Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 2 > Chapter 2 > Article 1 - Organizing Permit

• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• 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.
• organizer: means a person who agrees to contribute funds to a proposed association to be used for its organization expenses. See California Financial Code 5400
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, limited liability company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Financial Code 18
• pet dealer: means a person engaging in the business of selling dogs or cats, or both, at retail, and by virtue of the sales of dogs or cats is required to possess a permit pursuant to §. See California Health and Safety Code 122125
• purchaser: means a person who purchases a dog or cat from a pet dealer without the intent to resell the animal. See California Health and Safety Code 122125
• Writing: includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. See California Financial Code 8