Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 4 > Title 6 > Chapter 9 - California Major Narcotic Vendors Prosecution Law

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assessee: means the person to whom property or a tax is assessed. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 23
• Board: means the Board of State and Community Corrections. See California Penal Code 13800
• board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
• county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
• County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
• 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
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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
• will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7