Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 24 > Part 1 > Chapter 6 > Article 4 - Community Appropriations and General Obligation Bonds

• board: means the board of supervisors of a county. See California Government Code 77002
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Controller: means the State Controller. See California Government Code 77013
• county: includes a city and county. See California Government Code 77012
• court operations: means all of the following:

  California Government Code 77003

• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• trial court: means a superior court. See California Government Code 77007