Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 4 > Chapter 3 > Article 4 - Qualifications of Sureties

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
• Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
• Freeway: means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access. See California Streets and Highways Code 23.5
• highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49