California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 17 > Chapter 9 > Article 3 – Proof of Ownership
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- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
- Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
- 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.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.