Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 1 > Chapter 7 > Article 4 - California Emergency Council

• Agreement: includes , but is not limited to, agreements providing for valuations, appraisals, and similar proceedings and agreements between employers and employees or between their respective representatives. See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• Neutral arbitrator: means an arbitrator who is (1) . See California Code of Civil Procedure 1280
• Party to the arbitration: means a party to the arbitration agreement, including any of the following:

  California Code of Civil Procedure 1280

• Protection: means formal admission into a witness protection program established by this title memorialized by a written agreement between local or state prosecutors and the witness. See California Penal Code 14021
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
• Witness: means any person who has been summoned, or is reasonably expected to be summoned, to testify in a criminal matter, including grand jury proceedings, for the people whether or not formal legal proceedings have been filed. See California Penal Code 14021