§ 23000 A county is the largest political division of the State having …
§ 23001 The State is divided into counties, named, bounded, and constituted …
§ 23002 The several existing counties of the State and such other counties as …
§ 23003 A county is a body corporate and politic, has the powers specified in …
§ 23004 A county may:(a) Sue and be sued.(b) Purchase, receive by …
§ 23004.1 (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 23004.3, in any case in …
§ 23004.2 (a) The county may (1) compromise, or settle and execute a …
§ 23004.3 Sections 23004.1 and 23004.2 shall become operative in a county only …
§ 23004.4 A county may provide insurance coverage for persons operating foster …
§ 23004.5 Health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals and …
§ 23005 A county may exercise its powers only through the board of …
§ 23006 Any contract, authorization, allowance, payment, or liability to pay, …
§ 23007 Except as specified in this chapter, a county shall not, in any …
§ 23007.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:(1) A county …
§ 23008 Whenever it is economical and satisfactory to do so, a county may …
§ 23009 In such event, charges for work done or goods supplied may be made by …
§ 23010 (a) Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of …
§ 23010.1 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a …
§ 23010.2 The board of supervisors may loan to any city within its limits which …
§ 23010.3 Upon adoption of an authorizing resolution by the board of …
§ 23010.4 Upon receipt of an application from the governing body of any school …
§ 23011 The name of a county designated in this chapter is its corporate …
§ 23012 The names of the counties of the State are:AlamedaMarinSan Luis …
§ 23013 The board of supervisors of any county may, by resolution, establish …
§ 23014 Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors by a …
§ 23015 A county may conduct or participate in programs for the training, …
§ 23025 In order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 …
§ 23026 In any county which has established a county employees’ retirement …
§ 23027 The board of supervisors of any county may impose a special tax …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 3 > Division 1 > Chapter 1 - General

  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
  • 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.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.