§ 51900 The Legislature finds and declares that the County of Sacramento, due …
§ 51901 It is further found and declared that local government must be …
§ 51902 It is further found and declared that in order to strengthen and make …
§ 51903 The Legislature finds that a general statute cannot be made …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 5 > Division 1 > Part 2 > Chapter 5 > Article 1 - Findings and Declarations of Policy

  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Director: means the Director of Consumer Affairs. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
  • 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.
  • 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 a natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or public entity. See California Family Code 105
  • Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
  • Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by Section 297. See California Family Code 143
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15