Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 16.3 > Chapter 3 - Accountability, Independent Audits, Public Disclosure

• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Board: as used in this chapter , means the regional planning board. See California Government Code 65060.4
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
• dissenting shareholder: means the recordholder of dissenting shares and includes a transferee of record. See California Corporations Code 1300
• dissenting shares: means shares to which all of the following apply:

  California Corporations Code 1300

• District: as used in this chapter , means a district created and operating under this chapter. See California Government Code 65060.3
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
• Testify: Answer questions in court.