Terms Used In California Codes > Insurance Code > Division 2 > Part 4 > Chapter 1 > Article 2 - Administrative Control

• Commission: as used in this part , means the Commission of Housing and Community Development. See California Health and Safety Code 17003
• Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• County: includes "city and county. See California Insurance Code 14
• Department: as used in this part , means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Health and Safety Code 17004
• Employee: as used in this part , does not include any of the following:

  California Health and Safety Code 17005

• Employee housing: as used in this part , means any portion of any housing accommodation, or property upon which a housing accommodation is located, if all of the following factors exist:

  California Health and Safety Code 17008

• Enforcement agency: as used in this part , means the Department of Housing and Community Development, or any city, county, or city and county which has assumed responsibility for the enforcement of this part, pursuant to Section 17050. See California Health and Safety Code 17007
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28