California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 – Definitions
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Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - Definitions
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
- Director: means Director of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 20
- employer: means :
California Labor Code 3300
- injury: as used in this division , includes cancer, including leukemia, that develops or manifests itself during a period in which any member described in subdivision (a) is in the service of the department or unit, if the member demonstrates that he or she was exposed, while in the service of the department or unit, to a known carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or as defined by the director. See California Labor Code 3212.1
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
- Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22