another, but not for resale. See California Business and Professions Code 21500
Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
Contract of admission: includes all documents which a resident or his or her representative must sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1326. See California Health and Safety Code 1599.60
Conversion coverage: means health insurance benefits providing hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage issued to an individual under a converted policy. See California Insurance Code 12671
Converted policy: means a policy or contract providing conversion coverage issued by an insurance company or by a hospital service corporation, or individual hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage otherwise provided by a policyholder to its employees or members. See California Insurance Code 12671
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Council: means the Pacific Fishery Management Council established pursuant to the act, or its successor agency. See California Fish and Game Code 7650
Council: means the Civil Rights Council and "council member" means a member of the council. See California Government Code 12925
Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
County: means Monterey County. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
County: includes "city and county. See California Insurance Code 14
County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
County: includes city and county. See California Family Code 67
County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
County: includes city and county. See California Fish and Game Code 32
County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
County office: means the office filled by any county officer. See California Elections Code 313
Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
Credible science: means the best available scientific information that is not overly prescriptive due to the dynamic nature of science, and includes the evaluation principles of relevance, inclusiveness, objectivity, transparency, timeliness, verification, validation, and peer review of information as appropriate. See California Fish and Game Code 33
creed: include all aspects of religious belief, observance, and practice, including religious dress and grooming practices. See California Government Code 12926
Day: means calendar day, and "week" means calendar week. See California Fish and Game Code 35
Decedent: A deceased person.
decision: when used in reference to the department means any final determination of the department imposing a penalty assessment or affecting a license which may be appealed to the board under §. See California Business and Professions Code 23080
Defect: means any flaw in the hardware or documentation of a remote accessible vote by mail system that could result in a state of unfitness for use or nonconformance to the manufacturer's specifications or applicable law. See California Elections Code 19284
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
Department: means the Civil Rights Department. See California Government Code 12925
department: refer to the Director and Department of Finance, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 13001
Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Public Contract Code 2051
Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
Department: means the Department of Transportation as established under Part 5 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of . See California Public Contract Code 6702
Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
Deposit holder: as used in this chapter means the district attorney, county officer, or trustee designated by the court to receive assets deposited pursuant to this chapter to secure future support payments. See California Family Code 4601
Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
Devise: To gift property by will.
Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
Director: means the Director of Civil Rights. See California Government Code 12925
Director: means Director of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 20
Director: means the Director of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 39
Director: means the Director of the Office of Privacy Protection. See California Government Code 11549.8
directors: means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
directors: means natural persons, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons designated, elected, or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the governing body of the corporation. See California Corporations Code 5047
Disability: means a medical condition, mental disability, or physical disability, as those terms are defined in subdivisions (i), (j), and (l) of §. See California Elections Code 354.5
disadvantaged business enterprise: means a business concern that is all of the following:
California Public Contract Code 2051
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Discrimination: includes refusal to sell, rent, or lease housing accommodations. See California Government Code 12927
District: means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
District: means the Monterey-Salinas Transit District created by Section 106010. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
District: means a memorial district organized under the provisions of this chapter. See California Military and Veterans Code 1170
District: means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. See California Public Contract Code 2051
District: means fish and game district. See California Fish and Game Code 41
Division: means the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 2650
Division: means the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
Domestic violence: means abuse committed against an adult or a minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship. See California Penal Code 13700
Donor: The person who makes a gift.
Earnings: means compensation payable by an employer to an employee for personal services performed by such employee, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011
Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
election management system: is a system that is used by a county in the state to track voter registration or voter preferences, including, for example, a voter's vote-by-mail status. See California Elections Code 2500
Elections official: means any of the following:
California Elections Code 320
Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) ^{Source: OCC}
Electronic transmission by the corporation: means a communication (a) delivered by (1) facsimile telecommunication or electronic mail when directed to the facsimile number or electronic mail address, respectively, for that recipient on record with the corporation, (2) posting on an electronic message board or network which the corporation has designated for those communications, together with a separate notice to the recipient of the posting, which transmission shall be validly delivered upon the later of the posting or delivery of the separate notice thereof, or (3) other means of electronic communication, (b) to a recipient who has provided an unrevoked consent to the use of those means of transmission for communications under or pursuant to this code, and (c) that creates a record that is capable of retention, retrieval, and review, and that may thereafter be rendered into clearly legible tangible form. See California Corporations Code 20
Electronic transmission to the corporation: means a communication (a) delivered by (1) facsimile telecommunication or electronic mail when directed to the facsimile number or electronic mail address, respectively, which the corporation has provided from time to time to shareholders or members and directors for sending communications to the corporation, (2) posting on an electronic message board or network which the corporation has designated for those communications, and which transmission shall be validly delivered upon the posting, or (3) other means of electronic communication, (b) as to which the corporation has placed in effect reasonable measures to verify that the sender is the shareholder or member (in person or by proxy) or director purporting to send the transmission, and (c) that creates a record that is capable of retention, retrieval, and review, and that may thereafter be rendered into clearly legible tangible form. See California Corporations Code 21
Eligible building: means a building existing on the effective date of this section which is identified as hazardous pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19160) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 13, with the exception of the following:
California Health and Safety Code 55001
Eligible costs: means all costs, including costs of design, preparation, and inspection incurred in making structural or other modifications to an eligible building, which are required in order to meet reconstruction standards established by a local ordinance pursuant to Sections 19162, 19163, and 19163. See California Health and Safety Code 55001
Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
Employee: means a public officer and any individual who performs services subject to the right of the employer to control both what shall be done and how it shall be done. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011
Employer: includes the United States government and any public entity as defined in §. See California Family Code 3760
Employer: means any person who, directly or indirectly or through an employee, agent, independent contractor, or any other person, employs an industrial homeworker. See California Labor Code 2650
Employer: means a person for whom an individual performs services as an employee. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011
Employment agency: includes any person undertaking for compensation to procure employees or opportunities to work. See California Government Code 12926
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. ^{Source: OCC}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Excess payment to a revolving fund: means overpayment received by a state agency in connection with a revolving fund in the State Treasury maintained by such an agency for the purpose of assisting persons under the jurisdiction or care of the agency, or providing for the welfare of such persons. See California Government Code 13140
Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
Facility: means any campus, school, cafeteria, store, hospital, clinic, institute, laboratory, or office owned or operated by the university, or at which the normal educational or administrative functions of the university are conducted. See California Education Code 92625.1
Failure: means a discrepancy between the external results of the operation of any software or firmware in a remote accessible vote by mail system and the manufacturer's product requirements for that software or firmware or applicable law. See California Elections Code 19284
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Family support: means an agreement between the parents, or an order or judgment, that combines child support and spousal support without designating the amount to be paid for child support and the amount to be paid for spousal support. See California Family Code 92
Fault: means a step, process, or data definition in any software or firmware in a ballot marking system that is incorrect under the manufacturer's program specification or applicable law. See California Elections Code 19284
Fee: includes any monetary exaction imposed or collected for or as a condition precedent to the issuing, making, taking or securing of any permit, filing, examination, or inspection. See California Government Code 13140
Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
Financial institution: means the term as used in Section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172. See California Public Contract Code 2202
Financing: means a loan made by the local agency pursuant to this division to the owner of an eligible building for eligible costs and which is secured by a deed of trust or mortgage upon the real property improved thereby. See California Health and Safety Code 55001
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
Fishery: means both of the following:
California Fish and Game Code 94
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
Foreign country: means a government other than any of the following:
California Code of Civil Procedure 1714
Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1714
Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Gender: means sex, and includes a person's gender identity and gender expression. See California Government Code 12926
Gender expression: means a person's gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth. See California Government Code 12926
General election: means either of the following:
California Elections Code 324
Genetic information: includes any request for, or receipt of, genetic services, or participation in clinical research that includes genetic services, by an individual or any family member of the individual. See California Government Code 12926
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
good faith improver: means :
California Code of Civil Procedure 871.1
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Group policy: means a group health insurance policy providing medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage issued by an insurer, a group contract issued by a hospital service corporation, or medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage otherwise provided by a policyholder to its employees or members, except for self-insurance programs provided by employers that are not exempt from the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as specified in subdivision (i). See California Insurance Code 12671
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Guide boat: means a boat or vessel under 25 feet in length, which is used by a guide, who is licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2535) of Division 3, in inland waters for any of the following purposes:
California Fish and Game Code 46
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.
Hazardous material: includes , but is not limited to, all of the following:
California Health and Safety Code 25260
health insurance coverage assignment: includes vision care and dental care coverage whether the vision care or dental care coverage is part of existing health insurance coverage or is issued as a separate policy or plan. See California Family Code 3760
Home: means any room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is most extensive, used in whole or in part as a place of dwelling. See California Labor Code 2650
Housing accommodation: includes a building, structure, or portion thereof that is occupied, or intended to be occupied, pursuant to a transaction facilitated by a hosting platform, as defined in §. See California Government Code 12927
Immediate family member: means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. See California Elections Code 21530
Immediate family member: means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. See California Elections Code 21540
Immediate family member: means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. See California Elections Code 21550
Immediate family member: means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. See California Elections Code 21560
Immediate family member: means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling. See California Elections Code 21570
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Industrial homework: means any manufacture in a home of materials or articles for an employer when such articles or materials are not for the personal use of the employer or a member of his or her family. See California Labor Code 2650
Industrial homeworker: means any person who does industrial homework. See California Labor Code 2650
infrastructure: means real property, including land and improvements to the land, structures and equipment integral to the operation of structures, easements, rights-of-way and other forms of interest in property, roadways, and water conveyances. See California Government Code 13101
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Institution: means a campus of the University of California. See California Education Code 92618
Insurance: refers to health insurance, major medical, or comprehensive coverage paid by premium or contribution under a group policy, a hospital service contract, or as otherwise provided by a policyholder to its employees or members other than by self-insuring except in the case of a plan that is exempt from ERISA, but does include an employer plan that is exempt from ERISA as specified in subdivision (i). See California Insurance Code 12671
Insurer: means the entity issuing a group policy, an individual or converted policy, a hospital service contract or an employer or employee organization otherwise providing medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage to its employees or members. See California Insurance Code 12671
Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
Iran: includes the Government of Iran and any agency or instrumentality of Iran. See California Public Contract Code 2202
Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
Judgment creditor: means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1710.10
Judgment debtor: means the person or persons against whom an action to enforce a sister state judgment can be brought. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1710.10
junk: means any and all secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, including any and all secondhand and used furniture, pallets, or other personal property, other than livestock, or parts or portions thereof. See California Business and Professions Code 21600
junk dealer: includes any person engaged in the business of buying, selling and dealing in junk, any person purchasing, gathering, collecting, soliciting or traveling about from place to place procuring junk, and any person operating, carrying on, conducting or maintaining a junk yard or place where junk is gathered together and stored or kept for shipment, sale or transfer. See California Business and Professions Code 21601
junk yard: includes any yard, plot, space, inclosure, building or any other place where junk is collected, stored, gathered together and kept. See California Business and Professions Code 21602
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.
Kelp: means kelp or other marine aquatic plants and the seeds thereof. See California Fish and Game Code 51
knowingly: import s only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See California Penal Code 7
Labor Commissioner: means Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. See California Labor Code 21
Labor organization: includes any organization that exists and is constituted for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection. See California Government Code 12926
Labor organization: means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions or work. See California Education Code 92625.1
Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
license: shall include a permit or a certificate issued by a state agency. See California Penal Code 23
license: includes certificate or permit. See California Business and Professions Code 5096.7
license: includes certificate or permit. See California Business and Professions Code 5096.7
licensee: means an insurer, agent, broker, or any other person who is required to be licensed by the department. See California Insurance Code 38.6
Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
Lien: means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest in property whether arising from contract, statute, common law, or equity. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Loan applicant: means a small business that applies to the board for a loan pursuant to this chapter. See California Health and Safety Code 25299.100
Local agency: means a city, county, or city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 55001
Local agency: means a county or city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, school district, or other district. See California Public Contract Code 2051
Local election: is a municipal, county, or district election. See California Elections Code 328
magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
Mammal: means a wild or feral mammal or part of a wild or feral animal, but not a wild, feral, or undomesticated burro. See California Fish and Game Code 54
Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329
Medical condition: means either of the following:
California Government Code 12926
Medical director: means the physician appointed by the administrative director pursuant to Section 122. See California Labor Code 110
Medicare: means Title XVIII of the United States Social Security Act as added by the Social Security Amendments of 1965 or as later amended or superseded. See California Insurance Code 12671
Mental disability: includes , but is not limited to, all of the following:
California Government Code 12926
Mile: means either a statute mile (5,280 feet) or a nautical mile (6,077 feet) depending on the application. See California Fish and Game Code 55
month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Civil Code 14
month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Penal Code 7
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) ^{Source: OCC}
National medical support notice: means the notice required by Section 666(a)(19) of Title 42 of the United States Code with respect to an order made pursuant to Section 3773. See California Family Code 3760
natural resource: includes land, water, air, minerals, vegetation, wildlife, silence, historic or aesthetic sites, or any other natural resource which, irrespective of ownership contributes, or in the future may contribute, to the health, safety, welfare, or enjoyment of a substantial number of persons, or to the substantial balance of an ecological community. See California Government Code 12605
Net: means any gear made of any kind of twine, thread, string, rope, wire, wood, or other materials used for the gilling, entangling, trapping, or impounding of fish. See California Fish and Game Code 56
Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
Nonresident: means a person who is not a resident as defined in Section 70. See California Fish and Game Code 57
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
Oath: includes affirmation. See California Government Code 15
Office: means the Office of Information Security. See California Government Code 11549.1
Office: means the Office of Privacy Protection. See California Government Code 11549.8
Officer: means any officer or employee of a local police department or sheriff's office, and any peace officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the University of California Police Department, or the California State University and College Police Departments, as defined in Section 830. See California Penal Code 13700
On the bases enumerated in this part: means or refers to discrimination on the basis of one or more of the following: race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisionmaking, or veteran or military status. See California Government Code 12926
Open season: means that period of time during which the taking of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians is allowed as prescribed in this code and regulations adopted by the commission. See California Fish and Game Code 62
Operator: as used in this article , means any person, partnership, organization or corporation that controls, manages, conducts or otherwise administers a swap meet. See California Business and Professions Code 21661
Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
Overfishing: means a rate or level of taking that the best available scientific information, and other relevant information that the commission or department possesses or receives, indicates is not sustainable or that jeopardizes the capacity of a marine fishery to produce the maximum sustainable yield on a continuing basis. See California Fish and Game Code 98
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
Owner: means any person, including his or her legal representative, who has or had a legal or equitable interest in unclaimed property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1601
Owner: includes the lessee, sublessee, assignee, managing agent, real estate broker or salesperson, or any person having any legal or equitable right of ownership or possession or the right to rent or lease housing accommodations, and includes the state and any of its political subdivisions and any agency thereof. See California Government Code 12927
Packer: means any person canning fish or preserving fish by the common methods of drying, salting, pickling, smoking, cold packing, or vacuum packing. See California Fish and Game Code 7700
Participating state or local agency: means any state or local agency that elects to participate in the certification process pursuant to this chapter. See California Public Contract Code 2051
Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
Permit: includes application, license, certificate, or authorization. See California Government Code 13140
Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
person: includes an unincorporated association. See California Code of Civil Procedure 871.2
Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1601
Person: means any individual, partnership and each partner thereof, corporation, limited liability company, or association. See California Labor Code 2650
Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation engaged in the business of selling watches. See California Business and Professions Code 21500
Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
Person: as used in this article includes firm and corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 21550
Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19
Person: includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, and receivers or other fiduciaries. See California Government Code 12925
Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
Person: means any of the following:
California Public Contract Code 2202
Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
Person: includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership or other unincorporated association, a limited liability company, and a public entity. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.011
Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, company, district, county, city and county, city, town, the state, and any of the agencies and political subdivisions of such entities. See California Government Code 12604
Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
Petitioner: includes plaintiff, where appropriate. See California Family Code 126
Physical disability: includes , but is not limited to, all of the following:
California Government Code 12926
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
Policyholder: means the holder of a group policy issued by an insurer, a holder of a group contract issued by a hospital service corporation or an employer, employee association, or other entity otherwise providing medical, hospital, surgical, major medical, or comprehensive medical coverage on a group basis to its employees or members. See California Insurance Code 12671
Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
precinct board: means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center. See California Elections Code 339
Preconstruction services: means advice during the design phase including, but not limited to, scheduling, pricing, and phasing to assist the department to design a more constructible project. See California Public Contract Code 6702
Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
Premium: means contribution or other consideration paid or payable for coverage under a group policy or converted policy. See California Insurance Code 12671
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
Prime contractor: shall mean the contractor who contracts directly with the awarding authority. See California Public Contract Code 4113
prisoner: means any person committed to a state prison, including a person who has been transferred to any other facility, has escaped, or is otherwise absent, but does not include a person while on parole. See California Penal Code 4754
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Probate: Proving a will
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
Proceeding: includes an action. See California Family Code 110
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
Process: signifies a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
Program: means an information security program established pursuant to Section 11549. See California Government Code 11549.1
Project: means the construction of a highway, bridge, or tunnel. See California Public Contract Code 6702
Project tanks: means tanks that would be upgraded, replaced, or removed with loan or grant funds. See California Health and Safety Code 25299.100
Property: includes real and personal property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
property: includes property real and personal. See California Civil Code 14
Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
property: includes both real and personal property. See California Penal Code 7
Property: includes real and personal property and any interest therein. See California Family Code 113
Property broker-agent: means a person licensed pursuant to Section 1625. See California Insurance Code 33.5
Proprietary interest: means any nonregulatory arrangement or circumstances in which the financial or other nonregulatory interests of the university in a service contract could be adversely affected by labor-management conflict or consumer boycotts potentially resulting from a union organizing campaign. See California Education Code 92625.1
Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Public agency: includes the state, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.
Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
Public entity: as used in this part , means the state, county, city, city and county, district, public authority, public agency, municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state. See California Public Contract Code 1100
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
public prosecutor: means the Attorney General, a district attorney, a city attorney, a county counsel, or any other city or county prosecutor. See California Labor Code 180
Public works contract: as used in this part , means an agreement for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any public structure, building, road, or other public improvement of any kind. See California Public Contract Code 1101
Purchase: means "buy" as defined in Section 24. See California Fish and Game Code 68
Qualified medical evaluator: means physicians appointed by the administrative director pursuant to Section 139. See California Labor Code 110
Quasi-community property: means all real or personal property, wherever situated, acquired before or after the operative date of this code in any of the following ways:
California Family Code 125
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
Rail transit: means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
rail transit facilities: means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for rail transit service purposes, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to station sites. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
Real estate-related transactions: include any of the following:
California Government Code 12927
Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. ^{Source: FDIC}
Reduction plant: means any plant used in the reduction or conversion of fish into fish flour, fishmeal, fish scrap, fertilizer, fish oil, or other fishery products or byproducts. See California Fish and Game Code 7700
Regular election: is a n election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed by law. See California Elections Code 348
Religious dress practice: shall be construed broadly to include the wearing or carrying of religious clothing, head or face coverings, jewelry, artifacts, and any other item that is part of an individual observing a religious creed. See California Government Code 12926
Religious grooming practice: shall be construed broadly to include all forms of head, facial, and body hair that are part of an individual observing a religious creed. See California Government Code 12926
Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
Remedial action: includes , but is not limited to, the cleanup or removal of released hazardous materials from the environment, monitoring, testing and analysis of the site, site operation and maintenance, and the placing of conditions, limitations, or restrictions on the uses of the site after remedial action has been completed. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Remote accessible vote by mail system: means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot for a voter who shall print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to the elections official. See California Elections Code 303.3
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
Reproductive health decisionmaking: includes , but is not limited to, a decision to use or access a particular drug, device, product, or medical service for reproductive health. See California Government Code 12926
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
Resident: means residing in this State, "nonresident" means not residing in this State. See California Insurance Code 30
Resident: means any person who has resided continuously in the State of California for six months or more immediately prior to the date of application for a license or permit, any person on active military duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or auxiliary branch thereof, or any person enrolled in the Job Corps established pursuant to former Section 2883 of Title 29 of the United States Code. See California Fish and Game Code 70
Residential hotel: means any building containing six or more guestrooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out, to be occupied, or which are occupied, for sleeping purposes by guests, which is also the primary residence of those guests, but does not mean any hotel which is primarily used by transient guests who do not occupy the hotel as their primary residence. See California Health and Safety Code 55001
Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
Responsible bidder: as used in this part , means a bidder who has demonstrated the attribute of trustworthiness, as well as quality, fitness, capacity, and experience to satisfactorily perform the public works contract. See California Public Contract Code 1103
Responsible party: means any person, except for an independent contractor, who agrees to carry out a site investigation and remedial action at a hazardous materials release site for one of the following reasons:
California Health and Safety Code 25260
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Right of rescission: Right to cancel, within three business days, a contract that uses the home of a person as collateral, except in the case of a first mortgage loan. There is no fee to the borrower, who receives a full refund of all fees paid. The right of rescission is guaranteed by the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). ^{Source: OCC}
scrap metals and alloys: includes , but is not limited to, materials and equipment commonly used in construction, agricultural operations and electrical power generation, railroad equipment, oil well rigs, nonferrous materials, stainless steel, and nickel which are offered for sale to any junk dealer or recycler, but does not include scrap iron, household generated waste, or aluminum beverage containers, as defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12. See California Business and Professions Code 21600
seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone, or upon any substance attached to the paper capable of receiving a visible impression. See California Penal Code 7
season: means "open season. See California Fish and Game Code 62
secondhand dealer: as used in this article , means and includes any person, copartnership, firm, or corporation whose business includes buying, selling, trading, taking in pawn, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auctioning, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property. See California Business and Professions Code 21626
Secretary: means the federal Secretary of Commerce. See California Fish and Game Code 7650
Secretary: means the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development. See California Labor Code 19.5
Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
Self-insured governmental plan: means a self-insured plan established or maintained for its employees by a public entity, as defined in §. See California Insurance Code 12671
Sell: includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 75
Service contract: means a lease, management agreement, service agreement, loan bond, guarantee, or other similar agreement to which the university is a party and in which the university has a proprietary interest. See California Education Code 92625.1
Service contractor: means an individual, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership, or other entity, other than a collection agency retained by the university to enforce a financial obligation owed to the university, that, pursuant to a service contract, provides goods or services to the university. See California Education Code 92625.1
Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
Sex: includes , but is not limited to, the following:
California Government Code 12926
Sexual orientation: means heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality. See California Government Code 12926
Sheriff: includes "marshal. See California Labor Code 25
Signature: includes either of the following:
California Elections Code 354.5
Signature: includes mark when the signer cannot write, such signer's name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer's name. See California Corporations Code 17
significant class of stolen goods: means those items determined through the Department of Justice's most recent OpenJustice Web portal update to constitute more than 10 percent of property reported stolen in the calendar year preceding the annual posting of the list of significant classes of stolen goods. See California Business and Professions Code 21627
Sister state judgment: means that part of any judgment, decree, or order of a court of a state of the United States, other than California, which requires the payment of money, but does not include a support order as defined in §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1710.10
site: means any area, location, or facility where a hazardous material has been released or threatens to be released into the environment. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Site investigation: means those actions that are necessary to determine the full extent of a release or threatened release of a hazardous material at a hazardous materials release site, identify the public health and safety or environmental threat posed by the release or threatened release, collect data on possible remedies, and otherwise evaluate the hazardous materials release site for the purpose of implementing remedial action. See California Health and Safety Code 25260
Software: includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals or instructions, test procedures, printouts, and other nonmechanical or nonelectrical items necessary to the operation of a voting system. See California Elections Code 355
Sole ownership: The type of property ownership in which one individual holds legal title to the property and has full control of it.
Source of income: includes a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing voucher. See California Government Code 12927
Special election: is a n election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by law. See California Elections Code 356
Spousal support: means support of the spouse of the obligor. See California Family Code 142
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Health and Safety Code 12.2
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Insurance Code 12.2
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Labor Code 12.2
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Business and Professions Code 14.2
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Penal Code 7
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Elections Code 356.5
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by Section 297. See California Family Code 143
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Fish and Game Code 9.2
Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Government Code 12.2
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
State: means the State of California and includes any officer, department, board, or agency thereof. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.070
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 145
State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
State agency: means any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the executive branch of government. See California Public Contract Code 2051
state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
State tax liability: means an amount for which the state has a state tax lien as defined in §. See California Code of Civil Procedure 706.070
Statewide election: is a n election held throughout the state. See California Elections Code 357
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
stock: means a species, subspecies, geographical grouping, or other category of fish capable of management as a unit. See California Fish and Game Code 98.5
subcontractor: shall mean a contractor, within the meaning of the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of . See California Public Contract Code 4113
Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73
Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
subscription: includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer's or subscriber's name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer's or subscriber's name. See California Labor Code 17
Supervisor: means any individual having the authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or the responsibility to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend that action, if, in connection with the foregoing, the exercise of that authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment. See California Government Code 12926
Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150
Support order: means a judgment or order of support in favor of an obligee, whether temporary or final, or subject to modification, termination, or remission, regardless of the kind of action or proceeding in which it is entered. See California Family Code 155
swap meet: as used in this article , includes a flea market or an open-air market and means an event, regardless of the number of persons offering or displaying personal property or the absence of fees, at which used personal property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange if the event is held more than six times in any 12-month period. See California Business and Professions Code 21661
Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86
tangible personal property: means all secondhand tangible personal property that bears a serial number or personalized initials or inscription or that, at the time it is acquired by the secondhand dealer, bears evidence of having had a serial number or personalized initials or inscription. See California Business and Professions Code 21627
Tank: means an underground storage tank, as defined in Section 25281, used for the purpose of storing petroleum, as defined in Section 25299. See California Health and Safety Code 25299.100
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Tenancy in common: A type of property ownership in which two or more individuals have an undivided interest in property. At the death of one tenant in common, his (her) fractional percentage of ownership in the property passes to the decedent
Testify: Answer questions in court.
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
To employ: means to engage, suffer or permit any person to do industrial homework, or to tolerate, suffer, or permit articles or materials under one's custody or control to be manufactured in a home by industrial homework. See California Labor Code 2650
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Town: includes "unincorporated town" and "village. See California Government Code 21
Trade secrets: as used in this chapter , includes, but is not limited to, any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information which is not patented, which is known only to certain individuals within a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate, produce, or compound an article of trade or a service having commercial value, and which gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it. See California Health and Safety Code 25290
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Transport: includes offer or receive for transportation. See California Fish and Game Code 88
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
Unclaimed property: means any tangible personal property or intangible personal property, including choses in action in amounts certain, and all debts owed or entrusted funds or other property held by any federal agency or any officer or employee thereof, whether occasioned by contract or operation of law or otherwise, except bonuses and gratuities, which has remained unclaimed by the owner for:
California Code of Civil Procedure 1601
Undue hardship: means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense, when considered in light of the following factors:
California Government Code 12926
Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
University: means the University of California and its governing body, the Regents of the University of California. See California Education Code 92625.1
Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. ^{Source: OCC}
Vendor: as used in this article , means any person, partnership, organization or corporation who exchanges, sells, or offers for sale or exchange any merchandise at a swap meet. See California Business and Professions Code 21661
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Veteran or military status: means a member or veteran of the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces Reserve, the United States National Guard, and the California National Guard. See California Government Code 12926
Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
Victim: means a person who is a victim of domestic violence. See California Penal Code 13700
Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22
Vote center: means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described in Sections 2170 and 4005. See California Elections Code 357.5
Vote tabulating device: means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment. See California Elections Code 358
Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
Voting device: means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the choice of the voter by marking, punching, or slotting the ballot card. See California Elections Code 360
Voting machine: means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scanner and a direct recording voting system, into which a voter may enter his or her votes, and which, by means of electronic tabulation and generation of printouts or other tangible, human-readable records, furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for or against each measure. See California Elections Code 361
Voting system: means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. See California Elections Code 362
war: shall mean : (a) whenever Congress has declared war and peace has not been formally restored. See California Military and Veterans Code 18
Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5
will: includes codicil. See California Civil Code 14
will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7
Will: includes codicil. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, implies simply a purpose or willingness to commit the act, or make the omission referred to. See California Penal Code 7
Women business enterprise: means a business concern that meets all of the following criteria:
California Public Contract Code 2051
writ: signifies an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the people, or of a court or judicial officer, and the word "process" a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See California Penal Code 7
Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the people, or of a court or judicial officer. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.
Writing: includes printing and typewriting. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17

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