Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 3 > Chapter 3 > Article 4 - Meetings and Legislation

• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• City: includes any city, city and county, district, including any enterprise special district, community service district, or community service area engaged in police protection activities as reported to the Controller for inclusion in the 1989-90 edition of the Financial Transactions Report Concerning Special Districts under the heading of Police Protection and Public Safety, authority, or other local agency (other than a county) which employs persons authorized to make arrests or to issue notices to appear or notices of violation which may be filed in court. See California Penal Code 1463
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• County: means the county in which the arrest took place. See California Penal Code 1463
• Court: means the superior court or a juvenile forum established under §. See California Penal Code 1463
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
• directors: as used in this part , means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 30006
• District: as used in this part , means the Southern California Rapid Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 30004
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Penal Code 7
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
• Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
• Rapid transit: as used in this part , means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, taxi, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual passenger fare paying basis, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b). See California Public Utilities Code 30005
• 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
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.