§ 1797.160 No owner of a publicly or privately owned ambulance shall permit the …
§ 1797.165 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of …
§ 1797.170 (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the …
§ 1797.171 (a) The authority shall develop, and after approval of the …
§ 1797.172 (a) The authority shall develop and, after approval by the …
§ 1797.173 The authority shall assure that all training programs for EMT-I, …
§ 1797.174 In consultation with the commission, the Emergency Medical Directors …
§ 1797.175 The authority shall establish the standards for continuing education …
§ 1797.176 The authority shall establish the minimum standards for the policies …
§ 1797.177 No individual shall hold himself or herself out to be an EMT-I, …
§ 1797.178 No person or organization shall provide advanced life support or …
§ 1797.179 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent federal …
§ 1797.180 No agency, public or private, shall advertise or disseminate …
§ 1797.181 The authority may, by regulation, prescribe standardized insignias or …
§ 1797.182 All ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all …
§ 1797.183 All peace officers described in Section 13518 of the Penal Code, …
§ 1797.184 The authority shall develop and, after approval by the commission …
§ 1797.185 (a) The authority shall establish criteria for the statewide …
§ 1797.186 All persons described in Sections 1797.170, 1797.171, 1797.172, …
§ 1797.187 A peace officer as described in Section 830.1, subdivision (a) of …
§ 1797.188 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Prehospital emergency …
§ 1797.189 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Chief medical …
§ 1797.190 The authority may establish minimum standards for the training and …
§ 1797.191 (a) The authority shall establish minimum standards for the …
§ 1797.192 On or before July 1, 1991, the authority shall adopt standards for a …
§ 1797.193 (a) By July 1, 1992, existing firefighters in this state shall …
§ 1797.194 The purpose of this section is to provide for the state licensure of …
§ 1797.195 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, …
§ 1797.196 (a) For purposes of this section, “AED” or “defibrillator” means …
§ 1797.197 (a) The authority shall establish training and standards for all …
§ 1797.197a (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions …

Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 2.5 > Chapter 3 > Article 5 - Personnel

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • 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.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • 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.
  • knowingly: import s only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See California Penal Code 7
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. See California Penal Code 7
  • mandatory supervision: shall mean the portion of a defendant's sentenced term during which time he or she is supervised by the county probation officer pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 1170. See California Penal Code 19.9
  • month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Penal Code 7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See California Penal Code 7
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone, or upon any substance attached to the paper capable of receiving a visible impression. See California Penal Code 7
  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
  • state agency: shall include any state board, commission, bureau, or division created pursuant to the provisions of the Business and Professions Code, the Education Code, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act to license and regulate individuals who engage in certain businesses and professions. See California Penal Code 23
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • writ: signifies an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the people, or of a court or judicial officer, and the word "process" a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See California Penal Code 7