Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 2 > Title 4.5 > Chapter 5 - Effect of Withdrawal or Expungement of Notice

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
• magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
• 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
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• 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
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10