§ 18570 This part shall be known as the State Civil Service Act.
§ 18571 Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions …
§ 18572 Whenever a power is granted or a duty imposed upon an appointing …
§ 18573 Each appointing power shall provide access to records and prepare …
§ 18574 All officers and employees of the state and any county, city, …
§ 18575 (a) (1) The appointing power shall provide service of the …
§ 18576 Judicial notice shall be taken of board and department rules, …
§ 18577 Whenever this part refers to “board rules,” “rules of the board,” …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 5 > Part 2 > Chapter 1 > Article 3 - General Provisions

  • 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.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.