Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 12 > Chapter 3

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• authority: means the North Coast Railroad Authority. See California Government Code 93004
• Bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Chief: means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Department: means the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Employee: means an individual who works for an employer, is listed on the employer's payroll records, and is under the employer's direction and control. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Employer: means a person who employs an individual for wages or salary, lists the individual on the employer's payroll records, and withholds all legally required deductions and contributions. See California Business and Professions Code 6980
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.