Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 5 > Part 2.6 > Chapter 1 > Article 2.2 - Administrative Procedure

• County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
• Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
• Division: means the Division of Labor Relations. See California Government Code 19815
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18