Chapter 1 General Provisions
Chapter 2 Formation of District
Chapter 3 The Commission
Chapter 4 Powers and Duties of the Commission
Chapter 5 Preliminary Plans and Surveys
Chapter 7 Approval of Construction Plans
Chapter 8 The Bond Issue
Chapter 9 Levy and Collection of Taxes
Chapter 9.5 Claims
Chapter 10 District Funds
Chapter 11 Transfer of Projects
Chapter 12 Dissolution
Chapter 13 Determination of Legality of District
Chapter 14 Annexation of Territory
Chapter 15 Annexation of Territory Annexed to or Included in a City

Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 9 > Part 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS

  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means board of supervisors of the county in which the district or proposed district is situated. See California Streets and Highways Code 8101
  • 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
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Commission: means the commission provided in Chapter 3 of this part. See California Streets and Highways Code 8101
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Controller: means the State Controller. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 21
  • Corporation: as used in this part means a corporation which is organized under, or subject to this part, including a central organization. See California Corporations Code 12232
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: means the county in which the district or proposed district is situated. See California Streets and Highways Code 8101
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Corporations Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1
  • department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons designated, elected, or appointed by any other name or title to act as members of the governing body of the corporation. See California Corporations Code 12233
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • District: as used in this article , means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to this article. See California Public Resources Code 5500
  • District: means separation of grade district. See California Streets and Highways Code 8101
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • executed: when used with respect to the documents filed pursuant to this code or pursuant to regulations adopted under this code, and presented to the Secretary of State, include a document bearing a signature under subdivision (a). See California Corporations Code 17.1
  • executive officer of the board: means the director of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for those duties, powers, and responsibilities transferred to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to §. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20.5
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

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  • Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
  • newspaper: means a newspaper of general circulation. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 36.5
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See California Public Resources Code 16
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • partnership: shall include limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, and foreign limited liability partnership, except where the context or the specific provisions of this division otherwise require. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 28.5
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Project: means an overpass, underpass, or tunnel, or any combination thereof, at a single crossing, the planning, construction and maintenance of which is authorized by this part. See California Streets and Highways Code 8101
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 12.2
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 12.2
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Education Code 77
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.