Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 7 > Chapter 7 > Article 4 - Assessments

• 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.
• District: means a fire protection district created pursuant to this part or created pursuant to any law which this part supersedes. See California Health and Safety Code 13802
• Principal county: means the county having all or the greater portion of the entire assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties, of all taxable property within a district. See California Health and Safety Code 13802
• Thrift obligations: as used in this chapter include principal invested in investment or thrift certificates however evidenced, and unpaid interest thereon accrued as of the last interest accrual date prior to the date the commissioner takes possession of the property and business of a member or the date such member is the subject of an order for relief in bankruptcy, whichever occurs sooner. See California Financial Code 18477
• Writing: includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. See California Financial Code 8