Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 102 > Part 1 > Chapter 9 > Article 2 - Duty of Registering

• Child: means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. See California Family Code 3402
• Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
• Director: means the Director of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
• 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.
• institutions: include every hospital, sanitarium, boarding home, or other place receiving or caring for developmentally disabled persons. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4416
• order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
• Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or government. See California Family Code 3402
• Physical custody: means the physical care and supervision of a child. See California Family Code 3402
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Respondent: includes defendant, where appropriate. See California Family Code 127
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 3402