California Codes > Government Code > Title 3 > Division 4 > Part 3 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 – Retirement System
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Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 3 > Division 4 > Part 3 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Retirement System
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
- County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Corporations Code 18
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Process: includes all writs, warrants, summons, and orders of courts of justice, or judicial officers. See California Government Code 26660
- 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: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- this law: refer to the applicable provisions of this division unless the context otherwise requires. See California Corporations Code 29500
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.