As used in this chapter:

(a) “Governor” means any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State.

Terms Used In California Penal Code 1548

  • Governor: means any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See California Penal Code 1548
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • 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

(b) “Executive authority” means the Governor or any person performing the functions of Governor in a State other than this State.

(c) “State,” referring to a State other than the State of California, means any other State or Territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.

(d) “Laws of the United States” means: (1) those laws of the United States passed by Congress pursuant to authority given to Congress by the Constitution of the United States where the laws of the United States are controlling, and (2) those laws of the United States not controlling the several States of the United States but which are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1937, Ch. 554.)