§ 25000 This part may be cited as the Joint Highway District Act.
§ 25001 Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, …
§ 25002 “District,” means a joint highway district, unless the context …
§ 25003 “Improvement,” and any of its variants, includes the laying out, …
§ 25004 This part shall apply only to those districts which are organized or …
§ 25005 All districts organized or existing prior to August 14, 1931, may …
§ 25006 This part shall be liberally construed, in order to effectuate its …

Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 16 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions

  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • 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.
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.