Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 3 > Part 2.8 > Chapter 8 - Nondiscrimination and Compliance Employment Programs

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council: means the Civil Rights Council and "council member" means a member of the council. See California Government Code 12925
• Department: means the Civil Rights Department. See California Government Code 12925
• Discrimination: includes refusal to sell, rent, or lease housing accommodations. See California Government Code 12927
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• On the bases enumerated in this part: means or refers to discrimination on the basis of one or more of the following: race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisionmaking, or veteran or military status. See California Government Code 12926
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359