Terms Used In California Codes > Revenue and Taxation Code > Division 2 > Part 22 > Chapter 4 > Article 4 - Seizure and Sale

• board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
• City: includes incorporated city, city and county, municipal corporation, municipality, town, and incorporated town. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 14
• Controller: means the State Controller. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 21
• County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• newspaper: means a newspaper of general circulation. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 36.5
• Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.