Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 2 > Division 3 > Part 25 > Chapter 3 > Article 13 - Principal Evaluation System

• 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.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• 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.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.