Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 3 > Title 7 > Chapter 9.7 - Special Facilities

• board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
• 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.
• license: shall include a permit or a certificate issued by a state agency. See California Penal Code 23
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• 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