§ 67 Every person who gives or offers any bribe to any executive officer …
§ 67.5 (a) Every person who gives or offers as a bribe to any …
§ 68 (a) Every executive or ministerial officer, employee, or …
§ 69 (a) Every person who attempts, by means of any threat or …
§ 70 (a) Every executive or ministerial officer, employee, or …
§ 70.5 Every commissioner of civil marriages or every deputy commissioner of …
§ 71 (a) Every person who, with intent to cause, attempts to cause, …
§ 72 Every person who, with intent to defraud, presents for allowance or …
§ 72.5 (a) Every person who, knowing a claim seeks public funds for …
§ 73 Every person who gives or offers any gratuity or reward, in …
§ 74 Every public officer who, for any gratuity or reward, appoints …
§ 76 (a) Every person who knowingly and willingly threatens the life …
§ 77 The various provisions of this title, except Section 76, apply to …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 1 > Title 5 - OF CRIMES BY AND AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE STATE

  • Affinity: signifies the connection existing in consequence of marriage, between each of the married persons and the blood relatives of the other when applied to the marriage relation. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • bribe: signifies anything of value or advantage, present or prospective, or any promise or undertaking to give any, asked, given, or accepted, with a corrupt intent to influence, unlawfully, the person to whom it is given, in his or her action, vote, or opinion, in any public or official capacity. See California Penal Code 7
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • 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
  • legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See California Penal Code 7
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Penal Code 7
  • State: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Writing: includes printing and typewriting. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17