Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 3 > Part 4.5 > Chapter 2.5 - State-Funded Research

• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• compensation: means the remuneration paid out of funds controlled by the employer in payment for the member's services performed during normal working hours or for time during which the member is excused from work because of any of the following:

  California Government Code 20630

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
• CSRC: means the California Spatial Reference Center or its successor. See California Public Resources Code 8801
• CSRN: means the California Spatial Reference Network, as defined by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 8850), "Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network. See California Public Resources Code 8801
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• FGCS: means the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee or its successor. See California Public Resources Code 8801
• FGDC: means the Federal Geographic Data Committee or its successor. See California Public Resources Code 8801
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329
• NGS: means the National Geodetic Survey or its successor. See California Public Resources Code 8801
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
• Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.