Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 11 > Chapter 4 > Article 2 - Findings and Declarations

• Boiler: as used in this part means any fired or unfired pressure vessel used to generate steam pressure by the application of heat subject to this part. See California Labor Code 7621
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
• Division: as used in this part , means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 7620
• 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.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
• Tank: as used in this part , means any unfired pressure vessel, subject to this part, used for the storage of air pressure or liquefied petroleum gases. See California Labor Code 7622