Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 2 > Division 4 > Part 28 > Chapter 5.5 > Article 1 - General

• Consumer: means any individual who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods, services, money, or credit for personal, family, or household purposes. See California Business and Professions Code 302
• 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.
• Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 302
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 302
• Division: means the Division of Consumer Services. See California Business and Professions Code 302
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21