Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 18 > Part 1

• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Child: means an individual under 18 years of age. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18951
• Child abuse: as used in this chapter means a situation in which a child suffers from any one or more of the following:

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 18951

• city: includes city, county, and city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17613.2
• City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Education Code 5092
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Education Code 7007
• City funds: means any city funds, other than district funds, which are unencumbered and are available for use pursuant to this chapter. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950
• city lands: means lands owned by the city and which are either being used for the purpose of public offstreet parking or are not needed by the city for any other purpose and are available for such use. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18969
• commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Education Code 7054.1
• Construction: includes :

  California Education Code 8091

• County: includes city and county. See California Education Code 5091
• County: includes "city and county. See California Education Code 7005
• County: includes "city and county. See California Education Code 94150
• custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Education Code 94155
• Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Education Code 7053
• District funds: means any unencumbered and available funds of the city received or collected for the use of the district, including moneys derived from taxes or other revenues pursuant to this part. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• legislative body: means :

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 17613.1

• maintenance: includes any of the following:

  California Education Code 8070

• Multidisciplinary personnel: means a team of three or more persons who are trained in the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect cases and who are qualified to provide a broad range of services related to child abuse or neglect. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18951
• New property: means any or all of the following:

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950

• Oath: includes affirmation. See California Education Code 14007
• Old property: means any or all of the following:

  California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950

• Parent: means a person who exercises care, custody, and control of the child as established by law. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18951
• parking places: includes parking lots, garages, buildings, and other improvements for the parking of motor vehicles. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17612.8
• Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Education Code 7052
• Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Education Code 14022.3
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 5090
• stream system: includes stream, lake, or other body of water, and tributaries and contributory sources, but does not include an underground water supply other than a subterranean stream flowing through known and definite channels. See California Water Code 2500
• substitution: means the replacement of old property by new property. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950
• Substitution proceeding: means a proceeding taken under or pursuant to this chapter. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 18950
• treasurer: means the county treasurer when used with reference to a county and the city treasurer when used with reference to a city. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17613.3
• water: includes the term "use of water. See California Water Code 1000