Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 7 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - Applications

• Capital: as used in this division , consists of all of the following:

  California Financial Code 18018

• company: as used in this division means a premium finance agency as defined in Section 18560. See California Financial Code 18003
• 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 State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• 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
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23