§ 900 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions …
§ 901 “Proceeding” means any action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or …
§ 902 “Civil proceeding” means any proceeding except a criminal proceeding.
§ 903 “Criminal proceeding” means:(a) A criminal action; and(b) A …
§ 905 “Presiding officer” means the person authorized to rule on a claim of …

Terms Used In California Codes > Evidence Code > Division 8 > Chapter 1 - Definitions

  • Action: includes a civil action and a criminal action. See California Evidence Code 105
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7500.1
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 7500.1
  • hearing: means the hearing at which a question under this code arises, and not some earlier or later hearing. See California Evidence Code 145
  • Law: includes constitutional, statutory, and decisional law. See California Evidence Code 160
  • Legislative body: as used in this division , means board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50002
  • 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
  • Licensee: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation licensed under this chapter as a repossession agency. See California Business and Professions Code 7500.1
  • Local agency: as used in this division means county, city, or city and county, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50001
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Evidence Code 175
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Repossession: means any of the following:

    California Business and Professions Code 7500.1

  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.