California Codes > Financial Code > Division 5 > Chapter 11 > Article 9 – Enforcement
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- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- County: includes city and county. See California Financial Code 14
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- 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
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
- Writing: includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. See California Financial Code 8