Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 104 > Part 6 > Chapter 8 > Article 1 - Definitions and Scope

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• corporation: means a corporation organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of transacting business pursuant to this article. See California Financial Code 1850
• department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
• 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.
• Food product: as used in this chapter , includes any fish or fish product, meat or meat product, or any other food product. See California Health and Safety Code 112660
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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, partnership, association, corporation, company, limited liability company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Financial Code 18
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23