Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 3.5 > Chapter 2 - Mining Partnerships

• candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
• Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
• Director: means the Director of the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
• Division: means the Division of Labor Relations. See California Government Code 19815
• Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
• Election board: means the board of supervisors of each county, the city council or other governing body of a city, or any board or officer to whom similar powers and duties are given by any charter. See California Elections Code 319
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• General election: means either of the following:

  California Elections Code 324

• Inspector: means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member. See California Elections Code 325
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
• Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
• Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
• Regular election: is a n election, the specific time for the holding of which is prescribed by law. See California Elections Code 348
• School office: means the office filled by any school officer. See California Elections Code 351
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.